Post Holdings (POST) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026)

Post Holdings' (POST) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 1.32% in Q1 2026, up 4.0% year-on-year from 1.27% in Q1 2025, and up 2.13% quarter-over-quarter from 1.29% in Q4 2025.

Post Holdings (POST) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Post Holdings' Return on Invested Capital history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.32% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 4.0% year-over-year to 1.32% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.32%, a 4.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.03%, down 33.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 1.32% in Q1 2026 per POST's latest filing, from 1.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 1.34% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 1.21% (2024), against an average of 0.94%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital soared 96 bps in 2023 and slipped 7 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.2% in 2022, then surged by 470 bps to 1.12% in 2023, then grew by 18 bps to 1.32% in 2024, then declined by 2 bps to 1.29% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 1.32% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest POST Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 1.32% (Q1 2026), 1.29% (Q4 2025), and 1.26% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn -0.01%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.00%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.02%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.00%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 0.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 0.00%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -0.01%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 0.00%
10 Post Holdings 4.32 Bn 4.33 Bn 617.60 Mn 1.32%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.32%
Dec 31, 2025 1.29%
Sep 30, 2025 1.26%
Jun 30, 2025 1.34%
Mar 31, 2025 1.29%
Dec 31, 2024 1.32%
Sep 30, 2024 1.33%
Jun 30, 2024 1.24%
Mar 31, 2024 1.21%
Dec 31, 2023 1.12%
Sep 30, 2023 1.03%
Jun 30, 2023 0.99%
Mar 31, 2023 0.93%
Dec 31, 2022 0.20%
Sep 30, 2022 0.10%
Jun 30, 2022 0.04%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.02%
Jun 30, 2021 0.01%