Post Holdings (POST) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Post Holdings (POST) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.58% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.21 percentage points from 5.79% a year earlier and down 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Post Holdings (POST) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Post Holdings reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.46%, down 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +2.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 5.93% in FY2024 (+1.18 pp), 4.75% in FY2023 (+0.67 pp), 4.08% in FY2022 (+0.36 pp) and 3.72% in FY2021 (+0.83 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from 3.05% in fiscal Q1 2022 to 5.89% in fiscal Q2 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.30 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 1.59 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2023, against a drop of 0.44 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 5.89% (Q2 2026), 5.62% (Q1 2026) and 5.36% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 7.21% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 16.53% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.99% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.53 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 5.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.11% |
API Access
Post Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "POST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();