Post Holdings (POST) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)
Post Holdings (POST) recorded Shares Outstanding of 45.1 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 19.0% from 55.7 million a year earlier and down 5.8% from the prior quarter.
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Post Holdings (POST) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Post Holdings reported Shares Outstanding of 56.1 million, down 6.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for six straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding came in at 59.9 million in FY2024 (-0.2%), 60 million in FY2023 (-1.5%), 60.9 million in FY2022 (-5.1%) and 64.2 million in FY2021 (-6.8%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since fiscal Q4 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding in the last five years was growth of 3.4% in fiscal Q2 2024, against a decline of 19.0% in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 47.9 million (Q2 2026), 51.7 million (Q1 2026) and 56.1 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 143.06 Bn | 94.52 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.02 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.09 Bn | 30.33 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 202.19 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.16 Bn | 14.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.99 Bn | 15.64 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 537.40 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.78 Bn | 13.57 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 106.80 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 269.30 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.31 Bn | 7.98 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 550.68 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.78 Bn | 6.06 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 406.40 Mn |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.54 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 45.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 45.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 51.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 56.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 55.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 56.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 58.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 59.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 60.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 60.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 60.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 61.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 58.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 58.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 60.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 60.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 61.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 62.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 64.20 Mn |
API Access
Post Holdings Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();