Post Holdings (POST) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Post Holdings' (POST) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 25.57% in Q1 2026, up 130.0% year-on-year from 11.12% in Q1 2025, and up 16.14% quarter-over-quarter from 22.02% in Q4 2025.
Post Holdings (POST) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Post Holdings' Tax Rate history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 25.57% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 130.0% year-over-year to 25.57% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 24.88%, a 299.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 24.48%, up 222.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate advanced to 25.57% in Q1 2026 per POST's latest filing, from 22.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 30.87% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.72% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.09% (2024), against an average of 22.54%.
- Biggest YoY gain for Tax Rate was 5824 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 1608 bps in 2022.
- Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 20.86% in 2022, then gained by 17 bps to 24.42% in 2023, then slipped by 10 bps to 22.08% in 2024, then fell by 0 bps to 22.02% in 2025, then rose by 16 bps to 25.57% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest POST Tax Rate figures stand at 25.57% (Q1 2026), 22.02% (Q4 2025), and 30.04% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 20.89 |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 10.77 |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 23.63 |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 28.84 |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 22.29 |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 21.99 |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | - |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 32.34 |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 617.60 Mn | 25.57 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.65% |