Post Holdings (POST) Total Debt (2011 - 2026)
Post Holdings' Total Debt was $7.63 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.9% from $7.35 billion a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Post Holdings (POST) Total Debt (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Total Debt at Post Holdings came in at $7.42 billion, up 9.0% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Total Debt was $6.81 billion in FY2024 (+12.8%), $6.04 billion in FY2023 (+1.4%), $5.96 billion in FY2022 (-7.5%) and $6.44 billion in FY2021 (-8.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to fiscal Q4 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Total Debt has increased for 13 straight quarters, with growth averaging 9.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Total Debt over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 14.8%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 21.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, POST's Total Debt in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $7.63 billion (Q2 2026), $7.46 billion (Q1 2026) and $7.42 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | 27.38 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 21.45 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 5.61 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 19.00 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 13.62 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 6.74 Bn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.02 Bn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 2.86 Bn |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 591.70 Mn |
| 10 | Post Holdings | 3.53 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 566.30 Mn | 7.63 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.81 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.44 Bn |
Post Holdings Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=POST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();