Post Holdings (POST) is a Consumer Defensive company in the Packaged Foods industry. It has a market capitalization of $3.65B, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 10.5 and a free-cash-flow yield of 9.3%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue grew 3.0% and free cash flow per share grew 3.4%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Buy, 5.9 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the trailing band of its market.
AI scorecard
Buy · 5.9/10
Positive, at the low end of Buy. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Trailing · -30.9% over 12 months ex. last
Bottom 20% of its market on the past year's move.
Shariah screen
Not Shariah Compliant
At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Off its high
-34.0%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Market cap
$3.65B
Trailing P/E
10.5
Price / book
1.2
Price / sales
0.4
FCF yield
9.3%
Dividend yield
—
Gross margin
28.8%
Operating margin
10.0%
Net margin
3.5%
Revenue growth (YoY)
+3.0%
Revenue growth (3-yr annual)
+11.7%
EPS growth (YoY)
+15.8%
FCF/share growth (YoY)
+3.4%
Beta
0.3
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
POST earnings
Next report: Nov 19, 2026 (Q4 2026, EPS estimate $1.78).
Beat the EPS estimate in 4 of 4 recent quarters.
Quarter
Reported
EPS
Estimate
Surprise
Revenue
Q3 2026
Aug 6, 2026
$1.78
$1.71
+4.1%
$1.95B
Q2 2026
May 7, 2026
$1.94
$1.75
+10.9%
$2.04B
Q1 2026
Feb 5, 2026
$2.13
$1.67
+27.5%
$2.17B
Q4 2025
Nov 20, 2025
$2.09
$1.88
+11.2%
$2.25B
POST analyst price target
Median target $99.50 from 6 analysts, ranging $79.00 – $115.00.
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates Post Holdings Buy (5.9 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
What is POST's P/E ratio?
Post Holdings trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 10.5.
When does POST report earnings?
Post Holdings's next scheduled report is on Nov 19, 2026. Analysts expect EPS of $1.78.
What is the POST price target?
The median analyst price target from 6 analysts is $99.50, with a range of $79.00 – $115.00.
Is POST Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads Post Holdings as Not Shariah Compliant. At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.