POST Post Holdings, Inc.

Overview and Growth

In fiscal 2025, Post Holdings, Inc. recorded $8.16B of revenue, net income of $335.70M, and an operating cash inflow of $998.30M. The $8.16B revenue base provides substantial context for the company’s earnings, cash generation, and capital requirements. The top line expanded 3.0% from $7.92B in fiscal 2024, increasing the company’s operating scale. Diluted earnings per share were $5.51, translating the period’s attributable earnings into the amount reported for each diluted share. Against diluted EPS of $5.64 in fiscal 2024, the current result was 2.3% lower. Revenue equaled 0.6x of total assets, indicating how much reported top-line activity the company produced relative to its period-end asset base.

Profitability

Gross profit was $2.34B, representing the portion of revenue remaining after the reported cost of revenue and before operating expenses. The gross-profit relationship equaled 28.7% of revenue, quantifying the portion retained before operating expenses were recognized. The reported operating result was $799.30M, capturing profitability after direct costs and the operating expenses reflected in the statements. The operating result equaled 9.8% of revenue, placing the absolute operating-income figure in the context of the company’s sales base. After all reported below-operating-line items, the company recorded net income of $335.70M for the fiscal year. The final earnings result represented 4.1% of revenue, connecting the absolute net income figure with the company’s top-line scale. Before income taxes, the company reported $444.00M of earnings, providing a bridge between the operating result and final net income. Pretax income represented 5.4% of revenue, placing earnings before tax in the context of the company’s operating scale. Income tax expense totaled $108.70M, providing the reported tax component that separates pretax and after-tax earnings. The effective relationship between income tax and positive pretax income was 24.5%, without assuming a statutory-rate comparison.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

At period end, the $13.53B asset base was financed through $9.76B of liabilities and $3.76B of equity. At period end, current assets of $2.02B compared with current liabilities of $1.21B, defining the company’s short-term resource position. The current ratio was 1.67x, with current assets exceeding current liabilities and providing a short-term liquidity cushion. Cash and equivalents totaled $176.70M, identifying the most liquid reported component available within the broader current-asset balance. Cash and equivalents represented 14.6% of current liabilities, showing the portion of near-term obligations matched by reported cash alone. Total debt was $7.42B, establishing the amount of borrowing carried within the company’s capital structure. Against book equity, debt measured 1.97x, placing the company’s financial leverage in clear balance-sheet terms. Debt represented 54.9% of total assets, placing borrowing in the context of the company’s full resource base. The liabilities-to-assets relationship was 72.2%, placing reported obligations against the full positive asset balance. Cash and equivalents equaled 1.3% of total assets, showing the liquid cash component within the company’s broader resource base.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

The company reported $998.30M of operating cash flow, a cash inflow that shows the cash generated by operations. Against net income, operating cash flow measured 2.97x, showing the relationship between accrual earnings and operating cash. Capital spending was $510.20M, absorbing part of the cash generated from operations before free cash flow. Capital spending absorbed 51.1% of operating cash flow, quantifying the share of cash from operations directed to investment. After capital spending, free cash flow was $488.10M, leaving cash available for debt reduction, shareholder returns, or further investment. Free cash flow represented 6.0% of revenue, linking post-investment cash generation with the company’s operating scale. Measured against total assets, free cash flow represented 3.6%, showing the cash productivity of the company’s assets.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Sep 30, 2025. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.