Wall Street analyst estimates for Post Holdings, Inc. (POST): consensus price target and buy/hold/sell recommendations.
Post Holdings, Inc. functions as a prominent holding company within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, conducting business both domestically in the United States and across international markets. Its diverse operations are structured into five key segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, Refrigerated Retail, and BellRing Brands.
Consensus price target
$106.67 (+28 % vs price $83.22)
between $88.00 and $121.00 · 9 targets published in the last quarter
Closing price, Oct 30
A twelve-month target is not a fair value: compare it with the range in the Valuation tab.
Analyst Consensus
| Strong Buy | 0 |
| Buy | 13 |
| Hold | 6 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total analysts | 19 |
| Avg rating (−2 sell to +2 buy) | 0.68 |
Recent Earnings Surprises
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | vs Est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-19 | $1.79 | ||
| 2026-08-06 | $1.78 | $1.70 | +4.7% |
| 2026-05-07 | $1.94 | $1.73 | +12.1% |
| 2026-02-05 | $2.13 | $1.66 | +28.3% |
| 2025-11-20 | $2.09 | $1.87 | +11.8% |
| 2025-08-07 | $2.03 | $1.67 | +21.6% |
| 2025-05-08 | $1.41 | $1.18 | +19.5% |
| 2025-02-06 | $1.73 | $1.49 | +16.1% |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 15.30 |
| Price / Book | 1.22 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.03B | $5.23B | $6.26B | $5.68B | $5.70B | $4.98B | $5.85B | $6.99B | $7.92B | $8.16B |
| Cost of Revenue | $3.62B | $3.81B | $4.58B | $4.04B | $4.05B | $3.75B | $4.59B | $5.23B | $5.77B | $6.01B |
| Gross Profit | $1.40B | $1.41B | $1.68B | $1.65B | $1.65B | $1.23B | $1.26B | $1.76B | $2.16B | $2.15B |
| Research & Development | $16.3M | $18.6M | $25.1M | $25.0M | $28.5M | $21.9M | $18.9M | $22.9M | $29.0M | $31.9M |
| Selling, General & Admin | $793.5M | $772.8M | $916.7M | $869.2M | $899.8M | $784.7M | $857.6M | $1.04B | $1.29B | $1.27B |
| Operating Expenses | $809.8M | $792.3M | $943.6M | $896.3M | $917.9M | $806.6M | $876.5M | $1.06B | $1.32B | $1.30B |
| Operating Income | $594.1M | $621.0M | $733.1M | $749.6M | $734.6M | $423.9M | $384.3M | $695.6M | $835.4M | $851.9M |
| EBITDA | $579.2M | $711.6M | $1.05B | $892.1M | $810.7M | $913.1M | $1.59B | $1.10B | $1.27B | $1.33B |
| Interest Expense | $306.5M | $314.8M | $387.3M | $322.4M | $377.4M | $332.6M | $317.8M | $279.1M | $316.5M | $361.4M |
| Pre-tax Income | -$30.1M | $74.4M | $264.4M | $122.1M | $32.5M | $170.1M | $828.2M | $412.6M | $472.0M | $444.5M |
| Income Tax | -$26.8M | $26.1M | -$204.0M | -$3.9M | $3.5M | $58.2M | $85.7M | $99.7M | $105.1M | $108.7M |
| Net Income | -$3.3M | $48.3M | $467.3M | $124.7M | $800,000 | $166.7M | $756.6M | $301.3M | $366.7M | $335.7M |
| EPS | -$0.05 | $0.71 | $6.29 | $1.76 | $0.01 | $2.60 | $12.42 | $5.21 | $6.12 | $5.98 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -$0.05 | $0.69 | $6.16 | $1.66 | $0.01 | $2.55 | $12.09 | $4.82 | $5.64 | $5.51 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 68.8 M | 69.9 M | 75.9 M | 75.1 M | 70.1 M | 65.3 M | 62.7 M | 67.0 M | 66.9 M | 62.9 M |
Price
| Price | $83.22 (closing price, October 30, 2026) |
| Market Cap | $3.7B |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Country | US |
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