POST Post Holdings, Inc.

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POST's Foodservice strength lifts third-quarter 2026 results and could offset retail pressures as the company targets stable fiscal 2027 EBITDA.

Post Holdings (POST) has been drawing attention after a sustained slide in performance, with the shares down 19.5% year to date and 21.7% over the past year, prompting fresh questions about valuation. Recent trading has been weak, with the share price slipping 5.3% over the past week and 13.2% over the last 90 days. This extends a fading momentum pattern that leaves Post Holdings with a 1-year total shareholder return down 21.7% despite a positive 5-year total shareholder return of...

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The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Post (NYSE:POST) and the rest of the shelf-stable food stocks fared in Q2.

POST's cereal business remains under pressure, but premium brands and assortment changes are helping close the gap with the category.

Shareholders of Post would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 20.4% and now trades at $83.91. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.

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POST's 11.8% monthly dip reflects weak retail volumes and rising costs, while Foodservice growth and valuation offer some support.

POST beats Q3 earnings estimates as Foodservice strengthened, but fiscal 2027 EBITDA is expected to remain generally flat.

POST's low valuation and Foodservice growth offer support, but weak retail volumes, inflation and financing costs temper the case.

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Post’s second quarter results were met with a pronounced negative market reaction, as the company reported a year-on-year decline in sales and missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations. Management attributed the shortfall primarily to volume declines in its core retail businesses and heightened cost pressures, particularly in categories such as refrigerated retail and pet food. Chief Operating Officer Nicolas Catoggio pointed to ongoing challenges in the ready-to-eat cereal and pet segments, not

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Post Holdings stock has had a weak run over the past year, yet the current valuation checks still lean toward the shares looking cheap on several measures. With the price under pressure and the broader valuation work pointing the other way, investors are weighing up whether the recent slide reflects fundamentals or has pushed the stock too far down. Over the last 12 months Post Holdings is down 26.7%, which raises the question of whether recent pessimism has gone too far relative to the...

Packaged foods company Post (NYSE:POST) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 1.8% year on year to $1.95 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.78 per share was 4.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Shares of packaged foods company Post (NYSE:POST) fell 12.9% in the afternoon session after the packaged foods company reported second-quarter revenue that missed Wall Street's expectations and offered a weak forecast for the coming year. For the second quarter of 2026, Post's sales declined 1.8% year on year to $1.95 billion, falling short of analysts' consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. While the company's adjusted earnings per share of $1.78 and adjusted EBITDA of $377.3 million both narrowl

Post (NYSE:POST) said its third-quarter fiscal 2026 results came in slightly ahead of its expectations, aided by stronger-than-anticipated food service performance, while management maintained the midpoint of its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook and narrowed its guidance range. Chief Operating Off

Post Holdings' Q3 earnings beat estimates despite lower sales, while weaker volumes and higher costs pressure results.

Moby summary of Post Holdings, Inc.'s Q3 2026 earnings call

Post Holdings (POST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +9.20% and -3.52%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Although the revenue and EPS for Post Holdings (POST) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Packaged foods company Post (NYSE:POST) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 1.8% year on year to $1.95 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.78 per share was 4.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Post Holdings' value-added egg products and Nutrish relaunch are expected to have supported Q3 results, though manufacturing costs and 9Lives remained headwinds.

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How Post Holdings stock has been performing Post Holdings (POST) has given investors a mixed ride recently, with the stock closing at $91.41 on 29 July 2026. Short term moves have been relatively modest, while longer horizons show more pronounced swings. Over the past day, the share price declined 1.67%. Over the past week it inched up 0.55%, and over the past month it rose 0.52%. Across the past 3 months, the stock fell 11.60%, and the year to date performance is down 8.25%. Looking at a...

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POST is repositioning its pet food brands with pricing changes and the Nutrish relaunch to improve volumes and category performance.

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