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POST Stock — Post Holdings, Inc.
Post Holdings, Inc. (POST)
Updated October 16, 2026.
POST is a Stock. Total return is 349.5% over the past 14.7 years, 297.6 points behind SPY at 647.1%.
Post Holdings operates as a consumer packaged goods company manufacturing and marketing a diverse portfolio of food brands across cereals, pet food, peanut butter, eggs, and refrigerated side dishes—including well-known names like Honey Bunches of Oats, Peter Pan, Rachael Ray Nutrish, Bob Evans, and Weetabix—sold through grocery, foodservice, and e-commerce channels. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. Post Holdings appeals primarily to investors seeking exposure to the consumer staples sector rather than those targeting regular dividend income.
POST performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 349.5% over the past 14.7 years, 297.6 points behind SPY at 647.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -24.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.7%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.1% | — |
| 3M | -10.6% | — |
| 6M | -21.1% | — |
| YTD | -20.7% | — |
| 1Y | -24.1% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -17.70% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | -1.70% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 2.60% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 4.20% |
| Since inception (14.7 years) | 349.5% | 10.80% |
POST key facts
- Asset type
- Stock
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 01/27/2012
- Distribution frequency
- None
- Last close
- $78.53 (as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $3,451,927,897
- Average volume
- 679280.0
- Beta
- 0.324
- Payout ratio
- 0.0%
- P/E ratio
- 14.28
- Forward P/E
- 28.2486
- EPS
- $5.50
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
POST risks and drawbacks
Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 36.7%.
Who may consider POST — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (POST does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
More on POST
Frequently asked questions
Does POST pay monthly?
No. POST does not currently distribute.
When does POST pay a dividend?
POST does not currently distribute.
How has POST performed?
Total return is 349.5% over the past 14.7 years, 297.6 points behind SPY at 647.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -24.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.7%.
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