What is Post Holdings's cash ratio?

Post Holdings (POST) reported cash ratio of 0.2× in Q1 2026.

How has Post Holdings's cash ratio changed year-over-year?

Post Holdings's cash ratio decreased by 60.2% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.2×.

What is the long-term trend for Post Holdings's cash ratio?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Post Holdings's cash ratio has grown at a -33.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.2× to 0.2×.

What does cash ratio mean?

Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.

Post Holdings POST Cash ratio

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0.1×0.0×

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.0B+4.7%

Gross profit$617.6M+13.2%

Operating income$211.9M+16.3%

Net income$81.9M+30.8%

EPS (diluted)$1.56+51.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$271.4M-56.6%

Total debt$7.7B+10.0%

Total equity$3.2B-16.6%

Total assets$13.0B+1.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$242.3M+50.8%

CapEx$91.3M+0.9%

Free cash flow$151.0M+115%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.01B-27.9%

Enterprise value$11.41B-6.0%

P/E11.8×-3.7×

P/S0.5×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin29.1%0.0pp

Operating margin10.1%+0.1pp

Net margin4%-0.5pp

FCF margin6.1%-0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.6%+0.5pp

Debt / equity2.4×+0.6×

Current ratio1.9×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Post Holdings’s reported figures.

cash and equivalents/total current liabilities=0.2×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Post Holdings’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Post Holdings's cash ratio?: Post Holdings (POST) reported cash ratio of 0.2× in Q1 2026.
How has Post Holdings's cash ratio changed year-over-year?: Post Holdings's cash ratio decreased by 60.2% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.2×.
What is the long-term trend for Post Holdings's cash ratio?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Post Holdings's cash ratio has grown at a -33.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.2× to 0.2×.
What does cash ratio mean?: Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.