What is Post Holdings's goodwill?

Post Holdings (POST) reported goodwill of $4.83B in Q1 2026.

How has Post Holdings's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Post Holdings's goodwill increased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $4.73B to $4.83B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Post Holdings's goodwill has grown at a 1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.44B to $4.84B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

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Campbell SoupCPB

$4.99B0.0%

Cal-Maine FoodsCALM

$87.06M+86.1%

General MillsGIS

$15.63B+0.7%

Hormel FoodsHRL

$4.87B-1.0%

PepsiCoPEP

$19.02B+3.6%

The J.M. Smucker CompanySJM

$5.21B-8.8%

Segments

By segment

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Post Consumer Brands$2.41B+4.5%

Foodservice$1.39B0.0%

Foodservice Segment$1.39B+2.5%

Weetabix Segment$941.3M+0.4%

Weetabix$925.6M+2.2%

Refrigerated Retail Segment$835.3M+3.9%

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$4.03B-27.9%

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

Reported directly by Post Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

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 goodwill?: Post Holdings (POST) reported goodwill of $4.83B in Q1 2026.
How has Post Holdings's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Post Holdings's goodwill increased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $4.73B to $4.83B.
What is the long-term trend for Post Holdings's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Post Holdings's goodwill has grown at a 1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.44B to $4.84B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.