POST Post (POST) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Food & Beverage · Grain mill products · CIK 0001530950
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
184
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about POST
Insiders, 180 days
-$32.9M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$32.8M
1 notice
Post insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Post Holdings, Inc. insiders sold a net $32.9M of stock across 74 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 2 sales), the last on Sep 1, 2026.
- -0.7% median (-0.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 121801.3% of the 228 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 184 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider STIRITZ WILLIAM P sold about $23.4M of POST on Sep 2, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 184 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 2 sales), the last on Sep 1, 2026.
- -0.7% median (-0.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 184 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider STIRITZ WILLIAM P sold about $19.4K of POST on Sep 2, 2026; 184 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Aug 19, 2025.
- -0.7% median (-0.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 35.2% of the 284,142 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 184 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider STIRITZ WILLIAM P sold about $8.4M of POST on Sep 1, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 184 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Aug 19, 2025.
- -0.7% median (-0.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 2.2% of the 277,935 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 184 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider STIRITZ WILLIAM P sold about $525.3K of POST on Sep 1, 2026; 184 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Feb 9, 2026.
- The trade is 40.9% of the 15,107 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 184 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director CURL GREGORY L sold about $649.8K of POST on May 13, 2026; 184 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.74 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$32.9M over 180 days
-$32.3M over 90 days
below 91% of Food & Beverage
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
184 funds bought in last quarter
more than 58% of Food & Beverage
Revenue
+3.0% year over year
more than 51% of Food & Beverage
Margin
4.1% net margin
more than 56% of Food & Beverage
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
16.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.5 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 91% of Food & Beverage
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-26.0%12M
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns POST: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
3,933,480 sh
$347.2M
3,156,637 sh
$278.6M
2,950,568 sh
$260.4M
2,455,999 sh
$220.5M
2,175,658 sh
$192.0M
Congress trades in POST
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
POST planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
STIRITZ WILLIAM P
Filed 2026-08-31
$32.8M
POST mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Clarkston Fund
$3.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
12.8%
Clarkston Founders Fund
$7.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
11.0%
Clarkston Partners Fund
$26.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
9.1%
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
$7.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.4%
Leadershares Alphafactor Tactical Focused ETF
$2.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.4%
Frank Value Fund
$1.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included.
Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
Department Of Agriculture
COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011456/4100034802/PEANUT BUTTER SMOOTH JAR-12/16 OZ,K PEANUT · 2026-08-19
$6.8M
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Robert V. Vitale
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$17.4M
$20.7M
$5.5M
+46%
+14%
2022
$15.5M
$19.3M
$4.5M
+40%
+11%
2021
$14.3M
$23.6M
$6.1M
+28%
+6%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $32.9M sold by insiders over 180 days, 184 funds added last quarter, $32.8M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
POST financials
Revenue growth
+3.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
4.1%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$8.4B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM POST
| FY Sep 2025 | $8.2B |
| FY Sep 2024 | $7.9B |
| FY Sep 2023 | $7.0B |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | $6.2B |
| Jun 2026 | $1.9B |
| Mar 2026 | $2.0B |
| Dec 2025 | $2.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $2.2B |
| Jun 2025 | $2.0B |
| Mar 2025 | $2.0B |
| Dec 2024 | $2.0B |
| Sep 2024 | $2.0B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+3.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM POST
| FY Sep 2025 | +4.1% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +4.6% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +4.3% |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | +2.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +3.3% |
| Mar 2026 | +4.0% |
| Dec 2025 | +4.5% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +3.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.7% |
| Sep 2024 | +4.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$553.1M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM POST
| FY Sep 2025 | $488.1M |
| FY Sep 2024 | $502.2M |
| FY Sep 2023 | $447.3M |
| FY Sep 2022 | $127.3M |
| FY Sep 2021 | $397.3M |
| Jun 2026 | $131.2M |
| Mar 2026 | $151.0M |
| Dec 2025 | $119.3M |
| Sep 2025 | $151.6M |
| Jun 2025 | $94.9M |
| Mar 2025 | $70.2M |
| Dec 2024 | $171.4M |
| Sep 2024 | $96.2M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
2.48x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity POST
| FY Sep 2025 | 1.98x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 1.67x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 1.57x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 1.83x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 2.35x |
| Jun 2026 | 2.48x |
| Mar 2026 | 2.39x |
| Dec 2025 | 2.16x |
| Sep 2025 | 1.98x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.84x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.81x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.79x |
| Sep 2024 | 1.67x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.13x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt POST
| FY Sep 2025 | 0.13x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 0.14x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 0.12x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 0.06x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 0.09x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.13x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.13x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.12x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.13x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.13x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.14x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.15x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.14x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+8.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity POST
| FY Sep 2025 | +8.6% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +9.2% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +8.5% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +25.2% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +6.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +8.3% |
| Mar 2026 | +9.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +8.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +9.2% |
| Mar 2025 | +9.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +9.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+2.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets POST
| FY Sep 2025 | +2.5% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +3.0% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +2.6% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +6.4% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +1.4% |
| Jun 2026 | +2.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +2.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +2.5% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +2.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +3.1% |
| Sep 2024 | +3.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+5.7%
operating income after a 25.5% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital POST
| FY Sep 2025 | +5.6% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +6.0% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +4.9% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +4.5% |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | +5.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +6.0% |
| Dec 2025 | +5.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +5.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +6.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +6.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+6.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed POST
| FY Sep 2025 | +6.6% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +7.0% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +5.6% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +3.8% |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | +6.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +7.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +6.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +6.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +7.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.9% |
| Sep 2024 | +7.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
14.73x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing POST
| FY Sep 2025 | 19.51x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 20.52x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 17.79x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 6.75x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 30.81x |
| Jun 2026 | 16.14x |
| Mar 2026 | 16.56x |
| Dec 2025 | 18.21x |
| Sep 2025 | 19.51x |
| Jun 2025 | 18.54x |
| Mar 2025 | 20.70x |
| Dec 2024 | 18.86x |
| Sep 2024 | 20.52x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$10.9B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-03 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value POST
| FY Sep 2025 | $13.1B |
| FY Sep 2024 | $12.8B |
| FY Sep 2023 | $11.2B |
| FY Sep 2022 | $10.3B |
| FY Sep 2021 | $10.4B |
| Jun 2026 | $11.4B |
| Mar 2026 | $12.1B |
| Dec 2025 | $12.3B |
| Sep 2025 | $13.1B |
| Jun 2025 | $12.4B |
| Mar 2025 | $12.9B |
| Dec 2024 | $12.8B |
| Sep 2024 | $12.8B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+15.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield POST
| FY Sep 2025 | +8.4% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +7.4% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +8.5% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +2.6% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +8.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +13.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +10.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +8.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +7.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +7.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.7% |
| Sep 2024 | +7.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -7%, PEG needs growth
PEG, trailing POST
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | 1.21x |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | 0.02x |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | 2.66x |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | 1.91x |
| Mar 2025 | 2.63x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.62x |
| Sep 2024 | 1.21x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-09 | 2024-09 | 2023-09 | 2022-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.2B | $7.9B | $7.0B | $5.9B |
| Gross profit | $2.3B | $2.3B | $1.9B | $1.5B |
| Operating income | $799.3M | $793.5M | $598.9M | $415.6M |
| Net income | $335.7M | $366.7M | $301.3M | $756.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | 5.51 | 5.64 | 4.82 | 12.09 |
| Operating cash flow | $998.3M | $931.7M | $750.3M | $382.6M |
| Cash | $176.7M | $787.4M | $93.3M | $586.5M |
| Long-term debt | $7.4B | $6.8B | $6.0B | $6.0B |
| Buybacks | n/a | n/a | n/a | $443.0M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
POST Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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POST filings, in plain words
Are Post insiders buying or selling POST?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Post insiders were net sellers, a net $32.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.
Are there planned insider sales of POST?
Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $32.8M of stock; the latest, by STIRITZ WILLIAM P, was filed 2026-08-31.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Post insiders were net sellers of POST, a net $32.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 5 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $32.8M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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