For the quarter ended June 2025, Post Holdings (POST) reported revenue of $1.98 billion, up 1.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.03, compared to $1.54 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.95 billion, representing a surprise of +1.7%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +21.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.67.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Post Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Weetabix: $137.9 million compared to the $139.47 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.3% year over year.
- Net Sales- Post Consumer Brands: $914 million compared to the $945.47 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.3% year over year.
- Net Sales- Foodservice: $698.5 million compared to the $636.19 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.6% year over year.
- Net Sales- Refrigerated Retail: $233.9 million compared to the $223.95 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.1% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Post Consumer Brands: $177.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $186.22 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Weetabix: $32.8 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $34.38 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Foodservice: $159 million versus $137.71 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate/ Other: $-17.6 million compared to the $-24.33 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Refrigerated Retail: $45.3 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $33.34 million.
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Shares of Post Holdings have returned -3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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