SuperworthPost profit margin POST
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 3.5%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 9.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.1 pts
- Peer median
- 5.5%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Post kept 3.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 9.6% and a gross margin of 28.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 3.6%.
The median for 10 packaged Foods stocks of a similar size is 5.5%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.1% | 9.8% | 28.7% |
| FY2024 | 4.6% | 10.0% | 29.1% |
| FY2023 | 4.3% | 8.6% | 26.9% |
| FY2022 | 12.9% | 7.1% | 25.1% |
| FY2021 | 3.0% | 10.5% | 28.8% |
| FY2020 | 0.0% | 12.3% | 31.4% |
| FY2019 | 2.2% | 13.7% | 31.5% |
| FY2018 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 29.6% |
| FY2017 | 0.9% | 10.0% | 30.1% |
| FY2016 | −0.1% | 10.9% | 30.8% |
| FY2015 | −2.5% | 4.6% | 25.3% |
| FY2014 | −14.2% | −8.6% | 25.8% |
| FY2013 | 1.5% | 10.4% | 41.1% |
| FY2012 | 5.2% | 14.5% | 44.7% |
| FY2011 | −43.8% | −38.1% | 46.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 3.5% | −1.1 pts | 9.6% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 4.0% | −0.5 pts | 10.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 3.8% | −1.1 pts | 9.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 4.1% | −0.5 pts | 9.8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 4.6% | +0.2 pts | 10.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 4.5% | +0.1 pts | 10.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 4.9% | +0.9 pts | 10.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 4.6% | +0.3 pts | 10.0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.5% | −0.4 pts | 9.6% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 4.4% | −2.0 pts | 9.1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 4.0% | −10.3 pts | 8.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 4.3% | −8.6 pts | 8.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Packaged Foods nearest Post's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| POSTPost | 3.5% |
| FRPTFreshpet | 17.3% |
| MZTIMarzetti | 9.9% |
| INGRIngredion | 8.2% |
| CPBCAMPBELL'S | 4.1% |
| SFDSmithfield Foods | 6.8% |
| LWLamb Weston | 3.8% |
| JJSFJ&J Snack Foods | 3.2% |
| FLOFlowers Foods | 1.1% |
| BRBRBellring Brands | 7.3% |
| HRLHormel Foods | 2.8% |
| Peer median | 5.5% |
Where Post ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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