Post shares outstanding POST
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2010.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 51.3M
- On a year earlier
- −17.8%
- fewer shares
Post had 51.3M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 17.8% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 60.8M | −7% |
| FY2024 | 65.7M | −3% |
| FY2023 | 67.9M | +6% |
| FY2022 | 63.9M | −1% |
| FY2021 | 64.4M | −6% |
| FY2020 | 68.6M | −6% |
| FY2019 | 72.9M | +9% |
| FY2018 | 66.6M | −2% |
| FY2017 | 68.1M | −2% |
| FY2016 | 69.4M | +9% |
| FY2015 | 63.5M | +28% |
| FY2014 | 49.8M | +51% |
| FY2013 | 33M | −4% |
| FY2012 | 34.5M | −1% |
| FY2011 | 34.7M | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 51.3M | −18% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 54.1M | −14% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 58.2M | −11% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 60.8M | −7% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 62.4M | −7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 63.1M | −7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 65.2M | −3% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 65.7M | −3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 67M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 67.6M | +3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 67.3M | +2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 67.9M | +6% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.