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Packaged foods · Consumer Defensive · Fiscal year ends Sep 30
Post reported revenue of $8.2B in the fiscal year ended Sep 2025, up 3.0% from the year before. Operating income was $799M, an operating margin of 9.8%, and net income was $336M. Operating cash flow of $998M less capital expenditure of $510M left free cash flow of $488M. Net debt was $7.2B.
Ranks among the 21 packaged foods companies we cover (1st = best; for debt, the least indebted). Green = top third, red = bottom third.
Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4,981 | 5,851 | 6,991 | 7,923 | 8,158 |
| Cost of revenue | 3,553 | 4,384 | 5,109 | 5,618 | 5,819 |
| Gross profit | 1,428 | 1,468 | 1,882 | 2,305 | 2,339 |
| Research & development | 21.9 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 29.0 | 31.9 |
| Selling, general & admin | 807 | 905 | 1,078 | 1,330 | 1,309 |
| Operating income | 488 | 416 | 599 | 794 | 799 |
| Interest expense | 333 | 318 | 279 | 317 | 361 |
| Pre-tax income | 214 | 895 | 413 | 472 | 444 |
| Income tax | 58.2 | 85.7 | 99.7 | 105 | 109 |
| Net income | 167 | 757 | 301 | 367 | 336 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.38 | 12.09 | 4.82 | 5.64 | 5.51 |
| Diluted shares | 65.3 | 62.7 | 67.0 | 66.9 | 62.9 |
| Fiscal year | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 665 | 587 | 93.3 | 787 | 177 |
| Receivables | 452 | 544 | 512 | 583 | 735 |
| Inventory | 477 | 549 | 790 | 754 | 875 |
| Current assets | 2,086 | 2,223 | 1,479 | 2,232 | 2,025 |
| Net PP&E | 1,831 | 1,752 | 2,021 | 2,312 | 2,699 |
| Goodwill | 4,502 | 4,350 | 4,574 | 4,701 | 4,845 |
| Total assets | 12,415 | 11,308 | 11,647 | 12,854 | 13,528 |
| Payables | 384 | 453 | 369 | 484 | 624 |
| Current liabilities | 1,049 | 824 | 805 | 945 | 1,213 |
| Short-term debt | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Long-term debt | 6,442 | 5,957 | 6,039 | 6,812 | 7,422 |
| Total liabilities | 9,356 | 7,736 | 7,795 | 8,753 | 9,765 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,742 | 3,254 | 3,842 | 4,091 | 3,753 |
| Fiscal year | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 588 | 383 | 750 | 932 | 998 |
| Capital expenditure | 191 | 255 | 303 | 430 | 510 |
| Free cash flow | 397 | 127 | 447 | 502 | 488 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 367 | 380 | 407 | 477 | 524 |
| Stock-based compensation | 48.7 | 65.8 | 77.2 | 84.4 | 81.6 |
| Acquisitions | 290 | 24.8 | 715 | 248 | 920 |
| Share buybacks | 397 | 443 | – | – | – |
| Dividend per share | – | 2.97 | – | – | – |
| Fiscal year | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 17.5% | 19.5% | 13.3% | 3.0% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −14.8% | 44.1% | 32.5% | 0.7% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | 408.0% | −60.1% | 17.0% | −2.3% |
| Gross margin | 28.7% | 25.1% | 26.9% | 29.1% | 28.7% |
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 9.8% |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 12.9% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 6.1% | 23.3% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 8.9% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 4.3% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 6.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.0% | 2.2% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.0% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 3.53x | 0.51x | 2.49x | 2.54x | 2.97x |
| Receivable days | 33 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 33 |
| Inventory days | 49 | 46 | 56 | 49 | 55 |
| Payable days | 39 | 38 | 26 | 31 | 39 |
| Interest cover | 1.47x | 1.31x | 2.15x | 2.51x | 2.21x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 2.35x | 1.83x | 1.57x | 1.67x | 1.98x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 5,778 | 5,371 | 5,947 | 6,025 | 7,246 |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 2.70x | 1.84x | 2.36x | 1.67x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.