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    Will Post Holdings’ (POST) Margin Pressures and Costlier Debt Shift Its Capital Allocation Narrative?

    Simply Wall St·12/25/2025 12:23:57
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    • Post Holdings, Inc. previously proposed amended and restated Articles of Incorporation for approval at its January 29, 2026 annual shareholders’ meeting, while also issuing US$1.30 billion of 6.50% senior notes due 2036 to redeem US$1.24 billion of 5.50% notes due 2029 and launching a new US$500 million share repurchase program.
    • These moves came alongside a quarter where revenue grew to US$2.25 billion with an earnings beat but a sharp gross margin shortfall, highlighting how stronger sales are being weighed against cost pressures and an evolving capital structure.
    • Against this backdrop of margin pressure and higher-cost, longer-dated debt, we’ll examine how the latest developments reshape Post’s investment narrative.

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    Post Holdings Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Post Holdings, you need to be comfortable with a consumer staples business that leans on acquisitions, brand turnarounds and financial engineering to drive value, while managing cost pressure and leverage. The latest results and refinancing do not alter that core thesis, but they sharpen the near term focus on whether Post can rebuild gross margins as it carries higher interest costs and works through softer profitability against modest revenue growth.

    The new US$1.30 billion 6.50% senior notes due 2036, issued to redeem US$1.24 billion of 5.50% notes due 2029, are especially relevant here because they extend Post’s debt maturity profile while increasing its interest burden. For investors watching catalysts around earnings quality and balance sheet resilience, this higher cost, longer dated structure interacts directly with existing leverage concerns and the company’s ongoing use of sizeable buybacks and acquisitions to support shareholder value.

    Yet beneath the refinancing headlines, the bigger question investors should be aware of is whether rising interest expense and already high leverage could...

    Read the full narrative on Post Holdings (it's free!)

    Post Holdings' narrative projects $9.2 billion revenue and $537.3 million earnings by 2028. This requires 5.2% yearly revenue growth and about a $171 million earnings increase from $366.3 million today.

    Uncover how Post Holdings' forecasts yield a $123.22 fair value, a 22% upside to its current price.

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    Four members of the Simply Wall St Community currently see fair value for Post between US$104 and about US$604, underscoring how far opinions can stretch. Set that wide spectrum against the recent margin miss and higher cost refinancing, and it becomes even more important to weigh several viewpoints before deciding how resilient you think Post’s earnings power really is.

    Explore 4 other fair value estimates on Post Holdings - why the stock might be worth over 5x more than the current price!

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