Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 10.08 as of 2026-10-02T21:35:50.812Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-02T16:26:57.861Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-02T21:35:50.812Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-02T20:00:03.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 4e2e7d2690327e6abca053d25f2e7c9c0c730a45ec7361f6fc3605cc487395f1
Forward PE Ratio (10.08) = Dated Quote Price ($72.56) / Consensus Forward EPS ($7.20)
FORWARD PE RATIO
10.08
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
14.48
median of 45 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-30.39%
vs the sector median at left
Post Holdings, Inc.
Market Cap
$3.29B
Forward PE Ratio
10.08
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) | $3.29B | 10.08 |
| Stride, Inc. (LRN)vs › | $3.35B | 10.63 |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM)vs › | $3.13B | N/A |
| Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR)vs › | $2.85B | N/A |
| Coty Inc. (COTY)vs › | $2.34B | 8.22 |
| J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF)vs › | $1.47B | 18.11 |
| Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO)vs › | $1.18B | 7.05 |
| Oddity Tech Ltd. (ODD)vs › | $1.08B | 40.69 |
| Universal Corporation (UVV)vs › | $1.05B | N/A |
| Campbell Soup Company (CPB)vs › | $5.85B | 11.58 |
Trailing P/E
13.3
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
10.1
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2027-09-30
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $7.20 implies +32.4% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $5.44.
At the dated quote price of $72.56, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-09-30 | $7.20 | $7.00 – $7.40 | 4 | 10.1x |
| 2028-09-30 | $8.66 | $8.42 – $9.04 | 3 | 8.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
