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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Post (POST)

Post Holdings Q3 net earnings fall 41.7% to $63.4 million; FY26 EBITDA guidance narrowed

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Post Holdings reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1,948.0 million, down 1.8%, and net earnings of $63.4 million, down 41.7% from a year earlier. The company narrowed its fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $1,560-$1,570 million from $1,550-$1,580 million and gave a preliminary fiscal 2027 outlook that is generally flat versus a comparable level of about $1.48 billion.

Key points

  • Q3 net sales $1,948.0 million, down 1.8%; diluted EPS $1.29 versus $1.79 a year earlier
  • Q3 Adjusted EBITDA $377.3 million, down 5.0%; nine-month Adjusted EBITDA $1,190.5 million, up 6.9%
  • FY2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance narrowed to $1,560-$1,570 million from $1,550-$1,580 million
  • Preliminary FY2027 outlook is generally flat versus a comparable Adjusted EBITDA level of about $1.48 billion

The filing

CompanyPost (POST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Accession number0001530950-26-000076

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 06, 2026.

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