---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001530950-26-000056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POST"
cik: "0001530950"
company_name: "Post Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:39:57.065523+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Post Holdings Q2 net sales $2.0B, Adj EBITDA $395M; affirms FY outlook; CEO transition; $600M buyback authorized

## Summary
- Q2 net earnings $81.9M, Adj EBITDA $395M; affirms FY2026 Adj EBITDA outlook $1,550-1,580M.
- Robert Vitale transitions to Executive Chairman; Nicolas Catoggio named President and CEO, effective Oct 1, 2026.
- Board approved new $600M share repurchase authorization over two years, cancelling existing $500M authorization (approx $263M used).
- Net sales $2.0B, operating profit $211.9M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001530950-26-000056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POST
- cik: 0001530950
- company_name: Post Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095026000056/0001530950-26-000056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095026000056/post-20260505.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530950-26-000056
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530950-26-000056.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d780475b543b76b16719ba96427c50fdc50d71cf
  claim: Post Holdings, Inc. reported second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $2.0 billion, net income $81.9 million.
  evidence_excerpt: Inc. (NYSE:POST), a consumer packaged goods holding company, today reported results for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026. Highlights: • Second quarter net sales of $2.0 billion • Operating profit of $211.9 million; net earnings of $81.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)* of $395.0 million • Affirmed fiscal year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)*
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095026000056/0001530950-26-000056-index.htm
- claim_id: 4181301052
  claim: Nicolas Catoggio was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Post Holdings, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: the Board also appointed Nicolas Catoggio, age 52, current Chief Operating Officer of the Company, to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095026000056/0001530950-26-000056-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.