Company data
Post Holdings, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
POST · Packaged Foods · $3.39B market cap
Post Holdings, Inc. had 13,180 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, up 14.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $8.16B, up 3.0% from a year earlier, or $619K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.
Employees
13,180
+14.8% YoY
Revenue
$8.16B
+3.0% YoY
Revenue / employee
$619K
Peer median $605K
Rank in industry
12 of 27
Packaged Foods
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 13,180 | $8.16B | $619K | +14.8% | +3.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 11,480 | $7.92B | $690K | +0.4% | +13.3% |
| Sep 2023 | 11,430 | $6.99B | $612K | +9.7% | +19.5% |
| Sep 2022 | 10,420 | $5.85B | $562K | -2.9% | +17.5% |
| Sep 2021 | 10,735 | $4.98B | $464K | +5.2% | -12.6% |
| Sep 2020 | 10,200 | $5.70B | $559K | +1.0% | +0.3% |
| Sep 2019 | 10,100 | $5.68B | $562K | -12.6% | -9.2% |
| Sep 2018 | 11,550 | $6.26B | $542K | +1.2% | +19.7% |
| Sep 2017 | 11,410 | $5.23B | $458K | +31.1% | +4.0% |
| Sep 2016 | 8,700 | $5.03B | $578K | — | — |
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Post Holdings, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaged Foods.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPB Campbell Soup Company | 13,500 | $9.74B | $722K | Contracting |
| LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | 10,000 | $6.61B | $661K | Leaner |
| CAG Conagra Brands, Inc. | 17,400 | $11.3B | $648K | Contracting |
| INGR Ingredion Incorporated | 11,200 | $7.22B | $645K | Contracting |
| POST Post Holdings, Inc. | 13,180 | $8.16B | $619K | Hiring ahead |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 20,000 | $12.1B | $605K | Leaner |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 14,100 | $6.84B | $485K | Leaner |
| MKC-V McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 14,100 | $6.84B | $485K | Leaner |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. | 15,000 | $6.14B | $409K | Leaner |
Questions about Post Holdings, Inc.
- How many employees does Post Holdings, Inc. have?
- Post Holdings, Inc. reported 13,180 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 21, 2025. That is up 14.8% from a year earlier.
- What is Post Holdings, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Post Holdings, Inc. brought in $8.16B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $619K per employee. That ranks 12 of 27 companies we track in Packaged Foods, where the median is $605K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Post Holdings, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed November 21, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell POST.