On the Record · Post Holdings
Post Holdings acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Post Holdings bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Perfection Pet Foods, LLC ("Perfection")Word for word“In October 2023, Post announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Perfection Pet Foods, LLC (“Perfection”), a manufacturer and packager of private label and co-manufactured pet food and baked treat products.” 10-K for 2023 | agreed acquisition | — | — |
The J. M. Smucker Company's pet food business ("Pet Food")Word for word“On April 28, 2023, we completed our acquisition of a portion of The J. M. Smucker Company’s (“Smucker”) pet food business, including brands such as Rachael Ray Nutrish , Nature’s Recipe , 9Lives , Kibbles ’n Bits and Gravy Train , private label pet food assets and certain manufacturing and distribution facilities (collectively, “Pet Food”), which is reported in our Post Consumer Brands segment.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On April 28, 2023 | — |
Lacka Foods Limited ("Lacka Foods")Word for word“We completed the Lacka Foods Limited (“Lacka Foods”) acquisition on April 5, 2022, which is reported in our Weetabix segment.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | April 5, 2022 | — |
Willamette Egg Farms business (the "WEF Transaction")Word for word“We completed the sale of the Willamette Egg Farms business (the “WEF Transaction”) on December 1, 2021.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | December 1, 2021 | — |
BellRing Brands, Inc. ("BellRing")Word for word“On March 10, 2022, BellRing converted into a Delaware corporation and changed its name to “BellRing Brands, Inc.”, and we distributed an aggregate of 78.1 million, or 80.1%, of our shares of BellRing common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“BellRing Common Stock”), to our shareholders of record as of the close of business, Central Time, on February 25, 2022 (the “Record Date”) in a pro-rata distribution (the “BellRing Distribution”).” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | March 10, 2022 | — |
Deeside Cereals I Ltd ("Deeside")Word for word“Also on December 1, 2023, we completed our acquisition of Deeside Cereals I Ltd (“Deeside”), a private label cereal manufacturer based in the U.K., which is reported in our Weetabix segment.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On December 1, 2023 | — |
a portion of The J. M. Smucker Company’s (“Smucker”) pet food business ("Pet Food")Word for word“On April 28, 2023, we completed our acquisition of a portion of The J. M. Smucker Company’s (“Smucker”) pet food business, including brands such as Rachael Ray Nutrish , Nature’s Recipe , 9Lives , Kibbles ’n Bits and Gravy Train , private label pet food assets and certain manufacturing and distribution facilities (collectively, “ Pet Food ”), which is reported in our Post Consumer Brands segment.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On April 28, 2023 | — |
remaining interest in BellRing Brands, Inc. ("BellRing")Word for word“In March 2022, Post distributed to its shareholders approximately 80% of its remaining interest in BellRing Brands, Inc. (formerly known as BellRing Distribution, LLC) (“BellRing,” and such 5 Table of Contents distribution, the “BellRing Distribution”), and subsequently, in August and November 2022, Post engaged in a series of transactions to divest its remaining ownership interest in BellRing.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | — | — |
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc.Word for word“On July 1, 2025, we completed our acquisition of all of the preferred stock and the remaining common equity interest that we did not already own in 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. (“8th Avenue”).” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | July 1, 2025 | — |
Potato Products of Idaho, L.L.C.Word for word“On March 3, 2025, we completed our acquisition of Potato Products of Idaho, L.L.C. (“PPI”), a manufacturer and packager of refrigerated and frozen potato products, which is reported in our Refrigerated Retail and Foodservice segments.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | March 3, 2025 | — |
Perfection Pet Foods, LLCWord for word“Fiscal 2024 On December 1, 2023, we completed our acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Perfection Pet Foods, LLC (“Perfection”), which manufactures and packages private label and co-manufactured pet food and baked treat products and is reported in our Post Consumer Brands segment.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | December 1, 2023 | — |
Deeside Cereals I LtdWord for word“Also on December 1, 2023, we completed our acquisition of Deeside Cereals I Ltd (“Deeside”), a private label cereal manufacturer based in the U.K., which is reported in our Weetabix segment.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | December 1, 2023 | — |
8th Avenue’s pasta businessWord for word“In August 2025, we entered into an agreement to sell 8th Avenue’s pasta business (the “Pasta Business”), which is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2026.” 10-K for 2025 | agreed divestiture | August 2025 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | $94.4 million | $4.2 million |
| 2017-09-30 | $1.92 billion | — |
| 2018-09-30 | $1.45 billion | — |
| 2019-09-30 | $0 | — |
| 2020-09-30 | $19.9 million | — |
| 2021-09-30 | $290.3 million | — |
| 2022-09-30 | $24.8 million | — |
| 2023-09-30 | $715.2 million | — |
| 2024-09-30 | $248.1 million | — |
| 2025-09-30 | $920.3 million | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2025-06-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-02-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-10-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-04-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-04-28 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2023-04-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-02-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-08-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-07-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-03-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-02-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-10-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-08-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-02-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-03-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-10-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-10-21 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2019-10-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-02-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-10-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-09-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-08-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-08-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-03-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-01-12 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-09-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-07-03 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-06-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-05-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-05-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-04-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-03-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Post Holdings’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-11-21. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.