Post Holdings layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Post Holdings reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 11,430 to 13,180.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | 11,430 | November 1, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2025 | 13,180 | November 1, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryPrior year general corporate expenses included restructuring and facility closure costs incurred by the Post Consumer Brands and Foodservice segments.
Word for word“The prior year included $11.1 million of restructuring and facility closure costs incurred by our Post Consumer Brands and Foodservice segments, a loss on sale of business of $6.3 million related to the WEF Transaction and a gain on assets held for sale of $9.4 million related to the sale of equipment in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania within our Foodservice segment.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryThe company finalized a plan to close its Sparks, Nevada and Cobourg, Ontario cereal manufacturing plants and move production to other company locations.
Word for word“In March 2025, the Company finalized its plan to close its Post Consumer Brands cereal manufacturing facilities in Sparks, Nevada (the “Sparks Facility”) and Cobourg, Ontario (the “Cobourg Facility”).” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company finalized a plan to close its Lancaster, Ohio cereal plant, and the closure was completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
Word for word“In November 2023, the Company finalized its plan to close its Post Consumer Brands cereal manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Ohio (the “Lancaster Facility”).” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Restructuring charges | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | $2.5 million | $10.6 million |
| 2017-09-30 | $0 | $1.1 million |
| 2018-09-30 | $5.2 million | — |
| 2019-09-30 | $9.6 million | $4.8 million |
| 2020-09-30 | — | $100,000 |
| 2021-09-30 | $4.7 million | $4.7 million |
| 2024-09-30 | $7.4 million | $200,000 |
| 2025-09-30 | $9.5 million | $9.7 million |
Post Holdings filed 4 restructuring notices (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
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.