COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
NOMD vs POST
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. NOMD scored 45.4, POST scored 65.8 — POST leads.
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Different reporting periods. POST's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but NOMD's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
NOMD
Nomad Foods Limited
45.4
$11.54 · $1.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
20.4
POST leads
POST
Post Holdings, Inc.
65.8
$80.50 · $3.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestNOMD11.4x
- Fastest growthPOST+6.2%
- Strongest balance sheetNOMD0.92
- Highest qualityNOMD56 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueNOMD-71%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
NOMD
stronger →← stronger
POST
56
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
52
44
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
72
44
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
76
POST is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
NOMD
POST
$275mC
FCF
$553mC+
-2.2%D+
Rev
+6.2%C+
0.92B
D/E
2.47D
11.4xA
P/E
14.6xA-
2.79C
PEG
1.17B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
NOMD
POST
71% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
46% below
~-24%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-16%/yr
+241%
1-yr DCF upside
+106%
+246%
5-yr DCF upside
+85%
+253%
10-yr DCF upside
+60%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
NOMD
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Foreign reporter (EUR)
POST
Why this score
- Buying back stock
The companies
NOMDNomad Foods Limited
Why now
Packaged Foods · market cap $1.6b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $15.91 — deep drawdown territory. 5 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $13.64 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 191% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Net margin 4.5% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 5% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
POSTPost Holdings, Inc.
Why now
Packaged Foods · market cap $3.6b. Down 31% from 52-week high of $117.28 — deep drawdown territory. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $105.17 (implying +31% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 189% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
D/E 2.47 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 31% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 3.5% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where NOMD and POST diverge
On the headline score the gap is 20.4 points in favor of POST. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValueNOMD 44.1 · POST 75.6POST +31.5
- GrowthNOMD 44.5 · POST 71.7POST +27.2
- QualityNOMD 55.7 · POST 52.5NOMD +3.2
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.