PKX Stock Analysis: POSCO Holdings | NYSE
Steel | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 17.344m USD | 12M Return: 9.7% | US6934831099 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 15.1M
EPS Trend: -59.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -93.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
POSCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PKX) is a South Korea-based, integrated steel producer that operates through six business segments: Steel, Trading, Construction, Logistics and Others, Green Materials and Energy, and Others. The companys core operations cover the full steel value chain, from pig iron, billets, blooms, and slabs through finished products such as hot- and cold-rolled steel, stainless steel, plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets. Beyond steelmaking, POSCO is involved in the global trading of steel, raw materials, textiles, and agricultural commodities, as well as engineering and construction of industrial plants, civil works, and commercial and residential buildings.
Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Seoul, POSCO has expanded into adjacent growth areas, including the manufacture of anode and cathode materials for rechargeable batteries, natural resources development, power generation, and alternative environmentally friendly energy solutions. As a vertically integrated steelmaker, the company controls production from raw materials through finished goods, which is typical of the sector and helps buffer it from input price volatility. Its battery materials business ties the company to the broader electric vehicle and energy storage supply chain, providing exposure to the low-carbon transition alongside its traditional Materials sector (GICS Sub Industry: Steel) operations.
- Chinese steel oversupply pressures Asian steel prices and margins
- Battery materials segment expansion drives long-term growth
- Korean won weakness boosts export revenue and steel pricing
| Net Income: 1280b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.41 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 31.47% < 20% (prev 30.12%; Δ 1.35% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 4572b > Net Income 1280b |
| Net Debt (26040b) to EBITDA (6729b): 3.87 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.98 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (317.0m) vs 12m ago -2.09% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 7.89% > 18% (prev 7.44%; Δ 0.45% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 67.56% > 50% (prev 70.30%; Δ -2.74% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.96 > 6 (EBIT TTM 2597b / Interest Expense TTM 878b) |
| A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 45224b - Total Current Liabilities 22807b) / Total Assets 109713b |
| B: 0.49 (Retained Earnings 53568b / Total Assets 109713b) |
| C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 2597b / Avg Total Assets 105442b) |
| D: 1.26 (Book Value of Equity 57434b / Total Liabilities 45550b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.42 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.39 (Receivables 15499b/11095b, Revenue 71237b/71119b) |
| GMI: 0.94 (GM 7.44% / 7.89%) |
| AQI: 1.16 (AQ_t 0.20 / AQ_t-1 0.17) |
| SGI: 1.00 (Revenue 71237b / 71119b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 1280b - CFO 4572b) / TA 109713b) |
| Beneish M = -2.66 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 58.43 with a total of 150,561 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.62%, over one month by +10.04%, over three months by -22.33% and over the past year by +9.69%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 56.30 (which is 3.6% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
POSCO Holdings has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy PKX.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 68 | 16.4% |
Market Cap KRW = 24001b (17.3b USD * 1383.8 USD.KRW)
P/E Trailing = 28.1078
P/E Forward = 10.02
P/S = 0.0002
P/B = 0.4245
P/EG = 0.8908
Revenue TTM = 71237b KRW
EBIT TTM = 2597b KRW
EBITDA TTM = 6729b KRW
Long Term Debt = 16375b KRW (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 11192b KRW (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 32909b KRW (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1416b
Net Debt = 26040b KRW (calculated: Debt 32909b - CCE 6868b)
Enterprise Value = 50042b KRW (24001b + Debt 32909b - CCE 6868b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.96 (Ebit TTM 2597b / Interest Expense TTM 878b)
EV/FCF = -29.98x (Enterprise Value 50042b / FCF TTM -1669b)
FCF Yield = -3.34% (FCF TTM -1669b / Enterprise Value 50042b)
FCF Margin = -2.34% (FCF TTM -1669b / Revenue TTM 71237b)
Net Margin = 1.80% (Net Income TTM 1280b / Revenue TTM 71237b)
Gross Margin = 7.89% ((Revenue TTM 71237b - Cost of Revenue TTM 65617b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 8.61% (prev 8.48%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.46 (Enterprise Value 50042b / Total Assets 109713b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.67% (Interest Expense 878b / Debt 32909b)
Taxrate = 32.22% (656b / 2036b)
NOPAT = 1760b (EBIT 2597b * (1 - 32.22%))
Current Ratio = 1.98 (Total Current Assets 45224b / Total Current Liabilities 22807b)
Debt / Equity = 0.57 (Debt 32909b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 57434b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.87 (Net Debt 26040b / EBITDA 6729b)
Debt / FCF = -15.60 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 26040b / FCF TTM -1669b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 56401b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.21% (Net Income 1280b / Total Assets 109713b)
RoE = 2.27% (Net Income TTM 1280b / Total Stockholder Equity 56401b)
RoCE = 3.57% (EBIT 2597b / Capital Employed (Equity 56401b + L.T.Debt 16375b))
RoIC = 1.86% (NOPAT 1760b / Invested Capital 94536b)
WACC = 5.36% (E(24001b)/V(56910b) * Re(10.23%) + D(32909b)/V(56910b) * Rd(2.67%) * (1-Tc(0.32)))
Discount Rate = 10.23% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 22.64 | Cagr: -2.85%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -1669b)
EPS Correlation: -58.98 | EPS CAGR: -21.31% | SUE: 0.61 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -93.75 | Revenue CAGR: -4.02% | SUE: 0.12 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.86 | Chg30d=+2.14% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+0.0% | GrowthRev=+6.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.77 | Chg30d=+2.15% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+18.7% | GrowthRev=+7.3%