PKX Stock Analysis: POSCO Holdings | NYSE
Steel | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 15.765m USD | 12M Return: -10% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 25.2M
EPS Trend: -80.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -98.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 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: 823b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.53 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 30.51% < 20% (prev 28.91%; Δ 1.61% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 3533b > Net Income 823b |
| Net Debt (16797b) to EBITDA (6376b): 2.63 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.90 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (372.0m) vs 12m ago 14.90% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 7.68% > 18% (prev 7.49%; Δ 0.20% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 66.07% > 50% (prev 70.57%; Δ -4.50% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.74 > 6 (EBIT TTM 2281b / Interest Expense TTM 832b) |
| A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 44827b - Total Current Liabilities 23609b) / Total Assets 108346b |
| B: 0.49 (Retained Earnings 53088b / Total Assets 108346b) |
| C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 2281b / Avg Total Assets 105235b) |
| D: 1.26 (Book Value of Equity 56793b / Total Liabilities 44952b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.35 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.11 (Receivables 14366b/13410b, Revenue 69534b/72073b) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 7.49% / 7.68%) |
| AQI: 1.09 (AQ_t 0.19 / AQ_t-1 0.17) |
| SGI: 0.96 (Revenue 69534b / 72073b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 823b - CFO 3533b) / TA 108346b) |
| Beneish M = -2.93 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 50.03 with a total of 490,042 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.04%, over one month by -17.14%, over three months by -20.99% and over the past year by -9.98%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 46.90 (which is 6.3% or 1.2 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 | 84.7 | 69.3% |
Market Cap KRW = 23818b (15.8b USD * 1510.8 USD.KRW)
P/E Trailing = 28.3261
P/E Forward = 10.02
P/S = 0.0002
P/B = 0.4267
P/EG = 0.8908
Revenue TTM = 69534b KRW
EBIT TTM = 2281b KRW
EBITDA TTM = 6376b KRW
Long Term Debt = 17888b KRW (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 11166b KRW (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 31695b KRW (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1416b
Net Debt = 16797b KRW (calculated: Debt 31695b - CCE 14898b)
Enterprise Value = 40616b KRW (23818b + Debt 31695b - CCE 14898b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.74 (Ebit TTM 2281b / Interest Expense TTM 832b)
EV/FCF = -18.69x (Enterprise Value 40616b / FCF TTM -2174b)
FCF Yield = -5.35% (FCF TTM -2174b / Enterprise Value 40616b)
FCF Margin = -3.13% (FCF TTM -2174b / Revenue TTM 69534b)
Net Margin = 1.18% (Net Income TTM 823b / Revenue TTM 69534b)
Gross Margin = 7.68% ((Revenue TTM 69534b - Cost of Revenue TTM 64192b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 8.48% (prev 6.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.37 (Enterprise Value 40616b / Total Assets 108346b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.62% (Interest Expense 832b / Debt 31695b)
Taxrate = 48.04% (650b / 1353b)
NOPAT = 1185b (EBIT 2281b * (1 - 48.04%))
Current Ratio = 1.90 (Total Current Assets 44827b / Total Current Liabilities 23609b)
Debt / Equity = 0.56 (Debt 31695b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 56793b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.63 (Net Debt 16797b / EBITDA 6376b)
Debt / FCF = -7.73 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 16797b / FCF TTM -2174b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 55711b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.78% (Net Income 823b / Total Assets 108346b)
RoE = 1.48% (Net Income TTM 823b / Total Stockholder Equity 55711b)
RoCE = 3.10% (EBIT 2281b / Capital Employed (Equity 55711b + L.T.Debt 17888b))
RoIC = 1.28% (NOPAT 1185b / Invested Capital 92426b)
WACC = 5.08% (E(23818b)/V(55514b) * Re(10.02%) + D(31695b)/V(55514b) * Rd(2.62%) * (1-Tc(0.48)))
Discount Rate = 10.02% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 2.27 | Cagr: 0.74%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -2174b)
EPS Correlation: -80.51 | EPS CAGR: -27.83% | SUE: 0.02 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -98.77 | Revenue CAGR: -5.01% | SUE: 0.04 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.52 | Chg30d=-4.96% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+0.0% | GrowthRev=+5.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.37 | Chg30d=-4.96% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+18.7% | GrowthRev=+7.3%