POSCO Holdings Inc. (PKX) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Steel industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
POSCO Holdings Inc., a South Korean-based enterprise, operates globally in the production and sale of steel rolled products and plates through its extensive network of subsidiaries. The company’s multifaceted business is structured across four primary segments: Steel, Construction, Trading, and an expansive "Others" category. Its steel portfolio features hot and cold rolled steel, steel plates, wire rods, galvanized sheets, electrical steel, stainless steel, and titanium.
Is POSCO Holdings Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
POSCO Holdings Inc. (PKX) trades at 15.3× earnings (P/E), against a median of 18.6× across the 156 materials companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (15.3) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: POSCO Holdings Inc.
Market cap $15B · 52 weeks $49 – $92 (45 % below the high) · P/E 15.3× · 2027 est. P/E 8.6× · Dividend 3.3 % · Next earnings November 2, 2026 · expected EPS $1.16 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Jul 29.
- Valuation: TTM P/E 15.3× (no verdict).
- Business: ROIC 2 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 3.4× (fragile).
- Earnings: 3 of 7 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (15.3) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in materials: 2 of 8 pass
- FCF yield −7.7 %, fails.
- Gross margin 7.4 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 3.4×, fails.
- Dividend coverage −1.8×, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 7.0×, fails.
- Capex / D&A 1.5×, borderline.
- Altman Z-Score 2.0, passes.
- P/B across cycles 0.4×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — POSCO Holdings Inc.: P/E 15.3×; EV/EBITDA 7.0×; ROIC 1.6 %; $15.1B. Ternium S.A. (P/E 14.6×; EV/EBITDA 6.1×; ROIC 3.8 %; $10.4B), Gerdau S.A. (P/E 15.6×; EV/EBITDA 5.3×; ROIC 4.8 %; $9.2B), Steel Dynamics, Inc. (P/E 18.5×; EV/EBITDA 11.1×; ROIC 12.9 %; $35.7B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 15.3× · median 12.4× · minimum 1.9× · maximum 79.0× · cheap below 9.6× · expensive above 21.4×. It has been cheaper than today 60% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
fragile · Yield 3.3 % ($2.26 per ADS in 2025) · Years raising it 1 · 5-year growth +8 % a year · Free cash flow coverage -1.6× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $32.90 a year ($2.74 a month).
Investor methods verdict
Would Peter Lynch approve POSCO today?
The Lynch Method would wait for a better price for POSCO. Business quality: 100 out of 100 (price not included). Lynch classifies it as an asset play. Kaplio assessment with data from the week of October 26, 2026; not investment advice.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 2.39% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 1.55% |
| Return on Assets | 1.23% |
| Gross Margin | 7.96% |
| Operating Margin | 3.15% |
| Net Margin | 1.89% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.55 |
| Current Ratio | 1.98 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.98 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -13.59% |
| 3 months | -8.99% |
| Year-to-date | -6.47% |
| 1 year | -8.89% |
| 3 years | -40.36% |
| 5 years | -21.58% |
| 10 years | -4.00% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.5463 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| August 24, 2026 | $0.3718 |
| May 27, 2026 | $0.3287 |
| February 27, 2026 | $0.4210 |
| November 26, 2025 | $0.4247 |
| August 28, 2025 | $0.4492 |
| May 28, 2025 | $0.455 |
| February 28, 2025 | $0.4391 |
| September 30, 2024 | $0.4465 |
| June 28, 2024 | $0.4666 |
| March 28, 2024 | $0.4486 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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