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Posco

KSC:005490 · KR7005490008
Metals & MiningSmall

360

52
EV / EBIT28
Price / Owner Earnings91
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield71
Price/Sales86
EV / Gross Profit27
Price/Book97
Return on Capital33
Cash Return on Capital39
Return on Equity34
EBIT Margin36
Gross Profitability14
Cash Conversion74
Accruals30
Owner Earnings Margin39
Sales growth26
Profit Growth82
Long-Term EPS Growth98
Reinvestment63
Price momentum39
Debt load27
Refinancing97
Debt Payback1
Liquidity21
Analyst ratings66
Opinion Changes32
Price Target Upside94
Market mood32
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Posco doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Founded1968
Employees1,459
ISINKR7005490008
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Clean EnergyCleanTechFuel CellsUtility Scale SolarLithiumIndustrial AutomationOnshore and Offshore WindGreen SteelAdvanced MaterialsManufacturingMining

Description

POSCO Holdings Inc., through its consolidated subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer in the world. The company engages in businesses that complement its steel manufacturing operations, and also carefully seeks out promising investment opportunit…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

POSCO Holdings Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
76
2023202420252026

All-time high

92

Mar 2026

All-time low

31

Oct 2025

Average rank

61

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
86
79
70
78
Price/Earnings
55
31
28
74
Price/Book
97
81
59
78
Dividend Yield
71
62
44
57
Value (overall)
86
66
48
83

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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