POSCO Holdings Inc. (PKX)Basic Materials | Steel | Seoul, South Korea | NYSE
54.97 USD
-0.24
(-0.435%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 54.97 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT
The investment case for POSCO Holdings is severely compromised by a deteriorating business trajectory masked by a low valuation. The stock has suffered a brutal multi-year decline, dropping nearly 34% in the trailing year and sitting at a 13% loss over the last nine years. This structural weakness is confirmed by the market's pricing: despite a low P/E, the forward earnings estimate implies a massive 33% earnings contraction, and the company is burning significant free cash while holding a debt-to-equity ratio of nearly 50x. The recent price action is merely a technical rebound off multi-year lows, not a sign of recovery. The short-term outlook remains neutral-to-bearish. While the stock has bounced recently, the statistical forecast offers no directional edge, and the heavy put open interest suggests traders are still wary of further drops. The dividend yield of 2.75% is insufficient to offset the risk of capital destruction given the negative free cash flow and shrinking earnings base. Investors should view this as a value trap where the low price reflects genuine fundamental decay rather than a margin of safety. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.039869 |
| AutoETS | 0.039918 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.039918 |
| MSTL | 0.041462 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 0.10 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.256 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.96 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-23 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-08-27 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 49.601 |
| Revenue per Share | 59348.117 |
| Market Cap | 16,627,496,960 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.51 |
| Forward P/E | 9.53 |
| Beta | 1.68 |
| Profit Margins | 1.89% |
| Previous Name | POSCO |
| Website | https://www.posco-inc.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 50, 55, 65) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call volume at distant strikes (100), the overwhelming capital allocation is in hedging or betting on further declines, suggesting a bearish sentiment despite the recent price bounce.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | 0.449 | 0.850218 |
| 2025-05-28 | 0.455 | 0.997807 |
| 2025-02-28 | 0.439 | 0.949394 |
| 2024-09-30 | 0.446 | 0.637234 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.467 | 0.710374 |
| 2024-03-28 | 0.473 | 0.603162 |
| 2024-03-27 | 0.453 | 0.565120 |
| 2024-02-28 | 0.468 | 0.583250 |
| 2023-09-28 | 0.480 | 0.470542 |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.472 | 0.640087 |
| 2023-03-30 | 0.472 | 0.718308 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.381 | 0.693231 |
| 2022-09-29 | 0.374 | 0.984211 |
| 2022-06-29 | 0.738 | 1.643287 |
| 2012-12-26 | 1.326 | 1.638858 |
| 2012-06-27 | 0.369 | 0.473684 |
| 2011-12-28 | 1.286 | 1.571359 |
| 2011-06-27 | 0.453 | 0.432623 |
| 2010-12-28 | 1.682 | 1.582761 |
| 2010-06-25 | 0.434 | 0.419283 |
| 2007-12-26 | 1.979 | 1.286736 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.676 | 0.570368 |
| 2005-06-27 | 0.374 | 0.841395 |
| 2004-12-28 | 1.185 | 2.609557 |
| 2004-06-25 | 0.216 | 0.641330 |
| 2003-12-26 | 0.631 | 1.964508 |
| 2003-06-25 | 0.105 | 0.417163 |
| 2002-12-26 | 0.108 | 0.421875 |
| 2002-06-26 | 0.102 | 0.351482 |
| 2001-12-26 | 0.384 | 1.763085 |
| 2001-06-27 | 0.096 | 0.509825 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.106 | 0.695082 |
| 2000-06-27 | 0.112 | 0.486957 |
| 1999-12-28 | 0.279 | 0.792895 |
| 1998-12-28 | 0.166 | 0.998496 |
| 1997-12-26 | 0.058 | 0.310368 |
| 1996-12-26 | 0.282 | 1.384049 |
| 1995-12-27 | 0.055 | 0.250000 |
| 1994-12-23 | 0.045 | 0.148148 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.05362594 |
| Address1 | POSCO Center |
| Address2 | 440 Teheran-ro Gangnam-gu |
| All Time High | 201.0 |
| All Time Low | 10.0 |
| Ask | 54.99 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 188,170 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 240,250 |
| Average Volume | 240,250 |
| Average Volume10Days | 188,170 |
| Beta | 1.681 |
| Bid | 54.75 |
| Bid Size | 1,000 |
| Book Value | 35.714592 |
| City | Seoul |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,577,750,400 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 54.97 |
| Current Ratio | 1.983 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 56.0 |
| Day Low | 54.7101 |
| Debt To Equity | 49.601 |
| Display Name | POSCO |
| Dividend Date | 1,789,430,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.55 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.8 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,391,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,391,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 3.283 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 3.283 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,414,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,017,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,017,800 |
| Ebitda | 6,229,349,892,096 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.08745 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 3.899 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.341 |
| Enterprise Value | 24,288,914,571,264 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.85851 |
| Eps Forward | 5.76651 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.14 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,787,529,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 82 56 2220 6000 |
| Fifty Day Average | 58.5308 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.5607986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.060836323 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 5.362594 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 92.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -37.43 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.40508658 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 48.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.470001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.1334021 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 48.5 - 92.4 |
| Financial Currency | KRW |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 782,141,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.45 |
| Float Shares | 1,147,839,402 |
| Forward Eps | 5.76651 |
| Forward P E | 9.532629 |
| Free Cashflow | -3,462,723,010,560 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 383 |
| Fullday Change | -0.23999786 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.43469998 |
| Fullday Price | 54.97 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.07865 |
| Gross Profits | 5,602,465,021,952 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.04516 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 302,483,116 |
| Industry | Steel |
| Industry Disp | Steel |
| Industry Key | steel |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,756,339,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.449 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | POSCO Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated steel producer in Korea and internationally. It operates through six segments: Steel, Trading, Construction, Logistics and Others, Green Materials and Energy, and Others. The company engages in the production, import, sale, and export of steel products, such as hot and cold rolled steel, stainless steel, plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets, as well as pig iron, billets, blooms, and slabs; trading of steel and raw materials, textiles, agricultural commodities, and other goods; natural resources development and power generation activities; and planning, designing, and construction of industrial plants, civil engineering projects, and commercial and residential buildings. It is also involved in the manufacture and sale of various energy-related and other industrial materials, including anode and cathode materials for rechargeable batteries; investment business; and provision of alternative environmentally-friendly energy solutions, as well as information technology and operational technology, and integrated logistics services. POSCO Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Seoul, South Korea. |
| Long Name | POSCO Holdings Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 16,627,496,960 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_381388 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-16 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,347,453,845,504 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 17,475,123,711 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 55.21 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,847,767,265,280 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04257 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.516 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.89 |
| Phone | 82 2 3457 0114 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 54.97 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,820 |
| Prev Name | POSCO |
| Previous Close | 55.21 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.314169 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5391468 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.00023340993 |
| Profit Margins | 0.018919999 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.286 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.239998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.4347 |
| Regular Market Day High | 56.0 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 54.7101 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 54.7101 - 56.0 |
| Regular Market Open | 55.21 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 55.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 54.97 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 96,891 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01311 |
| Return On Equity | 0.02214 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.097 |
| Revenue Per Share | 59,348.117 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 302,483,116 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0029 |
| Shares Short | 888,111 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 823,975 |
| Short Name | POSCO Holdings Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0029 |
| Short Ratio | 4.39 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | PKX |
| Target High Price | 68.0386 |
| Target Low Price | 68.0386 |
| Target Mean Price | 68.0386 |
| Target Median Price | 68.0386 |
| Total Cash | 14,300,278,161,408 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 11,913.624 |
| Total Debt | 31,825,604,902,912 |
| Total Revenue | 71,237,317,427,200 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 9,000.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 163.01395 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.14 |
| Trailing P E | 17.506369 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 61.4081 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -6.438099 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1048412 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 96,891 |
| Website | https://www.posco-inc.com |
| Zip | 6,194 |