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POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Financials through fiscal 2025, year ended Dec 31, 2025Last filing: 20-F on Apr 29, 2026
$57.40+2.43 (+4.42%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2015 to 2025
Gross margin
7.4%−0.7 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
2.1%−1.4 pts over 5 years
Net margin
1.0%−1.8 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -6.1% | -6.7% | +3.7% | +1.7% | |
| Gross profit | -6.4% | -12.6% | +1.9% | -2.3% | |
| Operating income | +1.8% | -30.2% | -6.4% | -0.1% | |
| Net income | -38.6% | -39.7% | -15.3% | +14.9% | |
| EPS, diluted | -27.7% | -38.5% | -14.4% | +18.1% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | 3.6% | 1.2% | |
| Return on assets | – | 2.0% | 0.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.57 | 2.12 | 1.89 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.51 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.69× | 2.77× | 3.80× | |
| Interest coverage | 0.8× | 0.7× | 0.4× | |
| Inventory turnover | – | 5.1× | 4.6× | |
| Capex to revenue | 4.4% | 5.5% | 8.2% | |
| Diluted shares | 80M | 79M | 76M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Posco generated ₩29.85T from operations and spent ₩33.17T on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 85% of that went back into the business.
Generated
₩29.85T
Used
₩33.17T
Capital expenditure₩28.06T85%Dividends₩5.10T15%Share buybacks₩00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin1.0%
×Asset turnover0.66×
×Equity multiplier1.88×
=Return on equity, FY20251.2%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.0% | 0.66× | 1.88× | 1.2% |
| FY2024 | 1.5% | 0.72× | 1.87× | 2.1% |
| FY2023 | 2.2% | 0.77× | 1.88× | 3.2% |
| FY2022 | 3.7% | 0.89× | 1.86× | 6.1% |
| FY2021 | 8.7% | 0.88× | 1.82× | 14.0% |
| FY2020 | 2.8% | 0.72× | 1.79× | 3.6% |
| FY2019 | 2.9% | 0.82× | 1.80× | 4.2% |
| FY2018 | 2.6% | 0.82× | 1.82× | 3.9% |
| FY2017 | 4.6% | 0.75× | 1.86× | 6.4% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
4of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero₩690.69B
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero₩4.57T
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year1.1% → 0.7%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income₩4.57T vs ₩690.69B
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell14.4% → 15.6%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.94 → 1.89
- No dilutionShare count did not rise78M → 76M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year7.47% → 7.45%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.72 → 0.67