POSCO Holdings Inc.

KOSE:A005490 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₩26.3t

POSCO Holdings Valuation

Is A005490 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of A005490 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: A005490 (₩347500) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (₩124938.89)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: A005490 is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for A005490?

Key metric: As A005490 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for A005490. This is calculated by dividing A005490's market cap by their current earnings.
What is A005490's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio40x
Earnings₩657.65b
Market Cap₩26.28t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does A005490's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for A005490 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average32.2x
A001430 SeAH Besteel Holdings
42.9x38.44%₩2.4t
A003030 SeAH Steel Holdings
16.2xn/a₩1.0t
A058650 SeAH Holdings
10.3x27.32%₩665.8b
A002240 Kiswire
59.4xn/a₩570.7b
A005490 POSCO Holdings
40x44.09%₩26.3t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: A005490 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (40x) compared to the peer average (32.2x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does A005490's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the KR Metals and Mining Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
A016380 KG Dongbu SteelLtd
3.7x1.83%US$334.63m
A151860 KG Eco SolutionLtd
3.1xn/aUS$171.09m
No more companies available in this PE range
A005490 40.0xIndustry Avg. 16.3xNo. of Companies9PE01632486480+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: A005490 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (40x) compared to the KR Metals and Mining industry average (16.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is A005490's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

A005490 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio40x
Fair PE Ratio37.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: A005490 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (40x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst A005490 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₩349,500.00
₩435,956.52
+24.74%
9.97%₩500,000.00₩320,000.00n/a23
Mar ’27₩413,000.00
₩437,375.00
+5.90%
10.29%₩520,000.00₩320,000.00n/a24
Feb ’27₩347,500.00
₩432,791.67
+24.54%
11.84%₩520,000.00₩310,000.00n/a24
Jan ’27₩305,000.00
₩411,583.33
+34.95%
12.30%₩520,000.00₩310,000.00n/a24
Dec ’26₩309,000.00
₩411,583.33
+33.20%
12.30%₩520,000.00₩310,000.00n/a24
Nov ’26₩310,500.00
₩405,125.00
+30.48%
12.97%₩520,000.00₩310,000.00n/a24
Oct ’26₩275,000.00
₩402,739.13
+46.45%
13.22%₩520,000.00₩310,000.00n/a23
Sep ’26₩281,000.00
₩404,291.67
+43.88%
12.62%₩520,000.00₩310,000.00n/a24
Aug ’26₩290,500.00
₩396,166.67
+36.37%
16.52%₩520,000.00₩225,000.00n/a24
Jul ’26₩276,000.00
₩364,590.91
+32.10%
19.74%₩520,000.00₩225,000.00n/a22
Jun ’26₩250,000.00
₩361,863.64
+44.75%
20.54%₩520,000.00₩225,000.00n/a22
May ’26₩260,500.00
₩361,863.64
+38.91%
20.54%₩520,000.00₩225,000.00n/a22
Apr ’26₩279,500.00
₩356,409.09
+27.52%
21.69%₩520,000.00₩225,000.00₩346,500.0022
Mar ’26₩272,500.00
₩346,952.38
+27.32%
19.99%₩500,000.00₩225,000.00₩413,000.0021
Feb ’26₩260,500.00
₩401,285.71
+54.04%
16.13%₩510,000.00₩250,000.00₩347,500.0021
Jan ’26₩253,500.00
₩440,000.00
+73.57%
19.16%₩650,000.00₩250,000.00₩305,000.0022
Dec ’25₩282,500.00
₩457,826.09
+62.06%
16.98%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00₩309,000.0023
Nov ’25₩337,000.00
₩458,260.87
+35.98%
16.83%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00₩310,500.0023
Oct ’25₩385,000.00
₩486,304.35
+26.31%
16.94%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00₩275,000.0023
Sep ’25₩340,000.00
₩492,916.67
+44.98%
16.82%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00₩281,000.0024
Aug ’25₩362,500.00
₩492,083.33
+35.75%
17.18%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00₩290,500.0024
Jul ’25₩370,500.00
₩520,000.00
+40.35%
16.37%₩650,000.00₩330,000.00₩276,000.0024
Jun ’25₩369,000.00
₩521,666.67
+41.37%
16.20%₩650,000.00₩330,000.00₩250,000.0024
May ’25₩405,000.00
₩523,750.00
+29.32%
16.33%₩650,000.00₩330,000.00₩260,500.0024
Apr ’25₩418,000.00
₩567,400.00
+35.74%
19.26%₩900,000.00₩340,000.00₩279,500.0025
₩435.96k
Fair Value
20.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
23
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/04 04:25
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/03 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

POSCO Holdings Inc. is covered by 34 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ephrem RaviBarclays
Bik Yun LauBernstein
Kyung Jae HwangBofA Global Research