# POSCO HOLDINGS INC. American (PKX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $62.74, market value $19.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.7×** (5-yr avg 0.0×, 3-yr avg 0.0×). POSCO HOLDINGS INC. American trades at 18.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 0.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 10.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.3×**. Enterprise value is 5.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -10.0%**. Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 5.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 7.9%**. POSCO HOLDINGS INC. American keeps 7.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 3.3%**. 3.3% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.0%**. 1.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 1.2%**. 1.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 2.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 2.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -6.1%** (3-yr -6.7%/yr, 5-yr 3.7%/yr). Revenue fell 6.1% over the last year, against 3.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -82.8%** (3-yr -61.9%/yr, 5-yr -35.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 82.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.54**. Debt is 0.54 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.9×**. It would take 1.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 2.1×**. Operating profit covers interest 2.1×, thin but manageable.
- **Current ratio: 1.89** (quick 1.29). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.89 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.69**. A Z-score of 1.69 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.59%** ($1.62 per share, trailing). POSCO HOLDINGS INC. American yields 2.59%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 133%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (133% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 21.2%** (YTD 17.9%, 3-mo 1.9%). The shares are up 21.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -32.1%** (39.5% above the low). Trading 32% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 65**. An RSI of 65 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.36** (volatility 45%). Beta of 1.36 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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