POSCO Holdings Inc.

KOSE:A005490 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₩24.6t

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 Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair 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.

₩290.65k
Fair Value
12.0% overvalued intrinsic discount
23
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: A005490 (₩325500) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₩290652.88)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A005490 is trading above our estimate of fair 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 Ratio50.6x
Earnings₩486.43b
Market Cap₩24.61t

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 Average23.1x
A016380 KG Dongbu SteelLtd
3x4.27%₩543.2b
A002710 TCC Steel
34.5x45.59%₩541.3b
A003030 SeAH Steel Holdings
13.9xn/a₩585.5b
A002240 Kiswire
41xn/a₩484.4b
A005490 POSCO Holdings
50.6x50.40%₩24.6t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: A005490 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.6x) compared to the peer average (23.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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A005490 50.6xIndustry Avg. 13.5xNo. of Companies9PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: A005490 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.6x) compared to the KR Metals and Mining industry average (13.5x).

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 Ratio50.6x
Fair PE Ratio42.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: A005490 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.9x).

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₩325,500.00
₩398,608.70
+22.46%
13.32%₩520,000.00₩310,000.00n/a23
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₩225,000.00n/a22
Mar ’26₩272,500.00
₩346,952.38
+27.32%
19.99%₩500,000.00₩225,000.00n/a21
Feb ’26₩260,500.00
₩401,285.71
+54.04%
16.13%₩510,000.00₩250,000.00n/a21
Jan ’26₩253,500.00
₩440,000.00
+73.57%
19.16%₩650,000.00₩250,000.00n/a22
Dec ’25₩282,500.00
₩457,826.09
+62.06%
16.98%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00n/a23
Nov ’25₩337,000.00
₩458,260.87
+35.98%
16.83%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00n/a23
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
Mar ’25₩431,500.00
₩567,400.00
+31.49%
19.26%₩900,000.00₩340,000.00₩272,500.0025
Feb ’25₩437,000.00
₩573,400.00
+31.21%
19.65%₩900,000.00₩340,000.00₩260,500.0025
Jan ’25₩499,500.00
₩635,333.33
+27.19%
17.59%₩900,000.00₩390,000.00₩253,500.0024
Dec ’24₩474,000.00
₩637,833.33
+34.56%
17.50%₩900,000.00₩390,000.00₩282,500.0024
Nov ’24₩402,500.00
₩626,320.00
+55.61%
19.65%₩900,000.00₩350,000.00₩337,000.0025
Oct ’24₩535,000.00
₩665,652.17
+24.42%
19.95%₩900,000.00₩350,000.00₩385,000.0023
₩398.61k
Fair Value
18.3% 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 Analysis2025/10/25 15:26
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/24 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

POSCO Holdings Inc. is covered by 36 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
Kyung Jae HwangBofA Global Research
Josh YangCitigroup Inc