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How POSCO Holdings Inc. stacks up
PKX · against 115 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
25/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #106 of 116 · scores higher than 9% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score4 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including PKX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 25?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 76% of peers. Return on invested capital: 1.5% vs peer median 6.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 74% of peers. Operating margin: 2.1% vs peer median 7.6%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 70% of peers. Return on assets: 0.7% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PKX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PKX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 112 reported | 1.5% | 11.7% | 7% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 116 reported | 2.1% | 14.5% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 106 reported | 0.7% | 6.7% | 9% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 105 reported | 2.2% | 13.2% | 12% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 116 reported | 7.9% | 36.9% | 5% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PKX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.22T INR (≈$26.7B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 2 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 17.7B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 16.0B CAD (≈$11.7B) | 98 | 80 | |
| 2 | 20.8B CAD (≈$15.2B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 102 | 135.9B CNY (≈$19.0B) | 37 | 56 | |
| 103 | 916.6B INR (≈$11.0B) | 36 | 50 | |
| 104 | 91.4B CNY (≈$12.8B) | 31 | 31 | |
| 104 | 10.6B USD | 31 | 53 | |
| 106 | 15.0B USD | 25 | 24 | |
| 107 | 1.13T JPY (≈$7.7B) | 24 | 33 | |
| 107 | 21.3B USD | 24 | 30 | |
| 109 | 400.1B TWD (≈$12.4B) | 20 | 34 | |
| 110 | 8.1B USD | 19 | 19 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score