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PKX (POSCO Holdings) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 2.36% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is POSCO Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. POSCO Holdings's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $829 Mil. POSCO Holdings's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $35,112 Mil. Therefore, POSCO Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.36%.

The historical rank and industry rank for POSCO Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PKX' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 4.24   Max: 15.33
Current: 1.75

During the past 13 years, POSCO Holdings's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 15.33%. The lowest was 0.49%. And the median was 4.24%.

PKX's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
61.26% of 617 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 4.1 vs PKX: 1.75

POSCO Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for POSCO Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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POSCO Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

POSCO Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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POSCO Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of POSCO Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Steel subindustry, POSCO Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


POSCO Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, POSCO Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where POSCO Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.


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POSCO Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

POSCO Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2024 )  (A: Dec. 2023 )(A: Dec. 2024 )
=781.516/( (38029.347+35289.952 )/ 2 )
=781.516/36659.6495
=2.13 %

POSCO Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2025 )  (Q: Dec. 2024 )(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=829.144/( (35289.952+34933.34)/ 2 )
=829.144/35111.646
=2.36 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


POSCO Holdings  (NYSE:PKX) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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POSCO Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
POSCO Center, 440 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR, 06194
POSCO Holdings Inc is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries. The company operates across four distinct segments. The first segment is the Steel Segment, which includes the production and sale of steel products. The second segment is the Infrastructure Business, which is further divided into three operations. The Trading Segment comprises trading and natural resource development activities. The Construction Segment involves the planning, designing, and construction of industrial plants, civil engineering projects, and buildings. The Logistics and Others Segment. The third segment is the Secondary Battery Materials Segment, and the fourth segment is the Others Segment.