POSCO Holdings Posts Lower 2025 Earnings but Targets 2026 Profit Rebound on Lithium Ramp-Up and Asset Sales
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POSCO ( (PKX) ) just unveiled an update.
On January 29, 2026, POSCO Holdings reported provisional consolidated full-year 2025 results showing a broad earnings slowdown despite a recovery in its core steel business. Revenue fell 5.0% year-on-year to KRW 69.09 trillion, operating profit declined 15.7% to KRW 1.83 trillion, profit before income tax dropped 11.2% to KRW 1.11 trillion, and net profit halved, down 47.4% to KRW 0.50 trillion, with profit attributable to owners of the parent sliding 39.4% to KRW 0.66 trillion. Management attributed the weaker performance primarily to soft results in rechargeable battery materials and construction, while noting that a one-time non-cash corporate tax expense in 2025 related to the introduction of a consolidated tax return weighed on net profit. The group maintained a sizable investment program with KRW 7.0 trillion in consolidated capex and is targeting a profit rebound in 2026 supported by commercial-scale lithium production and planned sales of non-core assets, moves that underscore its strategy to diversify beyond traditional steel while managing balance-sheet leverage. In parallel, POSCO continues to emphasize workplace safety as a strategic priority, strengthening group-wide safety governance, increasing the weight of safety metrics in management evaluations, expanding safety training to contractors and SMEs, and deploying digital tools such as AI-based CCTV and risk assessment systems, measures that are important for regulatory compliance and for protecting its operational continuity and reputation.
The most recent analyst rating on (PKX) stock is a Hold with a $63.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on POSCO stock, see the PKX Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on PKX Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, PKX is a Neutral.
The score is driven primarily by mixed financial performance (declining profitability and negative free cash flow, offset by a stable balance sheet). Technicals are supportive with a clear uptrend, but momentum indicators look overbought. Valuation is the main drag due to the very high P/E, only partly offset by the dividend yield.
To see Spark’s full report on PKX stock, click here.
More about POSCO
POSCO Holdings Inc. is a South Korea–based global steel and materials group with core operations in steelmaking, rechargeable battery materials and infrastructure businesses, including trading, energy and construction. The company’s primary products range from steel for automotive and construction sectors to battery materials supplied to the fast-growing electric vehicle supply chain, and it focuses on both domestic and overseas markets through subsidiaries such as POSCO, POSCO Future M, POSCO International and POSCO E&C.
Average Trading Volume: 180,036
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: $19.03B
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