PKX vs AREC vs GGB Stock Comparison

Posco Holdings, American Resources and Gerdau Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$52.15 -10.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
2.95%
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$4.52 -5.4% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.06B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
3.32%
Steel Basic Materials
10 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 10, Posco Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKXARECGGBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.94B $93.02M $9.06B GGB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.2x 5.3x 16.8x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x — 7.8x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.8% +56.7% +103.8% GGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% — 3.2% GGB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% — 11.6% GGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.4x -0.4x GGB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.95% 3.28% 3.32% GGB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% -64.6% +30.6% GGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr -12.2%/yr +3.8%/yr GGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 96.9% 37.1% GGB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 45/100 67/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

PKXARECGGB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPKXARECGGB
Valuation 89 #19 of 162 82 #5 of 23 91 #15 of 162
Growth 38 #92 of 147 60 #9 of 21 35 #96 of 147
Profitability 51 #60 of 122 – 61 #48 of 122
Financial Health 79 #35 of 164 38 #14 of 22 53 #78 of 164
Shareholder Returns 86 #16 of 107 0 #10 of 10 93 #8 of 107
Overall 69 45 67
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPKXARECGGBSPY
1 month -10.0%-33.3%-5.4% +0.9%
3 months +7.1%-28.7%-7.2% +5.9%
6 months -31.7%-41.1%+2.0% +8.5%
Year to date -2.0%-50.8%+22.5% +13.3%
1 year -7.2%-64.6%+30.6% +12.4%
3 years -33.1%-10.9%+24.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -12.6%-3.8%+7.6% +23.5%
5 years -17.6%-47.9%+20.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.8%-12.2%+3.8% +11.0%
10 years +2.0%—+67.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.2%—+5.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePKXARECGGBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%96.9%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%93.6%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.422.871.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.670.83 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-88.1%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-72.1%-13.7% -0.9%
52-week high $91.72$4.37$5.24 $779.14
52-week low $48.69$1.09$3.26 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePKXARECGGB
P/E now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 13.4x 5.3xmedian 27.3x 16.8xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.2x -297.4xmedian 7.5x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x -3.2xmedian 29.3x 3.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 14.8x 7.5xmedian 10.6x 65.3xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -16.18median 0.31 0.08median 51.60 4.63median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPKXARECGGB
Revenue $37.16B -$312.74K $17.11B
Gross profit $3.86B $956.08K $1.99B
Operating income $1.39B -$6.29M $1.59B
Net income $1.47B -$79.01M $546.25M
Free cash flow -$4.45B $12.37M $138.65M
R&D – -$1.22M –
EPS (diluted) $12.52 $0.20 $0.42
Cash & equivalents – $31.70M $1.09B
Total debt $749.60M $8.34M $309.89M
Shares (diluted) 75.62M 87.27M 1.29B
Enterprise value $8.29B $8.95M $4.42B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPKXARECGGB
P/E 4.2x 5.3x 16.8x
P/FCF -0.9x 7.5x 65.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.3x 5.3x
P/S 0.1x -297.4x 0.5x
P/B 0.1x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – -3.2x 3.6x
EV/EBIT 3.4x -3.5x 5.1x
EV/Revenue 0.1x -69.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF -1.1x 1.8x 58.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.7x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -16.18 0.08 4.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKXARECGGB
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.8% 56.7% 103.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.1% -26.2% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.1% 210.0% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -62.3% -7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 47.3% 51.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 31.4% -30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 297.8% -517.7% -27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -279.5% -30.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 163.2% 131.2% 8.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 68.3% 3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 541.6% 25.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 71.1% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.9% 682.1% -77.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 89.3% -52.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKXARECGGB
Gross margin 10.4% – 11.6%
EBITDA margin – – 13.3%
Operating margin 3.7% – 9.3%
Pretax margin 3.5% – 3.8%
Net margin 2.5% – 3.2%
FCF margin -12.0% – 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin – -4,086% 9.9%
Return on equity 3.4% – 3.5%
Return on assets 3.1% 7.7% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 3.0% – 11.6%
Return on capital employed 4.1% -5.1% 11.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.2x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – -3,162% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKXARECGGB
Debt / assets 2.2% 0.6% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF -0.2x 0.1x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 7.7% 43.9% 34.9%
Equity / assets 92.3% 56.1% 65.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x – 4.1x
Current ratio – 2.2x 2.9x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 1.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – -0.60 3.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKXARECGGB
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.3% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – -81.3% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 3.0% -78.0% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPKXARECGGB
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 – 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $-0.30FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +245.1%FY2026 – +346.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% – +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.03BFY2026 $8.75MFY2026 $14.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +3,730.3% -4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKXARECGGB
Held by institutions 17.7% 31.5% 18.0%
Institutions holding 181 99 211
Change in shares held, QoQ +38.2% -5.8% +17.1%
Institutions buying 131 67 119
Institutions selling 30 17 52
Buyers to sellers 4.37 3.94 2.29

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PKXARECGGB
PKX 1.00 0.17 0.39
AREC 0.17 1.00 0.26
GGB 0.39 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKX, AREC and GGB?

Gerdau (GGB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.94B, American Resources (AREC) $93.02M, Gerdau (GGB) $9.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, PKX, AREC and GGB?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.2x, American Resources (AREC) 5.3x, Gerdau (GGB) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.6x, Gerdau (GGB) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gerdau (GGB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Gerdau (GGB) +103.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gerdau (GGB) has the highest net margin (Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, Gerdau (GGB) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Gerdau (GGB) leads (Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%, Gerdau (GGB) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gerdau (GGB) returned the most: Posco Holdings (PKX) -7.2%, American Resources (AREC) -64.6%, Gerdau (GGB) +30.6%. Over five years, Gerdau (GGB) compounded fastest (Posco Holdings (PKX) -3.8%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -12.2%/yr, Gerdau (GGB) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gerdau (GGB) has the highest dividend yield: Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.95%, American Resources (AREC) 3.28%, Gerdau (GGB) 3.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gerdau (GGB) has been the steadiest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, American Resources (AREC) 96.9%, Gerdau (GGB) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PKX, AREC and GGB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gerdau (GGB) leads on 10. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.