PKX vs AREC vs NUE Stock Comparison

Posco Holdings, American Resources and Nucor 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
NUE Nucor Corp
$271.77 +11.1% 1M +78.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.66B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.83B
Div. yield
0.82%
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nucor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nucor 5, Posco Holdings 2, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKXARECNUELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.94B $93.02M $61.66B NUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.2x 5.3x 17.2x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x — 13.5x PKX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.8% +56.7% +21.8% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.95% 3.28% 0.82% AREC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% -64.6% +78.8% NUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr -12.2%/yr +19.5%/yr NUE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 96.9% 31.6% NUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 45/100 72/100 NUE

Percentile Scorecard

PKXARECNUE

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

AxisPKXARECNUE
Valuation 89 #19 of 162 82 #5 of 23 85 #26 of 162
Growth 38 #92 of 147 60 #9 of 21 60 #59 of 147
Profitability 51 #60 of 122 – 86 #18 of 122
Financial Health 79 #35 of 164 38 #14 of 22 –
Shareholder Returns 86 #16 of 107 0 #10 of 10 59 #45 of 107
Overall 69 45 72
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NUE 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

PeriodPKXARECNUESPY
1 month -10.0%-33.3%+11.1% +0.9%
3 months +7.1%-28.7%+6.1% +5.9%
6 months -31.7%-41.1%+22.2% +8.5%
Year to date -2.0%-50.8%+66.6% +13.3%
1 year -7.2%-64.6%+78.8% +12.4%
3 years -33.1%-10.9%+83.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -12.6%-3.8%+22.4% +23.5%
5 years -17.6%-47.9%+143.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.8%-12.2%+19.5% +11.0%
10 years +2.0%—+470.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.2%—+19.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePKXARECNUESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%96.9%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%93.6%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.422.870.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.672.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-88.1%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-72.1%-1.0% -0.9%
52-week high $91.72$4.37$274.65 $779.14
52-week low $48.69$1.09$142.66 $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.

MultiplePKXARECNUE
P/E now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 13.4x 5.3xmedian 27.3x 17.2xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.2x -297.4xmedian 7.5x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x -3.2xmedian 29.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 14.8x 7.5xmedian 10.6x 34.5xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 1.2x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -16.18median 0.31 0.08median 51.60 -2.21median 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 monthsPKXARECNUE
Revenue $37.16B -$312.74K $38.83B
Gross profit $3.86B $956.08K –
Operating income $1.39B -$6.29M –
Net income $1.47B -$79.01M $4.05B
Free cash flow -$4.45B $12.37M –
R&D – -$1.22M –
EPS (diluted) $12.52 $0.20 $15.74
Cash & equivalents – $31.70M $3.47B
Total debt $749.60M $8.34M –
Shares (diluted) 75.62M 87.27M 228.50M
Enterprise value $8.29B $8.95M $62.94B

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
MetricPKXARECNUE
P/E 4.2x 5.3x 17.2x
P/FCF -0.9x 7.5x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.3x 11.6x
P/S 0.1x -297.4x 1.6x
P/B 0.1x 1.0x –
P/Tangible book 0.1x 1.0x –
EV/EBITDA – -3.2x –
EV/EBIT 3.4x -3.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.1x -69.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF -1.1x 1.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.7x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -16.18 0.08 -2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKXARECNUE
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.8% 56.7% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.1% -26.2% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.1% 210.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -62.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 47.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 31.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 297.8% -517.7% 106.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -279.5% -9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 163.2% 131.2% 119.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 68.3% -7.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 541.6% 68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 71.1% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.9% 682.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 89.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKXARECNUE
Gross margin 10.4% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 3.7% – –
Pretax margin 3.5% – –
Net margin 2.5% – –
FCF margin -12.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin – -4,086% 13.7%
Return on equity 3.4% – –
Return on assets 3.1% 7.7% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 3.0% – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% -5.1% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – -3,162% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKXARECNUE
Debt / assets 2.2% 0.6% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.4x –
Debt / FCF -0.2x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 7.7% 43.9% 37.2%
Equity / assets 92.3% 56.1% –
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio – 2.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 1.2x –
Cash ratio – 1.2x –
Altman Z-score – -0.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKXARECNUE
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.3% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – -81.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% -78.0% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusPKXARECNUE
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 – 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $-0.30FY2026 $20.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +245.1%FY2026 – +160.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% – +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.03BFY2026 $8.75MFY2026 $39.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026 +22.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +3,730.3% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKXARECNUE
Held by institutions 17.7% 31.5% 79.2%
Institutions holding 181 99 1,541
Change in shares held, QoQ +38.2% -5.8% +2.2%
Institutions buying 131 67 751
Institutions selling 30 17 516
Buyers to sellers 4.37 3.94 1.46

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.

PKXARECNUE
PKX 1.00 0.17 0.31
AREC 0.17 1.00 0.18
NUE 0.31 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKX, AREC and NUE?

Nucor (NUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.94B, American Resources (AREC) $93.02M, Nucor (NUE) $61.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, PKX, AREC and NUE?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.2x, American Resources (AREC) 5.3x, Nucor (NUE) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Posco Holdings (PKX) is cheapest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.6x, Nucor (NUE) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Nucor (NUE) +21.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nucor (NUE) returned the most: Posco Holdings (PKX) -7.2%, American Resources (AREC) -64.6%, Nucor (NUE) +78.8%. Over five years, Nucor (NUE) compounded fastest (Posco Holdings (PKX) -3.8%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -12.2%/yr, Nucor (NUE) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Resources (AREC) has the highest dividend yield: Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.95%, American Resources (AREC) 3.28%, Nucor (NUE) 0.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nucor (NUE) has been the steadiest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, American Resources (AREC) 96.9%, Nucor (NUE) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nucor (NUE) leads on 5. 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.