Posco Holdings (PKX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Posco Holdings' (PKX) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 3.95% in Q1 2026, up 69.0% year-on-year from 2.34% in Q1 2025, and down 3.47% quarter-over-quarter from 4.1% in Q4 2025.
Posco Holdings (PKX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Posco Holdings has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 3.95% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.95%, up 69.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.76% (up 178.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.14%, up 17.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 3.95% for Q1 2026 at Posco Holdings, down from 4.1% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 11.19% in Q4 2023 to a low of 3.37% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 4.08% (2025), against an average of 5.17%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 1456 bps in 2024 and soared 747 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Posco Holdings' Operating Margin stood at 8.2% in 2022, then soared by 36 bps to 11.19% in 2023, then tumbled by 130 bps to 3.37% in 2024, then jumped by 221 bps to 4.1% in 2025, then declined by 3 bps to 3.95% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.95% (Q1 2026), 4.1% (Q4 2025), and 3.7% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | 7.37% |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.83% |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | 4.87% |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 9.14% |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | -4.33% |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | -51.70% |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | 44.81% |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 0.40% |
| 10 | Posco Holdings | 20,328.37 | -126.16 Mn | 1.04 Bn | 3.95% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.10% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.03% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.66% |