Posco Holdings (PKX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Posco Holdings (PKX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.52% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.61 percentage points from 4.13% a year earlier but up 1.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Posco Holdings (PKX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Posco Holdings posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.64%, down 0.14 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -1.35 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.79% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.85 pp), 5.64% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.07 pp), 5.57% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-10.92 pp) and 16.49% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+12.50 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 2.36% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 and a high of 23.16% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 (a gain of 10.32 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 (a drop of 19.56 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 2.36% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 2.65% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 3.90% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.92 Bn | 120.65 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 45.35% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 140.14 Bn | 100.96 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 131.37 Bn | 96.51 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 5 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 100.55 Bn | 87.50 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 26.02% |
| 6 | Ternium | 100.28 Bn | 68.54 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 7.47% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.65 Bn | 73.69 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.40 Bn | 47.60 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 22.21% |
| 9 | Nucor | 57.01 Bn | 46.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 10 | Posco Holdings | 3.74 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.06% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.65% |
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Posco Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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