Posco Holdings (PKX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Posco Holdings (PKX) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.74% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 12.27 percentage points from 15.02% a year earlier but up 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Posco Holdings (PKX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Posco Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 1.76%, down 0.17 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.34 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Posco Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.92% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-1.66 pp), 3.59% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-1.53 pp), 5.12% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-7.24 pp) and 12.36% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+9.26 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 2.35% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 to a high of 15.02% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.08 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025, with a gain of 10.20 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, with a drop of 12.27 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 2.35% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 2.39% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 6.73% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.92 Bn | 120.65 Bn | 3.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 140.14 Bn | 100.96 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 131.37 Bn | 96.51 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 8.59% |
| 5 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 100.55 Bn | 87.50 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 21.64% |
| 6 | Ternium | 100.28 Bn | 68.54 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 8.46% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.65 Bn | 73.69 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 11.56% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.40 Bn | 47.60 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.82% |
| 9 | Nucor | 57.01 Bn | 46.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 11.01% |
| 10 | Posco Holdings | 3.74 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 3.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.74% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.20% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.33% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.71% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.94% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.76% |
API Access
Posco Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PKX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "PKX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PKX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();