POSCO (PKX) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

POSCO (NYSE:PKX) is expected to announce its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1,864.07 per share and revenue of $18.5451 billion for the quarter. Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET.

POSCO (NYSE:PKX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.61) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by ($1.06). The business had revenue of $10.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.85 billion. POSCO had a net margin of 0.97% and a return on equity of 1.09%. On average, analysts expect POSCO to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

POSCO Stock Performance

Shares of PKX opened at $69.25 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $20.95 billion, a PE ratio of 52.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $62.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.36. POSCO has a 12-month low of $42.35 and a 12-month high of $71.58.

Institutional Trading of POSCO

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Xponance LLC boosted its position in shares of POSCO by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Xponance LLC now owns 4,433 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $236,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of POSCO by 4.5% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,863 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of POSCO by 51.6% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 682 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in shares of POSCO by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 5,636 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $306,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC bought a new stake in shares of POSCO during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on PKX shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of POSCO in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research downgraded POSCO from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

POSCO Company Profile

POSCO (NYSE: PKX) is a South Korea–based integrated steel producer founded in 1968 as Pohang Iron and Steel Company. Headquartered in Pohang, the company grew rapidly as part of South Korea’s industrialization program and developed large, integrated steelworks—most notably in Pohang and Gwangyang—that helped establish POSCO among the world’s largest steelmakers. It is structured as a diversified industrial group with steelmaking at its core and a range of downstream and trading businesses.

The company’s primary activities include ironmaking and steelmaking, producing a wide array of steel products such as hot-rolled and cold-rolled sheets, coated steels, plates, stainless and special steels, long products (bars and wire rods), and seamless pipes.