POSCO Holdings Inc ADR vs Steel Dynamics Inc

POSCO Holdings Inc ADR (PKX) is overvalued and Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. PKX is the closer of the two: -69%, against -129% for STLD.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

POSCO Holdings Inc ADR (PKX)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.2% values the shares at $34.89; the price of $59.05 is 69% above that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 0/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $102.14; the price of $233.99 is 129% above that value, and 69% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 45/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricPKXSTLD
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$59.05$233.99
Intrinsic value$34.89$102.14
Margin of safety-69%-129%
Leak Score0/100 (3/12)45/100 (10/12)
Market cap$17.9B$33.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years-0.1%13.6%
Operating margin3.0%10.0%
Net margin1.9%7.8%
Return on equity2.4%17.6%
Debt to equity0.550.44
P/E19.4x21.2x
Forward P/E10.7x11.7x
P/B0.5x3.6x
Dividend yield3.0%0.9%

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