POSCO HoldingsKOSPI 005490Earnings
Q3 operating profit rose 46.9% while net income to owners fell 42.9%
Revenue rose 10.9% and nine-month revenue rose 7.7%.
Why we picked this stock
The filing shows operating profit rising while net income to owners fell, a split in the quarter's results.
What changed
Q3 revenue
KRW 19.14 trillion
Q3 2026, Consolidated, up 10.9%
Q3 operating profit
KRW 940 billion
Q3 2026, Consolidated, up 46.9%
Q3 net income to owners
KRW 240 billion
Q3 2026, Consolidated, down 42.9%
- Revenue rose 10.9% from KRW 17.26 trillion in Q3 2025 to KRW 19.14 trillion.
- Operating profit rose 46.9% from KRW 640 billion in Q3 2025.
- Net income to owners fell 42.9% from KRW 420 billion in Q3 2025.
Context
- Nine-month operating profit rose 36.5% from KRW 1.81 trillion in 9M 2025.
- The results are provisional and may change during the external audit.
What to check next
- UncertaintyWhether the provisional figures change after the audit will be checked in the final earnings filing and quarterly report.
- ConditionWhether the net income decline holds in final figures will be checked in the income statement of the quarterly report.
- ConditionThe business segment breakdown of the operating profit increase can be checked in the earnings presentation materials.
Sources and wrap-up
Keep in mind these are provisional; judge the profit trend again once audited figures are out.
Sources
- 연결재무제표기준영업(잠정)실적(공정공시)DART, 2026-11-02
Facts used in the cards
Values and passages are copied from the original filings.
- Q3 revenue: KRW 19.14 trillion
- Q3 2026, Consolidated, DART
- 매출액 당해실적 19.14 19.26 -0.6 - 17.26 10.9 -
- Prior-year Q3 revenue: KRW 17.26 trillion
- Q3 2025, Consolidated, DART
- 매출액 당해실적 19.14 19.26 -0.6 - 17.26 10.9 -
- Q3 operating profit: KRW 940 billion
- Q3 2026, Consolidated, DART
- 영업이익 당해실적 0.94 0.82 15.3 - 0.64 47.9 -
- Prior-year Q3 operating profit: KRW 640 billion
- Q3 2025, Consolidated, DART
- 영업이익 당해실적 0.94 0.82 15.3 - 0.64 47.9 -
- Q3 net income to owners: KRW 240 billion
- Q3 2026, Consolidated, DART
- 지배기업 소유주지분 순이익 당해실적 0.24 0.68 -64.7 - 0.42 -42.6 -
- Prior-year Q3 net income to owners: KRW 420 billion
- Q3 2025, Consolidated, DART
- 지배기업 소유주지분 순이익 당해실적 0.24 0.68 -64.7 - 0.42 -42.6 -
- Nine-month revenue: KRW 56.28 trillion
- 9M 2026, Consolidated, DART
- 매출액 당해실적 19.14 19.26 -0.6 - 17.26 10.9 - 누계실적 56.28 - - - 52.25 7.7 -
- Prior-year nine-month revenue: KRW 52.25 trillion
- 9M 2025, Consolidated, DART
- 누계실적 56.28 - - - 52.25 7.7 -
- Nine-month operating profit: KRW 2.47 trillion
- 9M 2026, Consolidated, DART
- 영업이익 당해실적 0.94 0.82 15.3 - 0.64 47.9 - 누계실적 2.47 - - - 1.81 36.2 -
- Prior-year nine-month operating profit: KRW 1.81 trillion
- 9M 2025, Consolidated, DART
- 누계실적 2.47 - - - 1.81 36.2 -
- Provisional figures notice: Figures are provisional and may change during the external audit.
- Consolidated, DART
- 외부감사인의 회계감사가 완료되지 않은 상태에서 작성된 자료이므로 향후 외부감사인의 감사과정에서 변경될 수 있음.
- Earnings call date: Nov. 2, 2026
- DART
- 정보제공(예정)일자 2026년 11월 2일 정보제공(예정)시간 15:00
Questions and answers
- What was POSCO Holdings's Q3 revenue in Q3 2026?
- KRW 19.14 trillion on a consolidated basis. The comparison figure was KRW 17.26 trillion in Q3 2025 (up 10.9%).
- What was POSCO Holdings's Q3 operating profit in Q3 2026?
- KRW 940 billion on a consolidated basis. The comparison figure was KRW 640 billion in Q3 2025 (up 46.9%).
- What was POSCO Holdings's Q3 net income to owners in Q3 2026?
- KRW 240 billion on a consolidated basis. The comparison figure was KRW 420 billion in Q3 2025 (down 42.9%).
- What should readers check next on POSCO Holdings?
- Whether the provisional figures change after the audit will be checked in the final earnings filing and quarterly report. Whether the net income decline holds in final figures will be checked in the income statement of the quarterly report. The business segment breakdown of the operating profit increase can be checked in the earnings presentation materials.
- Which filings is this based on?
- 연결재무제표기준영업(잠정)실적(공정공시) (DART, 2026-11-02).
- Is this a buy recommendation?
- No. This is for information only and is not investment advice. You are responsible for your own investment decisions and their results.
Key terms
- Provisional results
- Figures a company releases before its audit or review is finished. They can change in the final filing.
- Operating profit
- Revenue minus the cost of sales and selling and administrative expenses. It shows what the core business earned.
- Fair disclosure
- A Korean filing that gives material information to everyone at the same time rather than to selected people.
Corrections
No corrections.