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South Korea's largest automaker, making mass-market and premium (Genesis) cars, SUVs and EVs sold worldwide.
South Korea's largest automaker, making mass-market and premium (Genesis) cars, SUVs and EVs sold worldwide.
Sells vehicles to dealers worldwide and lends to buyers through a captive finance arm, with North America and Europe the main markets beside Korea. It is part of the Hyundai Motor Group, run by the Chung family, which also holds a large stake in Kia. The 2024 listing of its India unit and the new Georgia plant in the US reflect a shift toward building closer to where cars are sold.
In one line: Korea's Toyota/GM peer — a full-line global mass-market automaker..
Moat: narrow (scale, brand, distribution). Global manufacturing scale and improving brand perception (Genesis, EVs), but competes in a capital-intensive, cyclical industry.
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea · Founded: 1967 · Employees: 72,598
Size HyundaiMtr (005380.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Discretionary company (Motor Vehicles) with a market value of $47.5B, the 6th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩279,500 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 47.2%, against +1.2% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.8%); the operating margin is 5.2% (peer median 6.5%).
Valuation It trades at 7.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.6× (7th cheapest of 20).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.4 points below its cost of capital (6.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩187T | ₩186T | ₩175T | ₩163T | ₩142T |
| Revenue growth | — | +6% | +8% | +14% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | ₩34.5T | ₩36.2T | ₩34.0T | ₩28.6T |
| EBITDA | n/a | ₩16.8T | ₩18.8T | ₩20.3T | ₩15.1T |
| Net income | ₩7.82T | ₩9.45T | ₩12.5T | ₩12.0T | ₩7.36T |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -₩14.4T | -₩13.7T | -₩9.59T | ₩6.61T |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₩11.1T | ₩10.4T | ₩8.85T | ₩5.73T |
| Total debt | n/a | ₩177T | ₩158T | ₩126T | ₩113T |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HyundaiMtr 005380.KS | $47.5B | -47% | +1% | 5% | 7.3× | n/a |
| Toyota Motor 7203.T | $251B | +10% | +7% | 7% | 10.6× | n/a |
| General Motors GM | $72.7B | +10% | 0% | 2% | 6.1× | 23.9% |
| Volkswagen VOW.DE | $39.1B | -24% | -3% | 7% | 5.5× | n/a |
| Kia 000270.KS | $28.3B | -34% | +8% | 7% | 5.4× | -12.9% |
| Tesla TSLA | $1.42T | -16% | +8% | 4% | 176.4× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 005380.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -16.8% | +8.8% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -47.2% | +1.2% | lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -64.3% | -16.4% | lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.6% | +6.8% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 6.5% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 7.3× | 10.6× | 7th cheapest of 20 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.4 pp | -1.7 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HyundaiMtr 005380.KS | South Korea | $47.5B | -47% | +1% | 5% | 7.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Porsche P911.DE | Germany | $47.8B | 0% | -10% | 6% | 22.9× | 17.3% | +4.8% |
| Ford Motor F | United States | $48.8B | +2% | -1% | 2% | 7.0× | 25.6% | +8.1% |
| Honda Motor 7267.T | Japan | $45.2B | +45% | +4% | -1% | 11.7× | 18.2% | +10.6% |
| Mercedes-Benz MBG.DE | Germany | $44.9B | -19% | -7% | 5% | 7.9× | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra M&M.NS | India | $43.1B | -2% | +26% | 15% | 24.0× | 13.6% | +21.5% |
| Maruti Suzuki India MARUTI.NS | India | $42.3B | -7% | +30% | 7% | 30.1× | 27.7% | +21.1% |
| Bayerische Motoren Werke BMW.DE | Germany | $40.3B | -22% | -6% | 6% | 9.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Volkswagen VOW.DE | Germany | $39.1B | -24% | -3% | 7% | 5.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Daimler Truck DTG.DE | Germany | $34.7B | -1% | -14% | 5% | 10.6× | 9.8% | +4.8% |
| Bajaj Auto BAJAJ-AUTO.NS | India | $31.7B | +3% | +48% | 19% | 24.0× | 27.3% | +17.4% |
| General Motors GM | United States | $72.7B | +10% | 0% | 2% | 6.1× | 23.9% | +8.6% |
| Kia 000270.KS | South Korea | $28.3B | -34% | +8% | 7% | 5.4× | -12.9% | +14.0% |
| Suzuki Motor 7269.T | Japan | $27.3B | +26% | +14% | 9% | 9.1× | -0.8% | +14.6% |
| Ferrari RACE.MI | Italy | $92.2B | +30% | +6% | 30% | 37.7× | 22.8% | +15.6% |
| TVS Motor TVSMOTOR.NS | India | $22.6B | +21% | +34% | 12% | 42.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Eicher Motors EICHERMOT.NS | India | $22.3B | +5% | +28% | 21% | 33.0× | 36.0% | +21.8% |
| Geely Auto 0175.HK | Hong Kong | $20.1B | -34% | +27% | 4% | 6.5× | -9.3% | +29.3% |
| Rivian Automotive RIVN | United States | $19.9B | -4% | +11% | -53% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Traton 8TRA.DE | Germany | $18.9B | +2% | +1% | 6% | 6.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Motor India HYUNDAI.NS | India | $18.3B | +16% | +8% | 7% | 33.0× | 26.6% | +11.8% |