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Top holding company of SK Group, holding stakes in SK Innovation, SK Telecom, SKC, SK Square and other affiliates, plus an IT-services subsidiary.
Top holding company of SK Group, holding stakes in SK Innovation, SK Telecom, SKC, SK Square and other affiliates, plus an IT-services subsidiary.
As a holding company it earns dividends and brand-licence fees from affiliates, profit from its own IT-services arm, and gains from buying and selling stakes, so results follow its listed holdings. Chairman Chey Tae-won is the largest shareholder. In 2024 the group began consolidating affiliates, including merging SK Innovation with its energy unit SK E&S.
In one line: A diversified Korean conglomerate holding company atop energy, telecom, chemicals and chip.
Moat: none (scale). Value derives from underlying group companies; the holding-company structure itself has no product moat.
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea · Founded: 1953 · Employees: 4,419
Size SK (034730.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Financial Conglomerates) with a market value of $17.9B, the 21st largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩445,000 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 4.7%, against -51.7% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 14.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +19.9%); the operating margin is 6.7% (peer median 9.3%).
Valuation It trades at 2.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.6× (cheapest of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.3 points below its cost of capital (5.8% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩140T | ₩123T | ₩123T | ₩129T | ₩132T |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | -4% | -2% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩17.1T | ₩8.58T | ₩9.51T | ₩11.2T | ₩14.7T |
| EBITDA | ₩17.4T | ₩9.39T | ₩10.5T | ₩13.1T | ₩17.0T |
| Net income | ₩8.73T | -₩511B | -₩1.45T | -₩777B | ₩456B |
| Free cash flow | -₩185B | -₩3.49T | -₩7.35T | -₩7.56T | -₩6.32T |
| Capital expenditure | ₩8.75T | ₩10.1T | ₩15.9T | ₩19.5T | ₩14.6T |
| Total debt | ₩77.1T | ₩77.1T | ₩88.1T | ₩84.2T | ₩80.0T |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK 034730.KS | $17.9B | +5% | +15% | 7% | 2.2× | n/a |
| LG Corp. 003550.KS | $9.77B | -9% | +3% | 11% | 10.9× | 6.6% |
| Samsung C&t 028260.KS | $31.3B | -8% | +14% | 8% | 15.0× | 5.9% |
| Hanwha 000880.KS | $2.86B | -30% | +35% | 6% | 4.5× | n/a |
Peer set: Sector in the same market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 034730.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -23.3% | -26.2% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +4.7% | -51.7% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -49.6% | -57.1% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +14.7% | +19.9% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 9.3% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 2.2× | 16.6× | cheapest of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.3 pp | +6.3 pp | 9th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.9× | 8.4× | 2nd most expensive of 4 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9× | 2.6× | 2nd most indebted of 4 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK 034730.KS | South Korea | $17.9B | +5% | +15% | 7% | 2.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Hd Hyundai Heavy Industries 329180.KS | South Korea | $20.3B | -62% | +41% | 15% | 9.5× | -7.0% | +16.2% |
| HMM 011200.KS | South Korea | $15.3B | +8% | -5% | 11% | 9.7× | -1.8% | +11.2% |
| Doosan Enerbility 034020.KS | South Korea | $21.1B | -65% | +9% | 5% | 82.3× | 22.7% | +13.2% |
| Hanwha Aerospace 012450.KS | South Korea | $25.0B | -53% | +28% | 11% | 17.2× | -7.0% | +38.1% |
| Ls Electric 010120.KS | South Korea | $12.8B | -58% | +32% | 10% | 31.6× | 21.9% | +15.6% |
| Hdksoe 009540.KS | South Korea | $12.5B | -48% | +23% | 23% | 4.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Samsung Sdi 006400.KS | South Korea | $26.8B | -33% | +21% | 0% | 45.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundaiglovis 086280.KS | South Korea | $10.9B | -13% | +12% | 6% | 8.7× | -10.8% | +12.3% |
| Hyosung Heavy 298040.KS | South Korea | $10.8B | -60% | +13% | 13% | 18.9× | 13.5% | +14.9% |
| Hanwha Ocean 042660.KS | South Korea | $10.7B | -64% | +18% | 13% | 8.7× | -12.4% | +13.2% |
| Posco Future M 003670.KS | South Korea | $10.6B | -36% | -9% | 2% | 282.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Samsung C&t 028260.KS | South Korea | $31.3B | -8% | +14% | 8% | 15.0× | 5.9% | +6.2% |
| SamsungHvyInd 010140.KS | South Korea | $10.2B | -50% | +30% | 27% | 13.3× | -20.3% | +11.4% |
| Hd Hyundai Electric 267260.KS | South Korea | $9.71B | -71% | +21% | 25% | 15.0× | 0.7% | +17.6% |
| SamsungE&A 028050.KS | South Korea | $8.73B | +14% | +19% | 11% | 13.6× | -2.1% | +6.1% |
| KAL 003490.KS | South Korea | $7.99B | +20% | +21% | 2% | 21.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Korea Aerospace 047810.KS | South Korea | $7.37B | -39% | +44% | 6% | 45.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Doosan 000150.KS | South Korea | $7.10B | -60% | +11% | 6% | 16.1× | 15.0% | +11.6% |
| Hanwha Systems 272210.KS | South Korea | $6.93B | -57% | +30% | 6% | 82.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Ecopro BM 247540.KS | South Korea | $6.53B | -60% | -4% | 6% | 965.8× | n/a | n/a |