Overall verdict
Buy
7.4/10
1-year performance
-10.91%
Score breakdown
Down 10.9% over 1 year, 8% of the 52-week range.
Strongest: Profitability 10.0/10. Weakest: Valuation 7.6/10.
22 analysts, target +0.9% vs the price.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the shipbuilding business in South Korea, North America, Asia, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Shipbuilding, Offshore Plants, Engine Machinery, and Others. The company manufactures and sells general merchant ships, including container ships, tankers, ro-pax, ro-ro, and LNG bunkering vessels, as well as LNG, LPG, LEG, bulk, car, and petrochemical product carriers ;
special merchant ships, such as drillships, semi-submersible drilling rigs, and offshore support vessels ; and naval and medium size ships comprising destroyer, frigate, submarine, patrol vessel, minelayer, and landing, combat support, and training ships. It also engages in the manufacturing and installation of fixed and floating offshore equipment, offshore wind power floaters and substation equipment, small modular reactor, and carbon capture and storage.
In addition, the company offers marine solutions, which include low and medium-speed HiMSEN engine, HiMSEN propulsion engine, engine components, NOx reduction system, and marine pump, as well as propeller and ship propulsion and rudder system ; and energy solutions, such as diesel engine power plant, modular power plant and PPS, emergency generator, emergency generator for nuclear power plants, and combined heat and power and hybrid power plant.
Further, it is involved in the operation of leisure sports facilities, performance halls, and other facilities. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Machinery
Primary listing
Krx
South Korea
CEO
Sang Kyun Lee
Founded
1972
Employees
18 880
Revenue / employee
931M KRW
Next earnings
October 30, 2026 (estimated)
Research uses the underlying stock’s market history. The purchase quote is calculated separately when you review your order.
52-week high
765000.00 KRW
52-week low
411500.00 KRW
1-year performance
-10.91%
Declining
Year-to-date performance
-14.20%
Declining
Drawdown
-42.35%
Major drawdown
Position in the 52-week range
8% of range
Range: 491915.16 KRW - 509828.45 KRW (comparables only)
The price implies growth of 1.35% per year; the company grows at 16.16%.
Quality and profitability
10.0/10Gross margin 18.9%, net margin 11.5%, ROIC 29.2%, ROE 30.1%.
Net margin
11.51%
Exceptional
Sector 5.97%|S&P 12.97%
Gross margin
18.86%
Fair
Return on equity (ROE)
30.09%
Exceptional
Sector 9.17%|S&P 16.52%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
29.22%
Exceptional
Free cash flow margin (FCF)
14.96%
Exceptional
Profit-to-cash conversion (FCF conversion)
1.30x
Exceptional
Margin stability
5.5 pts
Uneven
Revenue to net income
Growth
8.2/10Revenue up 52.7% over 1 year, 16.2% a year over 5.
Revenue (trailing 12 months)
20.3T KRW
Revenue growth (1y)
52.69%
Hyper-growth
Revenue growth (3y)
94.36%
Strong
EPS growth (1y)
229.78%
Hyper-growth
EPS CAGR (5y)
—
EPS revisions (3 months)
2.90%
Revised up
Valuation
7.6/10P/E 17.4x, forward P/E 14.4x, EV/EBITDA 12.8x, PEG 0.13. The multiple sits in the 3th percentile of its own 5-year history.
P/E (TTM)
17.4x
Fair
Sector 20.1x|S&P 23.0x
Forward P/E
14.4x
Fair
EV / EBITDA
12.8x
Fair
Sector 11.8x|S&P 14.5x
PEG
0.13
Growth unpriced
Sector 0.41|S&P 0.86
Fair value (reverse DCF)
500871.80 KRW
Undervalued
P/E vs its own 5-year history
among the 3% lowest valuations
Far cheaper than usual
Market cap
46.1T KRW
Financial strength
10.0/10Cash covers 981.2% of the debt, net debt/EBITDA -1.2x.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.2x
Net cash
Gearing (net debt / equity)
-46.62%
Net cash
Cash
5.1T KRW
Cash / market cap
11.05%
Solid
Cash / total debt
981.17%
Net cash
Net debt
-4.6T KRW
Equity
9.8T KRW
Closed daily candles, 2 years
Last close on September 23, 2026: 441,000.00 KRW
- MM20453,100.00
- MM50468,410.00
- MM200554,342.50
- RSI 1443.7
Top panel: closed candles, 20, 50 and 200-day moving averages, with volume in grey. Bottom panel: 14-day RSI with dashed 30 and 70 levels.
200-day average slope, 1 month
-1.98%
200-day average slope, 3 months
-2.69%
50-day average slope, 1 month
-11.41%
Price structure
Lower lows
Bullish RSI divergence
No
20-day volatility
3.40 % per day
Volatility change
-14.38%
Forecasts by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | EPS | Normalised EPS | Revenue | EBITDA | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30581.15 (15) | 31120.46 (15) | 24 984 029 (19) | 4 468 194 (18) | 3 190 984 (16) |
| 2027 | 35026.49 (20) | 35781.82 (20) | 26 702 346 (22) | 5 086 879 (21) | 3 648 340 (20) |
Amounts in millions of KRW, EPS in KRW per share. In brackets, the number of analysts. Consensus as of September 16, 2026.
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| # | Company | Code | Country | Overall / 10 | Fundamentals / 10 | Mkt cap | P/E | Net margin | Revenue growth | ROIC | Net debt / EBITDA | FCF yield | 1-year perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 600150 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 43.2Md USD | 19.7x | 8.2 % | 7.9 % | 12.4 % | -9.9x | 4.3 % | 9.5 % | ||
| 2 | A329180 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 33.7Md USD | 17.4x | 11.5 % | 52.7 % | 29.2 % | -1.2x | 6.6 % | -10.9 % | ||
| 3 | CMI | 6.7 | 6.2 | 72.2Md USD | 26.8x | 7.8 % | 9.4 % | 13.9 % | 0.9x | 4.7 % | 22.9 % | ||
| 4 | WAB | 6.6 | 5.6 | 49.4Md USD | 39.4x | 10.6 % | 17.5 % | 7.8 % | 2.2x | 3.5 % | 48.9 % | ||
| 5 | CAT | 6.5 | 5.9 | 373Md USD | 34.9x | 14.5 % | 24.0 % | 22.1 % | 2.5x | 2.4 % | 70.4 % | ||
| 6 | VOLV B | 6.4 | 6.6 | 66.9Md USD | 18.4x | 7.6 % | 2.7 % | 11.2 % | 2.6x | 5.0 % | 16.3 % | ||
| 7 | 6301 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 39.5Md USD | 17.1x | 8.9 % | 14.7 % | 9.6 % | 1.3x | 3.9 % | 41.7 % | ||
| 8 | PCAR | 5.9 | 5.3 | 59.0Md USD | 23.6x | 9.0 % | 0.6 % | 7.2 % | 1.7x | 5.0 % | 13.2 % | ||
| 9 | DTG | 5.8 | 5.3 | 37.0Md USD | 12.7x | 2.5 % | 5.3 % | 2.7 % | 3.1x | 8.2 % | 10.6 % |
