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KG Dongbu Steel

KRX: 016380 · KOSPI · Steel & metals
₩5,720 −30 (−0.52%)
At close: Oct 6, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩572.1B
PE ratio3.08
Forward PE3.21
PB ratio0.26
EPS₩1,856
Dividend (yield)₩300 (5.25%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩7,600 (+32.87%)
Volume216,646
Trading value₩1.2B
Day’s range₩5,550 – ₩5,900
52-week range₩4,825 – ₩7,900
Foreign ownership KR5.73%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR+135,026 sh
Book value / share₩22,176
Founded1982
8.9%5.6%Apr 22, 2026Oct 2, 2026High ₩7,490 · Low ₩4,990

Close (KRW) Foreign ownership, % of shares (right axis)

Foreign, institutional and retail net buying KR data

Shares by trading day; positive means net buying. Korea publishes investor-type flows for every stock — global sites such as Yahoo or StockAnalysis do not show them.

DateCloseForeignersInstitutionsRetailForeign ownership
Oct 2₩5,750+135,026+29,960−157,2735.87%
Oct 1₩5,650−487,286−20,590+505,7265.73%
Sep 30₩5,610+47,712−9,606−38,2826.24%
Sep 29₩5,610−23,889+32,815−10,3986.19%
Sep 28₩5,680+102,036−7,859−92,1576.21%

Financials

Annual, consolidated where available, KRW. Columns ending in E are analyst consensus estimates. Source: company filings (DART) via Naver Finance.

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩3.4T₩3.3T₩3.2T₩3.4T
Operating income₩280.4B₩206.0B₩150.7B₩135.3B
Net income₩235.2B₩132.5B₩135.5B₩172.8B
Operating margin8.18%6.24%4.72%3.98%
Return on equity13.09%6.93%6.73%8.44%
Debt-to-equity69.02%70.46%50.85%–
EPS₩2,342₩1,333₩1,350₩1,781
Dividend per share₩200₩250₩300₩300

Peers

POSCO Holdings 005490₩318,000+2.25%
Hyundai Steel 004020₩29,950−0.17%
SeAH Besteel Holdings 001430₩47,250+1.29%
POSCO M-tech 009520₩13,480+2.74%
Seah Holdings 058650₩128,800+0.94%
Dongkuk Steel Mill 460860₩9,860−0.20%

About

KG Dongbu Steel was founded in 1982 to make steel and non-ferrous metal products and listed on the Korea Exchange in 1986. Its steel business makes and sells cold-rolled sheets, X-TONE, tinplate, steel pipes, sections and PEB, while other businesses include port operations, leasing services and metal oxides. In the second quarter of 2026 it invested in KG STEEL EUROPE B.V. and merged two group units to streamline operations.

KG Dongbusteel Co., Ltd. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 016380. Industry: Steel & metals.

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Data: Korea Exchange closing prices, investor flows and foreign ownership via Naver Finance; company information from DART (Financial Supervisory Service). Updated after each Korean market close; ratios and flows as of Oct 2, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.