Doosan Corporation, a global conglomerate headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, was established in 1896. Initially known as OB Beer, Ltd., the company ...
Doosan Corporation is a long-established South Korean conglomerate founded in 1896 and headquartered in Seoul (Doosan Tower). The company is organized around industrial and infrastructure-oriented businesses, with a broad international footprint across South Korea, the United States, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Today it is led by CEO Jeongwon ...Doosan Corporation is a long-established South Korean conglomerate founded in 1896 and headquartered in Seoul (Doosan Tower). The company is organized around industrial and infrastructure-oriented businesses, with a broad international footprint across South Korea, the United States, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Today it is led by CEO Jeongwon Park.
From a business perspective, Doosan’s core identity is built around heavy industry and industrial machinery. The company supplies and develops industrial equipment and components used in construction machinery and industrial production, including hydraulic and industrial machinery products such as hydraulic systems (including hydraulic motors, pumps, and main control valves) and related equipment. It also participates in the manufacturing ecosystem for engines and transportation vehicle components, supporting industrial and mobility use cases.
Doosan’s construction and plant-related capability is a key pillar. The group undertakes large-scale projects that can include apartment and building construction, nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) related scope, balance of plant (BOP) facilities, turbines, general plant infrastructure, and freshwater and water treatment systems. In practice, projects of this type involve complex bill-of-materials (BOM) structures—integrating materials (metals, specialty components), large fabricated modules, engineering services, systems integration, and commissioning—so cost structure typically depends on steel and specialty component sourcing, fabrication and installation labor, logistics, and project management/engineering overhead.
In addition to manufacturing and EPC-style project delivery, Doosan provides extensive service offerings around engineering and technology. This includes research and development, IT development and ongoing maintenance of information systems, specialized software and systems engineering, marketing support, and financial services activities. On the technology and future-facing side, Doosan is also positioning around electrification trends through development work such as E-drive technology, reflecting demand shifts in equipment and industrial power systems.
Financially, the provided market data indicates a large market capitalization (tens of trillions of KRW) and significant enterprise value, consistent with a diversified conglomerate profile. Liquidity and valuation metrics such as P/E and price-to-sales ratios suggest the market prices Doosan based on expectations for operating performance and cash generation across its multiple business lines.
Overall, Doosan aims to leverage its industrial know-how—hydraulics, machinery, construction systems, energy/water and engineering services—while investing in digitalization and advanced technologies (including AI/digital infrastructure themes referenced in group positioning). This combination supports resilience across economic cycles, although performance remains tied to industrial capex, construction cycles, commodity/input costs, and execution quality in large projects.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$19784.1B
+9.1%
+10.4%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$249.5B
+210.3%
+427.7%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+100.0%
+513.6%
-80.5%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+5.4%
-15.1%
+28.9%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
+1.3%
+201.1%
+378.0%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$411.8B
+166.2%
+50.7%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+2.1%
+160.7%
+55.3%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
649.5%
+5.8%
-13.7%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
1.03x
-4.5%
+3.9%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
