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Chinese (SSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies103
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y-16.2%
  • YTD-13.0%

The Financials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but China CITIC Bank has stood out, gaining 9.0%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 16% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.3% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Chinese Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 23 Aug 2026CN¥9.1tCN¥3.5tCN¥1.2t11.7x7.8x2.6x
Tue, 21 Jul 2026CN¥9.2tCN¥3.5tCN¥1.1t13.1x8.2x2.6x
Thu, 18 Jun 2026CN¥9.1tCN¥3.5tCN¥1.1t13.1x8.2x2.6x
Sat, 16 May 2026CN¥9.2tCN¥3.5tCN¥1.1t12.6x8.2x2.7x
Mon, 13 Apr 2026CN¥9.4tCN¥3.5tCN¥1.1t12.6x8.3x2.7x
Wed, 11 Mar 2026CN¥9.5tCN¥3.8tCN¥1.1t13.3x8.4x2.5x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026CN¥10.0tCN¥3.7tCN¥1.1t14x8.9x2.7x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026CN¥10.2tCN¥3.6tCN¥1.1t14.2x9.2x2.9x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025CN¥9.9tCN¥3.6tCN¥1.1t13.6x9x2.8x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025CN¥10.2tCN¥3.5tCN¥1.1t17.3x9.5x2.9x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025CN¥9.3tCN¥3.3tCN¥986.0b16.3x9.5x2.8x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025CN¥10.2tCN¥3.3tCN¥954.9b19.9x10.7x3.1x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025CN¥9.7tCN¥3.3tCN¥947.2b17.7x10.2x2.9x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025CN¥9.0tCN¥3.3tCN¥944.6b16x9.5x2.7x
Sun, 18 May 2025CN¥8.8tCN¥3.3tCN¥945.6b16.4x9.3x2.7x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025CN¥8.3tCN¥3.4tCN¥943.9b17.4x8.8x2.5x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025CN¥8.5tCN¥3.6tCN¥1.1t18x8x2.4x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025CN¥8.6tCN¥3.4tCN¥913.2b19.2x9.4x2.5x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025CN¥8.2tCN¥3.2tCN¥888.8b17.9x9.2x2.5x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024CN¥8.8tCN¥3.2tCN¥888.8b21.7x9.9x2.7x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024CN¥8.4tCN¥3.3tCN¥900.6b21.2x9.3x2.6x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024CN¥7.8tCN¥3.2tCN¥835.7b18.7x9.4x2.5x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024CN¥6.7tCN¥3.3tCN¥824.1b15.4x8.1x2.1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024CN¥6.6tCN¥3.1tCN¥813.2b15.1x8.1x2.1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024CN¥6.8tCN¥3.1tCN¥812.8b15.6x8.3x2.2x
Mon, 20 May 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥3.1tCN¥812.8b17.3x9x2.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024CN¥6.6tCN¥3.3tCN¥839.5b14.7x7.9x2x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024CN¥6.8tCN¥3.9tCN¥845.3b15.4x8x1.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024CN¥6.6tCN¥3.9tCN¥839.8b15.8x7.9x1.7x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024CN¥5.7tCN¥2.6tCN¥754.6b14.5x7.6x2.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023CN¥5.9tCN¥2.6tCN¥754.6b15x7.8x2.3x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023CN¥6.2tCN¥2.6tCN¥749.7b15.7x8.2x2.4x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023CN¥6.3tCN¥2.6tCN¥766.6b16x8.3x2.4x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023CN¥6.5tCN¥2.6tCN¥789.8b17.6x8.2x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.2x


Total Market Cap: CN¥6.5tTotal Earnings: CN¥789.8bTotal Revenue: CN¥2.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Chinese Financials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 7.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 8.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Chinese Financials sector?

CN Market-1.45%
Financials0.70%
Insurance2.61%
Banks2.48%
Diversified Financial2.10%
Consumer Finance0.59%
Capital Markets-2.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Consumer Finance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 8.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Capital Markets industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 29% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Financial industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
601998 China CITIC BankCN¥8.399.0%
+CN¥38.4b		4.6%PB0.6x
601318 Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of ChinaCN¥53.353.1%
+CN¥29.0b		-11.8%PE6.1x
002142 Bank of NingboCN¥34.065.8%
+CN¥12.3b		22.0%PB0.8x
600036 China Merchants BankCN¥38.901.1%
+CN¥11.1b		-10.1%PB0.8x
601009 Bank of NanjingCN¥11.785.4%
+CN¥7.4b		4.0%PB0.7x

Latest News

601318
CN¥53.35
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China
7D
3.1%
1Y
-11.8%
300033
CN¥222.13
Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-22.4%
002142
CN¥34.06
Bank of Ningbo
7D
5.8%
1Y
22.0%
601009
CN¥11.78
Bank of Nanjing
7D
5.4%
1Y
4.0%
601211
CN¥17.38
Guotai Haitong Securities
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-19.2%
000166
CN¥4.41
Shenwan Hongyuan Group
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-22.5%
000001
CN¥11.41
Ping An Bank
7D
2.7%
1Y
-5.4%
601688
CN¥18.60
Huatai Securities
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-16.0%
601601
CN¥30.42
China Pacific Insurance (Group)
7D
1.7%
1Y
-25.4%
000783
CN¥8.60
Changjiang Securities
7D
-4.9%
1Y
4.5%
600919
CN¥11.94
Bank of Jiangsu
7D
2.4%
1Y
7.1%
600030
CN¥27.12
CITIC Securities
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-15.8%
Narrative Update • Aug 04

600030: Record Earnings And Share Subscription Will Drive Future Upside Potential

Analysts have raised their price target for CITIC Securities to about CN¥38.13 from roughly CN¥36.77, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, discount rates and future P/E estimates. What’s in the News for CITIC Securities CITIC Securities issued consolidated earnings guidance for the first half of 2026.
600036
CN¥38.90
China Merchants Bank
7D
1.1%
1Y
-10.1%
300059
CN¥18.91
East Money InformationLtd
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-32.1%
000958
CN¥5.25
SPIC Industry-Finance Holdings
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-25.0%
601998
CN¥8.39
China CITIC Bank
7D
9.0%
1Y
4.6%