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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies821
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-8.6%
  • 1Y55.3%
  • YTD5.5%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Peric Special Gases has stood out, gaining 32%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 55% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 06 Jun 2026CN¥14.6tCN¥9.5tCN¥427.9b43.8x34.1x1.5x
Mon, 04 May 2026CN¥15.6tCN¥9.5tCN¥428.1b47.8x36.3x1.6x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026CN¥14.3tCN¥9.3tCN¥373.7b43.6x38.2x1.5x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026CN¥15.7tCN¥9.0tCN¥332.1b49.6x47.4x1.7x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026CN¥15.1tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.7b47.8x45.6x1.7x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025CN¥12.6tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.3b41.5x38.2x1.4x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025CN¥12.4tCN¥9.0tCN¥329.9b42.3x37.5x1.4x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025CN¥11.6tCN¥8.9tCN¥296.4b40.1x39.3x1.3x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025CN¥10.5tCN¥8.3tCN¥230.0b40.5x45.5x1.3x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025CN¥9.5tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.0b39.8x42.1x1.1x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025CN¥8.7tCN¥8.3tCN¥227.0b37.6x38.5x1x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025CN¥8.3tCN¥8.3tCN¥225.9b35.5x36.8x1x
Tue, 06 May 2025CN¥8.0tCN¥8.3tCN¥223.0b34.3x35.8x1x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025CN¥8.3tCN¥8.1tCN¥214.6b34x38.7x1x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025CN¥8.1tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.7b33.4x35.7x1x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025CN¥7.8tCN¥8.2tCN¥227.3b31.4x34.4x1x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024CN¥8.1tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b32.6x35.6x1x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024CN¥8.4tCN¥8.2tCN¥228.3b33.8x36.7x1x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024CN¥7.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.7b29.4x29.5x0.9x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024CN¥6.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.1b24.3x24.2x0.8x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024CN¥6.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥279.4b26.2x24.2x0.8x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥276.1b27.4x26.6x0.9x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024CN¥7.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.8b28.5x27.9x0.9x
Wed, 08 May 2024CN¥8.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥273.0b31.9x30.4x1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024CN¥8.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥297.9b29.9x27.4x1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024CN¥7.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥309.0b28.3x24.5x0.9x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥304.3b29.2x24.1x0.9x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023CN¥7.8tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.8b33x26.1x0.9x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023CN¥8.3tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.6b34.2x27.5x1x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023CN¥8.1tCN¥8.3tCN¥312.6b30.8x25.8x1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023CN¥8.6tCN¥8.3tCN¥313.4b33.3x27.4x1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023CN¥8.7tCN¥8.5tCN¥395.1b29.5x22.1x1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023CN¥8.9tCN¥8.5tCN¥399.4b30.8x22.3x1.1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023CN¥8.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.6b29.2x21.7x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.7x


Total Market Cap: CN¥8.7tTotal Earnings: CN¥398.6bTotal Revenue: CN¥8.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Chinese Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 2.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.0% 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 Materials sector?

CN Market-1.40%
Materials-0.87%
Packaging1.92%
Chemicals0.35%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.58%
Metals and Mining-2.05%
Basic Materials-5.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 27.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 25% 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
688146 Peric Special GasesCN¥231.1132.3%
+CN¥29.9b
705.3%PE339.7x
600160 Zhejiang JuhuaCN¥39.2718.9%
+CN¥16.9b
45.6%PE25.5x
300285 Shandong Sinocera Functional MaterialCN¥65.1828.4%
+CN¥14.3b
296.7%PE104.7x
600549 Xiamen TungstenLtdCN¥61.7313.5%
+CN¥11.7b
205.9%PE32.3x
600378 Haohua Chemical Science & TechnologyCN¥46.6020.4%
+CN¥10.2b
90.8%PE38.3x

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