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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies813
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M5.9%
  • 1Y32.6%
  • YTD42.9%

In the last week, the Materials industry is flat overall, with CMOC Group standing out by going down 4.6%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 33% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 15 Dec 2025CN¥12.2tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.1b40.5x37x1.4x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025CN¥12.5tCN¥9.0tCN¥329.9b42.9x37.8x1.4x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025CN¥11.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥238.5b41.9x46.5x1.3x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025CN¥10.2tCN¥8.3tCN¥230.4b40x44.1x1.2x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025CN¥9.2tCN¥8.3tCN¥227.2b38.4x40.6x1.1x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025CN¥8.6tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.9b37.1x38.1x1x
Sat, 31 May 2025CN¥8.1tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.2b35.2x35.9x1x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025CN¥8.0tCN¥8.3tCN¥214.6b34.6x37.4x1x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025CN¥8.5tCN¥8.2tCN¥222.1b34.5x38.1x1x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025CN¥8.1tCN¥8.2tCN¥227.2b33.2x35.7x1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025CN¥7.8tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b31.5x34.6x1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024CN¥8.3tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b34.1x36.5x1x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024CN¥8.5tCN¥8.2tCN¥228.1b34.3x37.4x1x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024CN¥7.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.3b28.8x29.1x0.9x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024CN¥6.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥264.4b25x24.8x0.8x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024CN¥6.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥277.8b26.7x24.8x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024CN¥7.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥276.1b26.6x26x0.9x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥269.7b30.6x29.3x0.9x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024CN¥8.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥294.1b30.6x27.5x1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024CN¥7.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥317.2b28.3x23.8x0.9x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024CN¥7.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥309.8b27.8x23.9x0.9x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024CN¥7.5tCN¥8.4tCN¥303.9b30.7x24.6x0.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023CN¥7.8tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.5b33.5x26x0.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.1b34.8x28.1x1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥313.7b32.3x26.6x1x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023CN¥8.7tCN¥8.3tCN¥313.7b33.9x27.7x1x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023CN¥8.9tCN¥8.5tCN¥398.0b29.6x22.5x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023CN¥8.7tCN¥8.5tCN¥399.2b29.8x21.9x1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.1b29.9x22.2x1x
Wed, 03 May 2023CN¥9.1tCN¥8.5tCN¥417.7b29.9x21.8x1.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023CN¥9.5tCN¥8.5tCN¥507.7b28.3x18.8x1.1x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023CN¥10.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥509.3b30.6x20x1.2x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023CN¥10.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.4b29.1x19.4x1.2x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022CN¥9.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.2b27.2x18.3x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.3x


Total Market Cap: CN¥9.4tTotal Earnings: CN¥513.2bTotal Revenue: CN¥8.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Chinese Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 37.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

CN Market0.26%
Materials-1.00%
Packaging0.48%
Metals and Mining-0.79%
Chemicals-1.20%
Basic Materials-1.36%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.51%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 37.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 7.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 26% 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
601899 Zijin Mining GroupCN¥31.701.2%
+CN¥10.1b
103.6%PE18.4x
600673 Guangdong HEC Technology HoldingCN¥23.0511.9%
+CN¥7.4b
158.1%PE71.5x
000408 Zangge MiningCN¥72.586.7%
+CN¥7.2b
162.2%PE32.9x
688102 Shaanxi Sirui Advanced MaterialsCN¥34.4533.8%
+CN¥6.7b
256.6%PE184.7x
600160 Zhejiang JuhuaCN¥36.156.4%
+CN¥5.8b
63.4%PE24.6x

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