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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies817
  • 7D-10.2%
  • 3M10.0%
  • 1Y48.1%
  • YTD2.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 10%, driven by Zijin Mining Group declining 12%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 48%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 32% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Mar 2026CN¥14.1tCN¥9.3tCN¥360.4b43.6x39x1.5x
Tue, 17 Feb 2026CN¥14.9tCN¥9.0tCN¥331.9b47.4x44.8x1.6x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026CN¥14.1tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.8b44.9x42.6x1.6x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025CN¥12.2tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.1b40.5x37x1.4x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025CN¥12.3tCN¥9.0tCN¥329.6b42.3x37.5x1.4x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025CN¥10.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥238.5b41x45.1x1.3x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025CN¥9.9tCN¥8.3tCN¥229.1b39.1x43.1x1.2x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025CN¥9.2tCN¥8.3tCN¥227.2b38x40.3x1.1x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025CN¥8.5tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.0b36.9x37.7x1x
Thu, 29 May 2025CN¥8.1tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.2b35.4x36x1x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025CN¥8.0tCN¥8.2tCN¥213.3b34.4x37.6x1x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025CN¥8.4tCN¥8.2tCN¥223.1b35x37.8x1x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025CN¥8.0tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b32.1x35.1x1x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025CN¥7.8tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b31.2x34.3x1x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024CN¥8.4tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b34.7x36.9x1x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024CN¥8.6tCN¥8.2tCN¥228.4b34.7x37.7x1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.3b29.5x29.8x0.9x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024CN¥6.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥264.3b25x24.8x0.8x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024CN¥7.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥277.7b26.8x25.1x0.8x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.9b27.4x26.6x0.9x
Fri, 31 May 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥269.7b30.6x29.4x0.9x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥295.7b29.8x26.8x0.9x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024CN¥7.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥315.6b29.1x24.4x0.9x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024CN¥7.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥309.4b26.4x23.4x0.9x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024CN¥7.5tCN¥8.4tCN¥303.9b30.9x24.6x0.9x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023CN¥7.9tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.5b33.7x26.4x1x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023CN¥8.3tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.1b34.4x27.8x1x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥312.8b32.7x27x1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023CN¥8.6tCN¥8.3tCN¥314.2b33.5x27.5x1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023CN¥9.0tCN¥8.5tCN¥398.4b29.6x22.5x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.5tCN¥399.3b30.3x22.1x1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.0b29.9x22.2x1x
Mon, 01 May 2023CN¥9.1tCN¥8.5tCN¥417.5b29.7x21.8x1.1x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023CN¥9.6tCN¥8.5tCN¥511.8b28.8x18.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.7x


Total Market Cap: CN¥9.6tTotal Earnings: CN¥511.8bTotal Revenue: CN¥8.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.5x202420252026
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 39.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.5x.
  • 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 declined 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.1% 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 Market-4.20%
Materials-10.20%
Packaging-3.23%
Paper and Forestry Products-5.75%
Basic Materials-8.55%
Chemicals-9.60%
Metals and Mining-11.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 40.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 40% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials 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
002379 Shandong Hongqiao Aluminum Industry HoldingCN¥27.00-14.9%
CN¥315.8b
132.8%PE19.7x
688295 Zhongfu Shenying Carbon FiberLtdCN¥53.9219.8%
+CN¥8.0b
152.9%PE502.1x
002565 Shanghai Shunho New Materials TechnologyLtdCN¥15.4417.1%
+CN¥2.4b
376.5%PE288.7x
603687 Zhejiang Great Shengda PackagingLtdCN¥13.3935.1%
+CN¥1.9b
84.9%PE63.8x
000815 MCC Meili Cloud Computing Industry InvestmentCN¥18.9511.7%
+CN¥1.4b
24.7%PS29.3x

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