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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies820
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M3.0%
  • 1Y69.4%
  • YTD11.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.6%, driven by gains in Zijin Mining Group and CMOC Group of 3.4% and 7.3%, respectively. In the same time, Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group was down 9.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 72%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 30% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Apr 2026CN¥15.4tCN¥9.3tCN¥380.0b46.5x40.5x1.7x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026CN¥14.7tCN¥9.1tCN¥335.9b47x43.7x1.6x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026CN¥14.8tCN¥9.0tCN¥331.9b47.4x44.7x1.6x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026CN¥13.9tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.8b44x42.1x1.5x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025CN¥12.2tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.1b40.9x36.9x1.3x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025CN¥12.2tCN¥9.0tCN¥329.6b41.9x36.9x1.3x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025CN¥10.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥238.5b41x45x1.3x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025CN¥10.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥230.7b40.7x44.9x1.2x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025CN¥9.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.8b38.3x41.4x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.0b36.6x37.4x1x
Mon, 26 May 2025CN¥8.2tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.2b35.1x36.2x1x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025CN¥8.0tCN¥8.2tCN¥211.6b33.4x37.9x1x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025CN¥8.5tCN¥8.2tCN¥224.9b35.1x38x1x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025CN¥8.1tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b32.6x35.5x1x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025CN¥7.6tCN¥8.1tCN¥224.0b29.5x33.8x0.9x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024CN¥8.5tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b34.8x37.5x1x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024CN¥8.5tCN¥8.2tCN¥229.5b33.9x37.1x1x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024CN¥8.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.2b30.6x30.9x1x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024CN¥6.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥264.5b25.8x25.4x0.8x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024CN¥7.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥277.6b27.4x25.4x0.8x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.9b27.5x26.4x0.9x
Tue, 28 May 2024CN¥8.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥269.6b30.9x29.7x1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024CN¥7.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥301.8b28x25.7x0.9x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024CN¥7.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥314.8b29.7x24.7x0.9x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024CN¥7.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥310.7b24.7x22.8x0.8x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024CN¥7.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥303.6b32.1x25.6x0.9x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023CN¥8.0tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.5b33.7x26.5x1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023CN¥8.3tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.1b34.3x27.6x1x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥312.7b33x26.8x1x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.3tCN¥314.7b33.8x28x1.1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023CN¥9.0tCN¥8.5tCN¥398.7b29.7x22.7x1.1x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023CN¥8.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.8b30.4x21.8x1x
Wed, 31 May 2023CN¥8.7tCN¥8.5tCN¥398.7b29.7x21.8x1x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023CN¥9.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥463.2b28.3x19.6x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: CN¥9.1tTotal Earnings: CN¥463.2bTotal Revenue: CN¥8.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.1x202420252026
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 40.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 32.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 6.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.3% 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 Market3.21%
Materials2.10%
Metals and Mining3.67%
Packaging3.61%
Paper and Forestry Products1.49%
Chemicals0.85%
Basic Materials-0.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 17.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 27.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 43% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.3% 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¥34.823.4%
+CN¥30.6b
87.2%PE17.8x
603993 CMOC GroupCN¥20.247.3%
+CN¥29.5b
192.5%PE21.3x
000657 China Tungsten And Hightech MaterialsLtdCN¥58.5421.1%
+CN¥23.2b
518.8%PE104.2x
603256 Grace Fabric TechnologyLtdCN¥103.9616.4%
+CN¥13.3b
1,081.4%PE302.1x
600346 Hengli PetrochemicalLtdCN¥23.817.7%
+CN¥12.0b
52.2%PE23.7x

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