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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies817
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M26.0%
  • 1Y68.8%
  • YTD14.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by Zijin Mining Group declining 4.3%. On the other hand Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group is actually up 15%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 69%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 33% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Mar 2026CN¥15.4tCN¥9.1tCN¥332.2b47.3x46.3x1.7x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026CN¥15.2tCN¥9.0tCN¥331.6b47.3x45.9x1.7x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025CN¥13.1tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.3b41.9x39.6x1.4x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025CN¥11.9tCN¥9.0tCN¥329.9b40.5x36.1x1.3x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025CN¥11.8tCN¥9.0tCN¥302.8b41.4x38.9x1.3x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025CN¥10.3tCN¥8.3tCN¥229.9b40.5x44.6x1.2x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025CN¥9.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥225.4b40.2x43.5x1.2x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025CN¥8.7tCN¥8.3tCN¥227.0b37.4x38.4x1x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥225.9b35.6x37x1x
Mon, 12 May 2025CN¥8.2tCN¥8.3tCN¥222.5b35.1x36.7x1x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025CN¥7.5tCN¥8.2tCN¥212.7b30.1x35.3x0.9x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025CN¥8.3tCN¥8.2tCN¥225.2b34.3x36.9x1x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025CN¥7.8tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b31.2x34.4x1x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024CN¥8.0tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b32.1x35.3x1x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024CN¥8.2tCN¥8.2tCN¥228.1b33x35.8x1x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024CN¥8.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.3b31.2x30.9x1x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024CN¥6.5tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.0b24.6x24.6x0.8x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024CN¥6.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥281.6b25.4x23.7x0.8x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024CN¥7.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥277.3b26.4x26x0.9x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024CN¥7.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.7b28.8x27.5x0.9x
Tue, 14 May 2024CN¥8.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥272.7b31.2x30x1x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024CN¥8.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥297.3b29x27.3x1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024CN¥7.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥309.1b28.2x24.6x0.9x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024CN¥6.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥306.6b25.8x21.7x0.8x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024CN¥8.1tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.8b34.5x26.9x1x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023CN¥8.2tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.9b34.1x27.1x1x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023CN¥8.2tCN¥8.3tCN¥308.3b31.7x26.7x1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023CN¥8.5tCN¥8.3tCN¥313.5b33.3x27.1x1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥376.4b29.2x22.3x1x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.5tCN¥399.4b30.1x22.1x1x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.4b29.7x22x1x
Wed, 17 May 2023CN¥9.0tCN¥8.5tCN¥406.3b29.2x22.1x1.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023CN¥9.5tCN¥8.5tCN¥508.7b28.8x18.7x1.1x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023CN¥9.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥503.6b29.6x19.4x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.4x


Total Market Cap: CN¥9.8tTotal Earnings: CN¥503.6bTotal Revenue: CN¥8.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.1x202420252026
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 46.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.1x.
  • 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 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.4% 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-3.53%
Materials-2.17%
Metals and Mining0.095%
Paper and Forestry Products-3.06%
Chemicals-3.75%
Basic Materials-4.94%
Packaging-7.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 37.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 47% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper and Forestry Products 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
600989 Ningxia Baofeng Energy GroupCN¥27.1915.5%
+CN¥26.5b
61.7%PE18.4x
600549 Xiamen TungstenLtdCN¥74.9717.6%
+CN¥17.8b
279.4%PE51.5x
000807 Yunnan AluminiumCN¥35.4614.4%
+CN¥15.5b
96.1%PE24.6x
000933 Henan Shenhuo Coal Industry and Electricity PowerCN¥36.2814.1%
+CN¥10.0b
90.3%PE19x
000657 China Tungsten And Hightech MaterialsLtdCN¥64.376.9%
+CN¥9.5b
558.9%PE137.1x

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