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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies813
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M9.4%
  • 1Y33.7%
  • YTD44.4%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 2.0%, with Zijin Mining Group up 9.6%. In the same time, Dazhong Mining was down 19%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 34%. 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
Sat, 06 Dec 2025CN¥12.3tCN¥9.0tCN¥330.1b40.9x37.3x1.4x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025CN¥12.1tCN¥9.0tCN¥328.6b40.9x36.8x1.3x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025CN¥10.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥238.8b41x45x1.3x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025CN¥10.1tCN¥8.3tCN¥233.6b39.9x43.4x1.2x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025CN¥9.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.7b38.8x41.4x1.1x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025CN¥8.2tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.0b35.4x36.5x1x
Thu, 22 May 2025CN¥8.3tCN¥8.3tCN¥226.3b35.3x36.7x1x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025CN¥7.9tCN¥8.2tCN¥211.1b33.8x37.3x1x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025CN¥8.5tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.0b34.8x37.7x1x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025CN¥8.1tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b32.7x35.5x1x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025CN¥7.6tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b30.5x33.7x0.9x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024CN¥8.4tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.6b34.5x36.9x1x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024CN¥8.1tCN¥8.2tCN¥230.0b31.8x35.3x1x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024CN¥8.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.3b30.6x31x1x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024CN¥6.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥273.5b25.9x24.8x0.8x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024CN¥6.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥277.3b26.5x24.9x0.8x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.7b27.2x26.5x0.9x
Fri, 24 May 2024CN¥8.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥269.2b30.7x29.7x1x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024CN¥8.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥300.7b27.3x26.5x0.9x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥312.4b30.2x25.3x0.9x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024CN¥7.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥310.7b24.7x22.8x0.8x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024CN¥7.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥303.0b32.6x25.9x0.9x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023CN¥8.0tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.6b33.4x26.6x1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.1b34.2x27.9x1x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥312.7b32.9x26.9x1x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023CN¥8.6tCN¥8.3tCN¥316.1b33.3x27.3x1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023CN¥9.1tCN¥8.5tCN¥398.8b30.2x22.7x1.1x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023CN¥8.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.5b29.2x21.5x1x
Sat, 27 May 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.5tCN¥398.6b29.6x22x1x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023CN¥9.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥479.9b28x19.4x1.1x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023CN¥9.7tCN¥8.5tCN¥513.3b29.2x18.8x1.1x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023CN¥10.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥511.2b29.8x19.7x1.2x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023CN¥9.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.5b28x18.7x1.1x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022CN¥9.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.1b28.7x19.1x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.1x


Total Market Cap: CN¥9.8tTotal Earnings: CN¥513.1bTotal Revenue: CN¥8.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.2x202320242025
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 37.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.2x.
  • 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 Market0.65%
Materials2.05%
Metals and Mining4.65%
Packaging2.91%
Basic Materials1.64%
Paper and Forestry Products1.63%
Chemicals-0.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 37.4%, 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 40% 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¥31.329.6%
+CN¥72.5b
99.6%PE18.2x
603993 CMOC GroupCN¥18.4213.5%
+CN¥46.9b
148.2%PE20.2x
000807 Yunnan AluminiumCN¥28.3114.6%
+CN¥12.5b
101.6%PE19.7x
000408 Zangge MiningCN¥68.0011.9%
+CN¥11.3b
144.2%PE30.8x
000630 Tongling Nonferrous Metals GroupLtdCN¥5.8414.5%
+CN¥9.9b
67.3%PE42.3x

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