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Chinese (SSE) Publishing Industry Analysis
UpdatedFeb 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies30
- 7D4.1%
- 3M8.1%
- 1Y1.1%
- YTDn/a
In the last week, the Publishing industry is up 4.1%, with COL GroupLtd up 23%. Meanwhile, Astro-century Education&TechnologyLtd actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.3% in the last week. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Chinese Publishing Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 16 Feb 2026 | CN¥327.2b | CN¥117.5b | CN¥12.1b | 39.5x | 27.1x | 2.8x |
| Wed, 14 Jan 2026 | CN¥331.9b | CN¥117.9b | CN¥12.0b | 38.7x | 27.7x | 2.8x |
| Fri, 12 Dec 2025 | CN¥290.0b | CN¥117.9b | CN¥12.0b | 36.7x | 24.2x | 2.5x |
| Sun, 09 Nov 2025 | CN¥306.8b | CN¥118.1b | CN¥12.0b | 40.2x | 25.6x | 2.6x |
| Tue, 07 Oct 2025 | CN¥298.0b | CN¥118.2b | CN¥11.4b | 35.6x | 26.2x | 2.5x |
| Thu, 04 Sep 2025 | CN¥305.0b | CN¥120.4b | CN¥11.4b | 38.2x | 26.7x | 2.5x |
| Sat, 02 Aug 2025 | CN¥310.3b | CN¥122.1b | CN¥11.2b | 36.3x | 27.7x | 2.5x |
| Mon, 30 Jun 2025 | CN¥304.6b | CN¥122.1b | CN¥11.2b | 35.1x | 27.2x | 2.5x |
| Wed, 28 May 2025 | CN¥297.0b | CN¥122.1b | CN¥11.2b | 36.2x | 26.5x | 2.4x |
| Fri, 25 Apr 2025 | CN¥291.7b | CN¥123.8b | CN¥11.5b | 29.7x | 25.3x | 2.4x |
| Sun, 23 Mar 2025 | CN¥297.8b | CN¥124.8b | CN¥14.4b | 24x | 20.6x | 2.4x |
| Tue, 18 Feb 2025 | CN¥321.5b | CN¥124.8b | CN¥14.4b | 25.6x | 22.3x | 2.6x |
| Thu, 16 Jan 2025 | CN¥294.0b | CN¥124.8b | CN¥14.4b | 24.3x | 20.4x | 2.4x |
| Sat, 14 Dec 2024 | CN¥343.5b | CN¥124.8b | CN¥14.4b | 29.2x | 23.8x | 2.8x |
| Mon, 11 Nov 2024 | CN¥310.1b | CN¥125.7b | CN¥14.2b | 24.5x | 21.9x | 2.5x |
| Wed, 09 Oct 2024 | CN¥332.9b | CN¥125.9b | CN¥15.2b | 20x | 21.9x | 2.6x |
| Fri, 06 Sep 2024 | CN¥272.8b | CN¥127.5b | CN¥15.4b | 16.5x | 17.7x | 2.1x |
| Sun, 04 Aug 2024 | CN¥264.3b | CN¥127.1b | CN¥16.6b | 27.4x | 15.9x | 2.1x |
| Tue, 02 Jul 2024 | CN¥284.0b | CN¥126.9b | CN¥16.7b | 27.1x | 17x | 2.2x |
| Thu, 30 May 2024 | CN¥290.9b | CN¥126.9b | CN¥16.7b | 28x | 17.5x | 2.3x |
| Sat, 27 Apr 2024 | CN¥295.4b | CN¥127.0b | CN¥17.2b | 32.2x | 17.2x | 2.3x |
| Mon, 25 Mar 2024 | CN¥359.2b | CN¥126.2b | CN¥16.0b | 39.1x | 22.5x | 2.8x |
| Wed, 21 Feb 2024 | CN¥297.2b | CN¥126.2b | CN¥14.8b | 30.2x | 20.1x | 2.4x |
| Fri, 19 Jan 2024 | CN¥278.7b | CN¥125.5b | CN¥14.5b | 35.4x | 19.2x | 2.2x |
| Sun, 17 Dec 2023 | CN¥357.1b | CN¥125.5b | CN¥14.5b | 48.6x | 24.6x | 2.8x |
| Tue, 14 Nov 2023 | CN¥313.0b | CN¥125.5b | CN¥14.5b | 37.4x | 21.6x | 2.5x |
| Thu, 12 Oct 2023 | CN¥318.6b | CN¥125.5b | CN¥14.0b | 38.8x | 22.7x | 2.5x |
| Sat, 09 Sep 2023 | CN¥310.1b | CN¥125.8b | CN¥14.1b | 37.9x | 22x | 2.5x |
| Mon, 07 Aug 2023 | CN¥320.7b | CN¥123.9b | CN¥13.8b | 41.9x | 23.2x | 2.6x |
| Wed, 05 Jul 2023 | CN¥330.3b | CN¥123.9b | CN¥13.8b | 43.6x | 23.9x | 2.7x |
| Fri, 02 Jun 2023 | CN¥374.8b | CN¥123.9b | CN¥13.8b | 46.6x | 27.1x | 3x |
| Sun, 30 Apr 2023 | CN¥370.4b | CN¥123.4b | CN¥14.0b | 48.9x | 26.5x | 3x |
| Tue, 28 Mar 2023 | CN¥273.4b | CN¥121.7b | CN¥13.0b | 29.5x | 21x | 2.2x |
| Thu, 23 Feb 2023 | CN¥238.4b | CN¥121.7b | CN¥13.1b | 24.4x | 18.3x | 2x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
18.3x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Chinese Publishing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.5x.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 2.6% per year over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
- This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.
Industry Comparison
How does Chinese Publishing compare with similar industries?
| CN Market | 0.94% | |
| Telecom | 2.85% | |
| Media | 1.26% | |
| Publishing | 4.14% | |
| Advertising | 0.45% | |
| Broadcasting | 0.35% | |
| Cable and Satellite | -0.51% | |
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300364 COL GroupLtd | CN¥36.30 | 23.5% +CN¥5.0b | 32.3% | PS19.4x | |
| 603000 People.cn | CN¥25.72 | 11.2% +CN¥2.9b | 3.0% | PE152.3x | |
| 601858 China Science Publishing & Media | CN¥22.18 | 10.1% +CN¥1.6b | -0.2% | PE33.4x | |
| 301025 Dook Media Group | CN¥13.35 | 20.9% +CN¥924.7m | 28.4% | PE867.3x | |
| 300788 Citic Press | CN¥33.90 | 15.9% +CN¥882.3m | -11.1% | PE43.1x |