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Chinese (SSE) Publishing Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies30
  • 7D-6.3%
  • 3M9.0%
  • 1Y5.9%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Publishing industry has dropped 4.6%, driven by a pullback from COL GroupLtd of 14%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 4.3%. 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?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Feb 2026CN¥327.2bCN¥117.5bCN¥12.1b39.5x27.1x2.8x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026CN¥341.1bCN¥117.9bCN¥12.0b38.9x28.5x2.9x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025CN¥289.4bCN¥117.9bCN¥12.0b36.6x24.1x2.5x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025CN¥309.0bCN¥118.1bCN¥12.0b40.7x25.8x2.6x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025CN¥298.0bCN¥118.2bCN¥11.4b35.6x26.2x2.5x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025CN¥306.8bCN¥119.4bCN¥11.5b36.6x26.7x2.6x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025CN¥310.3bCN¥122.1bCN¥11.2b36.3x27.7x2.5x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025CN¥305.4bCN¥122.1bCN¥11.2b35.2x27.3x2.5x
Fri, 30 May 2025CN¥300.9bCN¥122.1bCN¥11.2b36.1x26.9x2.5x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025CN¥290.2bCN¥124.1bCN¥11.9b30.1x24.4x2.3x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025CN¥300.6bCN¥124.8bCN¥14.4b24.5x20.8x2.4x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025CN¥309.6bCN¥124.8bCN¥14.4b24.4x21.5x2.5x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025CN¥293.0bCN¥124.8bCN¥14.4b24.2x20.3x2.3x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024CN¥343.5bCN¥124.8bCN¥14.4b29.2x23.8x2.8x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024CN¥316.9bCN¥124.8bCN¥14.4b24.7x22x2.5x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024CN¥308.7bCN¥125.9bCN¥15.2b18x20.3x2.5x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024CN¥270.9bCN¥127.5bCN¥15.4b16.2x17.5x2.1x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024CN¥262.2bCN¥127.1bCN¥16.6b26.9x15.8x2.1x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024CN¥278.6bCN¥126.9bCN¥16.7b27.4x16.7x2.2x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024CN¥292.1bCN¥126.9bCN¥16.7b28.5x17.5x2.3x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024CN¥295.4bCN¥126.6bCN¥17.3b30.6x17.1x2.3x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024CN¥329.2bCN¥126.2bCN¥16.0b35.6x20.6x2.6x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024CN¥299.1bCN¥126.2bCN¥14.8b31.3x20.2x2.4x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024CN¥281.4bCN¥125.5bCN¥14.5b35.5x19.4x2.2x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023CN¥348.3bCN¥125.5bCN¥14.5b47.2x24x2.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023CN¥318.6bCN¥125.5bCN¥14.5b36.7x22x2.5x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023CN¥307.9bCN¥125.5bCN¥14.0b37.5x21.9x2.5x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023CN¥310.1bCN¥125.5bCN¥14.0b39x22.1x2.5x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023CN¥335.5bCN¥123.9bCN¥13.8b43.6x24.3x2.7x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023CN¥323.1bCN¥123.9bCN¥13.8b42.3x23.4x2.6x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023CN¥364.2bCN¥123.9bCN¥13.8b45.6x26.4x2.9x
Tue, 02 May 2023CN¥370.4bCN¥124.1bCN¥14.1b48.9x26.3x3x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023CN¥279.6bCN¥121.7bCN¥13.0b30.4x21.4x2.3x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023CN¥234.9bCN¥121.7bCN¥13.1b23.2x18x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18x


Total Market Cap: CN¥234.9bTotal Earnings: CN¥13.1bTotal Revenue: CN¥121.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Publishing Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.6x202420252026
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 22.6x.
  • 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-0.84%
Telecom-3.87%
Media-4.75%
Publishing-6.34%
Advertising-3.48%
Cable and Satellite-4.45%
Broadcasting-7.92%
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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
603000 People.cnCN¥25.722.5%
+CN¥696.6m
8.1%PE152.3x
301052 GUOMAI Culture & MediaCN¥45.736.6%
+CN¥279.1m
49.0%PE142.9x
603888 XinhuanetCN¥24.790.9%
+CN¥148.4m
31.4%PE59.4x
601858 China Science Publishing & MediaCN¥22.180.5%
+CN¥87.0m
3.4%PE33.4x

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