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Chinese (SSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies118
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-0.4%
  • 1Y-0.6%
  • YTD-0.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has remained flat, although notably Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower gained 3.3%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 29 Sep 2025CN¥3.1tCN¥1.6tCN¥165.0b24.2x18.9x2x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025CN¥3.2tCN¥1.6tCN¥166.6b23.4x19.1x2x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025CN¥3.2tCN¥1.6tCN¥169.5b21.9x18.9x2x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥160.5b21x17.8x1.8x
Tue, 20 May 2025CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥160.4b22x18.1x1.9x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥159.7b19.5x17.6x1.8x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.0b18.1x19.7x1.7x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥137.6b18x19.8x1.7x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.8b17.4x19.6x1.7x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.8b19.1x20.3x1.8x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.6b18.1x20.4x1.8x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024CN¥3.0tCN¥1.6tCN¥155.3b19.4x19.2x1.9x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥153.9b16.8x18.2x1.8x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.2b16.9x19.8x1.9x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.0b18x19.4x1.8x
Wed, 22 May 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.0b19.2x18.9x1.8x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.3b19.3x19.8x1.8x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024CN¥2.6tCN¥1.5tCN¥134.1b18.4x19.6x1.7x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024CN¥2.5tCN¥2.2tCN¥379.4b17.4x6.6x1.1x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥123.4b19.9x20.1x1.7x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥126.9b20.3x19.2x1.6x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥118.8b19.9x20.3x1.6x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥104.2b20.7x22.9x1.6x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥111.3b20.4x21.6x1.6x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.7b23.8x24.9x1.7x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.4b24x25.5x1.7x
Thu, 25 May 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.4b24.3x25.6x1.7x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥93.9b23x25.5x1.6x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.4tCN¥86.0b23.1x27.5x1.7x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.4tCN¥81.2b23.7x29.2x1.7x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023CN¥2.3tCN¥1.4tCN¥82.8b22.7x27.3x1.6x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022CN¥2.3tCN¥1.4tCN¥83.9b22.6x27.2x1.6x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022CN¥2.2tCN¥1.4tCN¥83.2b22.6x26.7x1.6x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022CN¥2.2tCN¥1.3tCN¥72.9b23x30.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.6x


Total Market Cap: CN¥2.2tTotal Earnings: CN¥72.9bTotal Revenue: CN¥1.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Chinese Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Chinese Utilities sector?

CN Market0.035%
Utilities0.72%
Water Utilities4.35%
Renewable Energy0.55%
Electric Utilities0.12%
Gas Utilities-0.13%
Other Utilities-3.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Other Utilities industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Water Utilities industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 16.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Water Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.0% 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
600025 Huaneng Lancang River HydropowerCN¥9.493.3%
+CN¥5.4b		-17.8%PE19.6x
601985 China National Nuclear PowerCN¥8.723.1%
+CN¥5.3b		-21.8%PE20.9x
600167 Luenmei QuantumLtdCN¥10.0526.6%
+CN¥4.7b		69.8%PE31.7x
600900 China Yangtze PowerCN¥27.300.7%
+CN¥4.4b		-9.2%PE19.5x
000685 Zhongshan Public Utilities GroupLtdCN¥12.2719.0%
+CN¥2.9b		35.7%PE13.2x

Latest News

600167
CN¥10.05
Luenmei QuantumLtd
7D
26.6%
1Y
69.8%
601619
CN¥5.33
Jiaze Renewables
7D
16.1%
1Y
61.0%
000685
CN¥12.27
Zhongshan Public Utilities GroupLtd
7D
19.0%
1Y
35.7%
605580
CN¥27.10
Hengsheng Energy
7D
-4.6%
1Y
197.5%
000875
CN¥6.12
Jilin Electric PowerLtd
7D
8.1%
1Y
11.3%
605368
CN¥9.68
Henan Lantian GasLtd
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-29.1%
600744
CN¥6.26
DaTang HuaYin Electric PowerLTD
7D
-3.2%
1Y
85.8%
000539
CN¥4.64
Guangdong Electric Power Development
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-8.1%
600900
CN¥27.30
China Yangtze Power
7D
0.7%
1Y
-9.2%
601985
CN¥8.72
China National Nuclear Power
7D
3.1%
1Y
-21.8%
605011
CN¥21.52
Hangzhou Cogeneration Group
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-9.0%
600795
CN¥4.99
GD Power DevelopmentLtd
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-8.8%
600995
CN¥12.39
China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage
7D
6.0%
1Y
15.1%
000767
CN¥2.84
Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD
7D
-4.7%
1Y
6.0%
600726
CN¥2.41
Huadian Energy
7D
-2.4%
1Y
3.4%
600025
CN¥9.49
Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower
7D
3.3%
1Y
-17.8%