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Chinese (SSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies120
  • 7D-7.3%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y7.9%
  • YTD6.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has dropped 7.3%, driven by a pullback from Huadian New Energy Group of 12%. On the other hand Zhejiang Xinzhonggang Thermal Power is actually up 14%. In the past year, the industry has gained 7.9%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 Apr 2026CN¥3.4tCN¥1.7tCN¥170.6b24.6x20.1x2x
Sun, 01 Mar 2026CN¥3.4tCN¥1.7tCN¥170.9b26.3x19.7x2x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026CN¥3.3tCN¥1.7tCN¥171.1b24.4x19.2x1.9x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025CN¥3.3tCN¥1.7tCN¥169.1b22.9x19.3x1.9x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025CN¥3.3tCN¥1.7tCN¥169.1b22.9x19.2x1.9x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025CN¥3.3tCN¥1.7tCN¥170.2b24.5x19.3x1.9x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025CN¥3.1tCN¥1.6tCN¥165.0b23.2x19x2x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025CN¥3.1tCN¥1.6tCN¥169.3b21.2x18.3x1.9x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥160.5b22.1x18.2x1.9x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥160.4b21.9x18x1.8x
Thu, 08 May 2025CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥160.0b20.8x17.8x1.8x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥159.2b20.4x17.7x1.8x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥137.6b18x19.5x1.7x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥137.6b17.7x19.9x1.7x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.8b18.7x20.6x1.8x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.8b18.3x19.9x1.8x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥155.7b18.4x17.9x1.8x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024CN¥2.6tCN¥1.6tCN¥155.4b16.6x16.8x1.7x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.3b17x19.3x1.8x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.2b17.7x19.9x1.9x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.0b18.8x19.8x1.9x
Fri, 10 May 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥147.8b19.2x18.6x1.7x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥136.2b19.3x19.5x1.7x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024CN¥2.6tCN¥1.5tCN¥133.3b17.7x19.6x1.7x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024CN¥2.5tCN¥2.2tCN¥371.3b17.5x6.7x1.1x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥126.7b21x19.4x1.6x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥126.1b20.2x19.1x1.6x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023CN¥2.3tCN¥1.5tCN¥104.8b19.8x22.3x1.6x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥104.2b20.7x23x1.6x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.6b21.6x24.7x1.7x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.6b24.2x25.5x1.7x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.3b23.3x24.9x1.7x
Sat, 13 May 2023CN¥2.6tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.3b23.3x25.9x1.7x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥91.6b22.1x25.8x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: CN¥2.4tTotal Earnings: CN¥91.6bTotal Revenue: CN¥1.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Chinese Utilities industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x 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 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.2% 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 Market-0.061%
Utilities-7.27%
Gas Utilities-0.54%
Water Utilities-3.76%
Renewable Energy-7.77%
Other Utilities-8.28%
Electric Utilities-10.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Other Utilities industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.2x.
    • 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 16.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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
605162 Zhejiang Xinzhonggang Thermal PowerCN¥12.7914.2%
+CN¥636.9m
63.8%PE34.4x
000593 Delong Composite Energy GroupCN¥16.729.1%
+CN¥494.0m
202.9%PE3991x

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