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South Korean (KOSPI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedNov 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2675
  • 7D-3.9%
  • 3M20.4%
  • 1Y51.2%
  • YTD55.5%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 3.9%, driven by declines in the Information Technology and Industrials sectors of 4.3% and 5.7%, respectively. In the last year, the market is actually up 51%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 23 Nov 2025₩3514.3t₩3838.4t₩191.9t13.5x18.3x0.9x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025₩3419.8t₩3818.9t₩172.8t14.7x19.8x0.9x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025₩3138.4t₩3821.3t₩173.0t15x18.1x0.8x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025₩2968.9t₩3761.8t₩179.2t13.7x16.6x0.8x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025₩2901.0t₩3764.5t₩176.5t13.6x16.4x0.8x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025₩2648.8t₩3748.8t₩177.7t12.7x14.9x0.7x
Fri, 09 May 2025₩2397.4t₩3706.6t₩175.9t11.9x13.6x0.6x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025₩2290.0t₩3695.7t₩167.1t11.2x13.7x0.6x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025₩2279.0t₩3596.3t₩155.3t12.1x14.7x0.6x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025₩2352.1t₩3635.4t₩147.9t11.8x15.9x0.6x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024₩2220.7t₩3636.4t₩148.8t11.1x14.9x0.6x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024₩2302.3t₩3618.8t₩152.2t11x15.1x0.6x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024₩2377.3t₩3580.7t₩141.3t11x16.8x0.7x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024₩2393.5t₩3581.3t₩141.2t11.3x17x0.7x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024₩2503.8t₩3540.1t₩134.8t11.8x18.6x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024₩2660.1t₩3531.0t₩120.0t12.7x22.2x0.8x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024₩2535.6t₩3534.5t₩118.9t13x21.3x0.7x
Sat, 11 May 2024₩2547.3t₩3514.5t₩115.4t13.4x22.1x0.7x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024₩2536.1t₩3514.9t₩105.6t12.9x24x0.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024₩2474.5t₩3619.6t₩100.4t14.1x24.6x0.7x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024₩2363.8t₩3634.2t₩89.9t14x26.3x0.7x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023₩2479.7t₩3643.3t₩106.2t14.8x23.3x0.7x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023₩2316.3t₩3642.8t₩110.8t13.9x20.9x0.6x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023₩2185.5t₩3650.4t₩107.0t12.8x20.4x0.6x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023₩2328.2t₩3651.5t₩106.7t13.3x21.8x0.6x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023₩2333.0t₩3690.8t₩121.2t13.3x19.3x0.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023₩2432.7t₩3669.8t₩133.6t14.4x18.2x0.7x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023₩2412.3t₩3670.5t₩133.8t14.5x18x0.7x
Sun, 14 May 2023₩2271.5t₩3632.0t₩146.6t13.8x15.5x0.6x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023₩2306.2t₩3648.1t₩158.1t13.6x14.6x0.6x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023₩2228.8t₩3622.7t₩178.7t12x12.5x0.6x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023₩2245.6t₩3514.4t₩183.5t11.9x12.2x0.6x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023₩2014.1t₩3521.7t₩168.7t10.9x11.9x0.6x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022₩2181.2t₩3511.4t₩173.1t11.5x12.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.6x


Total Market Cap: ₩2181.2tTotal Earnings: ₩173.1tTotal Revenue: ₩3511.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 18x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for South Korean listed companies have grown 3.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the South Korean Market?

KR Market-3.86%
Consumer Staples2.54%
Utilities0.57%
Real Estate0.50%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Healthcare-0.70%
Consumer Discretionary-1.41%
Telecom-1.89%
Energy-3.75%
Tech-4.31%
Financials-5.21%
Materials-5.33%
Industrials-5.68%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 272x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.2% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 79% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
A087010 Peptron₩369.00k19.2%
+₩1.4t		367.7%PS1661.4xHealthcare
A035420 NAVER₩262.50k3.6%
+₩1.3t		38.2%PE18.1xTelecom
A950160 Kolon TissueGene₩65.00k20.8%
+₩932.1b		309.3%PS984.9xHealthcare
A214370 Caregen₩78.20k28.6%
+₩850.4b		252.3%PE127.4xHealthcare
A007660 ISU Petasys₩122.10k9.9%
+₩807.5b		430.9%PE86.1xTech
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