South Korean (KOSPI) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Capital Markets Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 07 Jul 2026	₩84.7t	₩184.6t	₩10.1t	42.5x	8.4x	0.5x
Thu, 04 Jun 2026	₩92.3t	₩153.1t	₩9.6t	51.9x	9.6x	0.6x
Sat, 02 May 2026	₩100.8t	₩143.0t	₩9.1t	53.2x	11.1x	0.7x
Mon, 30 Mar 2026	₩100.8t	₩108.7t	₩7.7t	48.7x	13.1x	0.9x
Wed, 25 Feb 2026	₩106.5t	₩104.1t	₩7.3t	48.9x	14.6x	1x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026	₩66.0t	₩126.4t	₩6.7t	48.1x	9.9x	0.5x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025	₩59.5t	₩126.4t	₩6.7t	48.4x	8.9x	0.5x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025	₩59.3t	₩112.7t	₩6.9t	48.5x	8.6x	0.5x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025	₩55.2t	₩121.6t	₩5.9t	49x	9.3x	0.5x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025	₩56.2t	₩121.6t	₩5.9t	48.4x	9.5x	0.5x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025	₩50.9t	₩107.2t	₩5.1t	44.6x	9.9x	0.5x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025	₩54.9t	₩107.2t	₩5.1t	12.6x	10.7x	0.5x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025	₩46.8t	₩99.2t	₩5.5t	13.9x	8.5x	0.5x
Sun, 04 May 2025	₩37.2t	₩105.2t	₩5.7t	12.3x	6.6x	0.4x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025	₩32.3t	₩81.5t	₩5.3t	8.3x	6.1x	0.4x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025	₩34.0t	₩82.0t	₩4.3t	9.4x	8x	0.4x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025	₩28.1t	₩84.5t	₩3.5t	9.1x	8x	0.3x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024	₩32.0t	₩98.7t	₩3.8t	9.2x	8.3x	0.3x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024	₩32.5t	₩81.6t	₩3.7t	9.1x	8.8x	0.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024	₩33.5t	₩97.5t	₩3.5t	10x	9.6x	0.3x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024	₩33.1t	₩97.5t	₩3.5t	10.1x	9.5x	0.3x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024	₩32.0t	₩80.5t	₩3.4t	12.6x	9.5x	0.4x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024	₩32.4t	₩95.7t	₩3.2t	12.8x	10x	0.3x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024	₩30.9t	₩95.4t	₩3.4t	13.3x	9x	0.3x
Mon, 06 May 2024	₩30.7t	₩101.7t	₩3.7t	13.6x	8.2x	0.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024	₩30.5t	₩84.8t	₩3.7t	14.1x	8.1x	0.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024	₩32.3t	₩74.3t	₩3.8t	16.8x	8.6x	0.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024	₩32.6t	₩142.4t	₩4.6t	36.5x	7.1x	0.2x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023	₩32.9t	₩142.4t	₩4.6t	40.3x	7.1x	0.2x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023	₩31.1t	₩135.0t	₩4.6t	26.8x	6.8x	0.2x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023	₩30.1t	₩155.5t	₩4.4t	26x	6.8x	0.2x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023	₩31.5t	₩155.5t	₩4.4t	30.9x	7.1x	0.2x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023	₩30.7t	₩166.3t	₩4.3t	37.3x	7.1x	0.2x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023	₩30.2t	₩166.6t	₩4.3t	37.1x	7.1x	0.2x

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean Capital Markets 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 8.9x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.42x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have grown 33% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 South Korean Financials industry?


KR Market	-4.29%
Financials	5.97%
Capital Markets	7.36%
Investment Banking and Brokerage	10.37%
Diversified Capital Markets	2.76%
Financial Exchanges and Data	-2.82%
Asset Management	-5.27%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.5x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 55.0% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 7.3x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 55% per year.

In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
A071050 Korea Investment Holdings	₩242.50k	9.7% +₩1.3t	69.0%	PE6.5x
A005940 NH Investment & Securities	₩31.65k	7.7% +₩842.7b	51.4%	PE9.1x
A016360 Samsung SecuritiesLtd	₩115.00k	6.0% +₩580.5b	56.7%	PE8.5x
A003540 Daishin SecuritiesLtd	₩28.50k	5.6% +₩102.7b	4.8%	PE13.6x
A023590 Daou Technology	₩37.10k	4.2% +₩62.4b	-2.5%	PE2.5x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

A071050 Korea Investment Holdings

₩242.50k

9.7%
+₩1.3t

69.0%

PE6.5x

A005940 NH Investment & Securities

₩31.65k

7.7%
+₩842.7b

51.4%

PE9.1x

A016360 Samsung SecuritiesLtd

₩115.00k

6.0%
+₩580.5b

56.7%

PE8.5x

A003540 Daishin SecuritiesLtd

₩28.50k

5.6%
+₩102.7b

4.8%

PE13.6x

A023590 Daou Technology

₩37.10k

4.2%
+₩62.4b

-2.5%

PE2.5x

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South Korean (KOSPI) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Industry Trends

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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