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South Korean (KOSPI) Biotech Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies124
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M14.8%
  • 1Y43.8%
  • YTDn/a

The Biotech industry is up 3.6% in the last week, with Celltrion up 13%. In the same time, Aimed Bio was down 16%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 44%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 46% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 02 Jan 2026₩165.4t₩13.1t₩224.5b22.4x736.9x12.6x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025₩155.1t₩13.1t₩281.6b27.1x550.8x11.9x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025₩125.4t₩12.4t-₩30,278,124,823.0027.2x-4140.5x10.1x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025₩123.1t₩12.4t-₩85,312,629,648.0028.3x-1443x9.9x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025₩111.0t₩12.3t-₩20,947,786,513.0021.7x-5298.2x9x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025₩118.4t₩11.8t-₩227,694,607,523.0025.1x-519.8x10x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025₩105.4t₩11.8t-₩110,463,137,023.0025.4x-954.3x8.9x
Fri, 16 May 2025₩94.3t₩11.4t-₩464,846,137,545.0028.5x-202.8x8.3x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025₩96.7t₩11.4t-₩488,600,830,556.0026.2x-197.9x8.5x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025₩99.4t₩10.6t-₩927,777,411,361.0023.2x-107.1x9.4x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025₩94.8t₩10.5t-₩1,010,177,767,831.0023.4x-93.8x9.1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025₩93.7t₩10.5t-₩1,004,347,149,181.0025.1x-93.3x9x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024₩87.9t₩10.5t-₩917,877,820,738.0023x-95.7x8.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024₩97.7t₩10.3t-₩653,791,712,887.0027.8x-149.4x9.5x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024₩96.2t₩10.3t-₩663,859,541,267.0024.5x-144.9x9.3x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024₩95.5t₩10.2t-₩668,288,410,708.0024.3x-142.9x9.4x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024₩88.2t₩9.9t-₩651,620,427,048.0023.3x-135.4x8.9x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024₩83.1t₩9.9t-₩635,976,480,448.0021x-130.6x8.4x
Sat, 18 May 2024₩82.7t₩9.6t-₩570,243,134,108.0023.6x-145x8.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024₩80.4t₩9.6t-₩589,100,786,928.0020.2x-136.5x8.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024₩81.5t₩9.7t-₩529,895,238,747.0058.4x-153.7x8.4x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024₩73.3t₩9.7t-₩537,261,689,777.0062.6x-136.4x7.5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024₩68.7t₩10.1t-₩324,278,048,367.0030.1x-211.8x6.8x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023₩57.9t₩10.1t-₩309,980,431,097.0027.5x-186.9x5.7x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023₩52.8t₩10.2t-₩239,053,318,689.0027.9x-221x5.2x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023₩55.5t₩10.2t-₩239,053,318,689.0028.3x-232.1x5.4x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023₩57.0t₩10.1t-₩381,817,193,599.0035.1x-149.3x5.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023₩55.1t₩10.3t-₩151,534,704,579.0026.7x-363.3x5.4x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023₩59.0t₩10.3t-₩151,534,704,579.0028.9x-389.5x5.8x
Sun, 21 May 2023₩62.6t₩11.0t₩341.5b25.6x183.4x5.7x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023₩66.0t₩11.0t₩317.9b25x207.6x6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023₩55.8t₩11.3t₩956.2b23.5x58.4x4.9x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023₩59.7t₩11.3t₩970.8b24.6x61.5x5.3x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023₩59.0t₩11.4t₩685.0b22.7x86.1x5.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

86.1x


Total Market Cap: ₩59.0tTotal Earnings: ₩685.0bTotal Revenue: ₩11.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Biotech Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -488.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Biotechs industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 737x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -489x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 12.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Biotechs industry have declined 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.8% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Healthcare industry?

KR Market2.50%
Healthcare2.24%
Biotech3.55%
Biotech3.55%
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
A068270 Celltrion₩202.50k12.5%
+₩4.9t
16.4%PE60x
A196170 ALTEOGEN₩457.00k4.1%
+₩962.7b
43.5%PE194.1x
A0126Z0 Samsung Epis Holdings₩715.00k5.1%
+₩870.9b
n/an/a
A214450 PharmaResearch₩434.00k14.7%
+₩576.6b
66.6%PE29.8x
A475830 Orum Therapeutics₩113.80k9.1%
+₩201.0b
n/aPS94492.2x

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