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South Korean (KOSPI) Machinery Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies153
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M23.7%
  • 1Y112.2%
  • YTD73.2%

In the last week, the Machinery industry is up 2.1%, with HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd leading the way, up 4.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 112%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 26 Aug 2025₩219.3t₩125.7t₩6.3t19.9x35x1.7x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025₩192.4t₩122.5t₩5.7t19.4x33.9x1.6x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025₩199.8t₩122.5t₩5.6t19.3x35.4x1.6x
Mon, 19 May 2025₩170.1t₩120.0t₩5.0t14.9x33.8x1.4x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025₩153.8t₩119.8t₩5.0t15.1x31x1.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025₩145.5t₩116.5t₩3.2t14x45.7x1.2x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025₩141.2t₩116.3t₩3.2t14.3x43.6x1.2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025₩120.9t₩115.8t₩3.0t13.3x40.7x1x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024₩105.5t₩116.2t₩3.1t12x34x0.9x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024₩96.6t₩113.7t₩3.8t11.7x25.6x0.8x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024₩99.1t₩113.0t₩3.7t13.3x26.8x0.9x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024₩101.2t₩113.0t₩3.6t13.4x28.1x0.9x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024₩99.9t₩110.7t₩3.0t14.8x33.3x0.9x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024₩96.7t₩110.8t₩2.8t15.1x34.1x0.9x
Tue, 21 May 2024₩94.4t₩109.1t₩2.6t14.2x35.8x0.9x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024₩79.0t₩106.6t₩2.3t13.2x34.6x0.7x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024₩81.9t₩101.8t₩929.5b17.1x88.1x0.8x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024₩75.8t₩101.7t₩911.8b15.4x83.1x0.7x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024₩79.5t₩102.0t₩902.8b14.6x88.1x0.8x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023₩78.1t₩102.1t₩911.5b15x85.6x0.8x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023₩69.0t₩98.8t₩23.4b14.3x2951.7x0.7x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023₩76.4t₩98.7t₩18.7b15.8x4094.5x0.8x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023₩82.6t₩98.6t₩108.9b16.5x758.4x0.8x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023₩84.8t₩93.5t-₩298,523,519,726.0016.3x-284.1x0.9x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023₩79.8t₩93.5t-₩298,523,519,758.0017.6x-267.2x0.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023₩70.2t₩91.6t-₩846,202,057,409.0016.9x-82.9x0.8x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023₩68.3t₩90.0t-₩1,542,939,379,089.0017.3x-44.3x0.8x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023₩58.1t₩87.4t-₩2,086,314,668,327.0013.6x-27.9x0.7x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023₩60.7t₩87.1t-₩2,323,300,622,117.0015.4x-26.1x0.7x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023₩56.6t₩87.2t-₩2,323,749,423,657.0014.1x-24.4x0.6x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022₩58.1t₩87.3t-₩2,325,532,765,077.0015.1x-25x0.7x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022₩57.9t₩83.7t-₩1,969,794,136,703.0014.4x-29.4x0.7x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022₩57.3t₩83.9t-₩1,974,856,904,703.0014.9x-29x0.7x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022₩64.3t₩83.8t-₩1,944,739,203,160.0017.1x-33x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-33x


Total Market Cap: ₩64.3tTotal Earnings: -₩1,944,739,203,160.00Total Revenue: ₩83.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Machinery Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 274.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Machinery 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 35.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 274x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.92x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Machinery industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

KR Market0.90%
Industrials1.35%
Machinery2.10%
Industrial Machinery2.25%
Construction Machinery and Vehicles2.07%
Agricultural Machinery-1.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Machinery industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Construction Machinery and Vehicles industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 40% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrial Machinery industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 22% 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
A329180 HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd₩468.00k4.6%
+₩1.8t
145.2%PE44.5x
A010140 Samsung Heavy Industries₩20.60k10.3%
+₩1.6t
100.4%PE62x
A064350 Hyundai Rotem₩183.70k5.5%
+₩1.0t
243.4%PE33.5x
A443060 HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD₩199.40k6.7%
+₩560.4b
86.4%PE36.7x
A042660 Hanwha Ocean₩107.80k1.7%
+₩551.5b
224.7%PE39.1x

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