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South Korean (KOSPI) Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies226
  • 7D11.6%
  • 3M57.0%
  • 1Y433.8%
  • YTD70.2%

In the last week, the Semiconductors industry is up 9.4%, with SK hynix up 12%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 423%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 40% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Apr 2026₩985.8t₩143.6t₩44.2t29.9x22.3x6.9x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026₩894.2t₩142.5t₩44.2t22.6x20.2x6.3x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026₩736.3t₩142.3t₩44.3t19.7x16.6x5.2x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026₩614.8t₩129.2t₩37.1t17.5x16.6x4.8x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025₩482.0t₩129.0t₩37.2t16.6x13x3.7x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025₩505.3t₩128.7t₩36.7t21.3x13.8x3.9x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025₩361.6t₩121.8t₩29.9t22.9x12.1x3x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025₩244.9t₩121.8t₩29.9t16.4x8.2x2x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025₩252.5t₩121.0t₩30.0t15.9x8.4x2.1x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025₩266.8t₩114.9t₩27.2t14.8x9.8x2.3x
Mon, 26 May 2025₩199.0t₩114.6t₩27.3t12.3x7.3x1.7x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025₩179.1t₩108.9t₩21.1t12.5x8.5x1.6x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025₩213.6t₩108.2t₩20.8t16.4x10.3x2x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025₩216.0t₩99.6t₩11.3t17.8x19.1x2.2x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025₩198.8t₩99.4t₩11.4t16.8x17.5x2x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024₩173.4t₩99.7t₩11.4t15.3x15.2x1.7x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024₩203.0t₩90.2t₩3.5t14.4x57.2x2.3x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024₩189.2t₩90.2t₩3.5t15.1x53.5x2.1x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024₩184.2t₩90.2t₩3.5t15.4x52.2x2x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024₩212.7t₩80.2t-₩3,517,750,058,496.0020.6x-60.5x2.7x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024₩256.5t₩80.3t-₩3,631,444,728,576.0024x-70.6x3.2x
Tue, 28 May 2024₩230.0t₩80.2t-₩3,592,972,977,624.0023.3x-64x2.9x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024₩214.7t₩72.6t-₩8,084,112,281,904.0025.1x-26.6x3x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024₩203.0t₩72.8t-₩7,856,921,492,504.0024.1x-25.8x2.8x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024₩181.3t₩70.0t-₩10,467,712,011,014.0019.6x-17.3x2.6x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024₩165.5t₩70.7t-₩10,537,392,789,424.0018.6x-15.7x2.3x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023₩165.2t₩70.6t-₩10,545,463,193,344.0019.3x-15.7x2.3x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023₩160.1t₩74.4t-₩6,072,911,029,080.0013.8x-26.4x2.2x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023₩150.6t₩74.4t-₩6,187,368,857,507.0014x-24.3x2x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023₩156.1t₩74.4t-₩6,171,120,751,177.0015.1x-25.3x2.1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023₩154.0t₩82.8t₩644.4b14.7x239x1.9x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023₩148.0t₩82.9t₩712.9b14.5x207.7x1.8x
Wed, 31 May 2023₩146.1t₩86.8t₩160.6b13.8x910x1.7x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023₩125.7t₩95.6t₩5.9t11.9x21.4x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.4x


Total Market Cap: ₩125.7tTotal Earnings: ₩5.9tTotal Revenue: ₩95.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean Semiconductor 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 23.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 96% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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 Tech industry?

KR Market7.06%
Tech9.03%
Semiconductors11.57%
Semiconductors12.04%
Semiconductor Equipment8.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 46.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 41.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 0.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductors industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductor Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 42% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 0.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 40% 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
A000660 SK hynix₩1.17m12.1%
+₩88.4t
560.2%PE19.1x
A036930 JUSUNG ENGINEERINGLtd₩91.50k44.5%
+₩1.3t
154.5%PE117.1x
A000990 DB HiTek₩126.70k31.3%
+₩1.2t
207.9%PE20.1x
A042700 HANMI Semiconductor₩287.00k3.8%
+₩996.0b
282.2%PE127.2x
A131970 DOOSAN TESNA₩111.80k27.5%
+₩463.6b
366.8%PE58.5x

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