South Korean (KOSPI) Tech Hardware Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 09, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies26

7D-13.0%
3M71.5%
1Y247.9%
YTD46.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech Hardware industry has dropped 13%, driven by Samsung Electronics declining 21%. Meanwhile, COTS Technology actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 21% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 248%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 33% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 10 Mar 2026	₩1200.1t	₩338.1t	₩44.5t	11.6x	27x	3.5x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026	₩1083.8t	₩338.1t	₩44.5t	11.8x	24.3x	3.2x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026	₩844.5t	₩320.1t	₩29.7t	10.7x	28.4x	2.6x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025	₩662.8t	₩320.1t	₩32.8t	9.7x	20.2x	2.1x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025	₩652.2t	₩313.0t	₩28.9t	10.5x	22.6x	2.1x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025	₩564.5t	₩313.0t	₩28.9t	10.9x	19.5x	1.8x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025	₩470.9t	₩312.9t	₩30.5t	10.5x	15.5x	1.5x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025	₩448.1t	₩312.5t	₩34.2t	9.2x	13.1x	1.4x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025	₩395.4t	₩312.4t	₩34.2t	6.4x	11.5x	1.3x
Sat, 17 May 2025	₩377.9t	₩312.3t	₩35.2t	13.1x	10.7x	1.2x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025	₩367.8t	₩305.1t	₩33.8t	19.4x	10.9x	1.2x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025	₩357.8t	₩305.1t	₩33.7t	10.3x	10.6x	1.2x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025	₩362.5t	₩305.1t	₩33.7t	10.3x	10.8x	1.2x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025	₩365.8t	₩297.1t	₩29.0t	10.6x	12.6x	1.2x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024	₩361.3t	₩297.1t	₩32.2t	7.6x	11.2x	1.2x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024	₩398.1t	₩285.4t	₩25.9t	9.2x	15.3x	1.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024	₩433.2t	₩285.4t	₩25.9t	9.3x	16.7x	1.5x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024	₩520.7t	₩285.4t	₩27.9t	9.3x	18.6x	1.8x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024	₩561.4t	₩271.3t	₩19.8t	12.6x	28.3x	2.1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024	₩547.5t	₩271.4t	₩19.8t	14.3x	27.6x	2x
Sun, 19 May 2024	₩522.1t	₩271.4t	₩19.8t	10.5x	26.4x	1.9x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024	₩553.4t	₩263.1t	₩14.6t	8.2x	37.9x	2.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024	₩502.6t	₩263.2t	₩14.6t	13.3x	34.5x	1.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024	₩500.9t	₩263.2t	₩14.6t	12.8x	34.4x	1.9x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024	₩515.8t	₩266.3t	₩30.9t	10.9x	16.7x	1.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023	₩480.5t	₩266.3t	₩31.9t	10.3x	15.1x	1.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023	₩469.8t	₩266.3t	₩32.0t	12.6x	14.7x	1.8x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023	₩460.7t	₩275.7t	₩35.2t	11.1x	13.1x	1.7x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023	₩451.8t	₩275.7t	₩35.6t	10.1x	12.7x	1.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023	₩472.5t	₩292.9t	₩44.9t	7.5x	10.5x	1.6x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023	₩485.6t	₩292.9t	₩44.9t	8.2x	10.8x	1.7x
Mon, 22 May 2023	₩464.4t	₩292.8t	₩45.0t	8.7x	10.3x	1.6x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023	₩446.4t	₩306.8t	₩54.8t	7.5x	8.2x	1.5x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023	₩406.2t	₩306.7t	₩54.8t	8.9x	7.4x	1.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio

7.4x

Fri, 17 Mar 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean Tech 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 28.4x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.5x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Tech industry have declined 6.7% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.3% 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.