South Korean (KOSPI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJul 24, 2025

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies2663

7D0.05%
3M23.7%
1Y12.2%
YTD30.3%

The Materials sector gained 3.8% while the market remained flat over the last week. More promisingly, the market is up 12% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and Gas Biotech Software

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Market valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Thu, 24 Jul 2025	₩2923.2t	₩3761.3t	₩176.2t	13.6x	16.6x	0.8x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025	₩2775.7t	₩3758.8t	₩176.2t	13x	15.8x	0.7x
Mon, 19 May 2025	₩2439.0t	₩3697.4t	₩174.9t	11.9x	13.9x	0.7x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025	₩2312.9t	₩3696.0t	₩166.7t	11.5x	13.9x	0.6x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025	₩2387.1t	₩3641.8t	₩162.8t	12.1x	14.7x	0.7x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025	₩2353.6t	₩3646.6t	₩152.3t	11.8x	15.5x	0.6x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025	₩2313.9t	₩3635.4t	₩148.8t	11.7x	15.6x	0.6x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024	₩2269.7t	₩3617.9t	₩151.9t	11x	14.9x	0.6x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024	₩2351.2t	₩3598.1t	₩146.6t	11.1x	16x	0.7x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024	₩2458.7t	₩3581.2t	₩141.2t	11.7x	17.4x	0.7x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024	₩2491.2t	₩3565.5t	₩142.9t	11.5x	17.4x	0.7x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024	₩2514.6t	₩3533.3t	₩120.4t	12.1x	20.9x	0.7x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024	₩2592.0t	₩3536.5t	₩119.0t	12.8x	21.8x	0.7x
Tue, 21 May 2024	₩2550.9t	₩3518.3t	₩114.9t	13.1x	22.2x	0.7x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024	₩2434.7t	₩3514.8t	₩105.7t	12.6x	23x	0.7x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024	₩2491.5t	₩3542.2t	₩105.1t	13.9x	23.7x	0.7x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024	₩2429.3t	₩3634.5t	₩91.4t	14x	26.6x	0.7x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024	₩2416.0t	₩3643.2t	₩106.2t	15x	22.7x	0.7x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023	₩2320.6t	₩3643.2t	₩108.8t	14.2x	21.3x	0.6x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023	₩2196.5t	₩3678.4t	₩108.4t	12.9x	20.3x	0.6x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023	₩2289.5t	₩3649.8t	₩106.6t	13.3x	21.5x	0.6x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023	₩2400.3t	₩3701.0t	₩109.7t	13.8x	21.9x	0.6x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023	₩2431.5t	₩3653.9t	₩125.9t	13.9x	19.3x	0.7x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023	₩2382.8t	₩3670.2t	₩133.9t	14.5x	17.8x	0.6x
Wed, 24 May 2023	₩2361.6t	₩3639.2t	₩137.1t	14x	17.2x	0.6x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023	₩2365.4t	₩3648.2t	₩157.7t	14.1x	15x	0.6x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023	₩2167.7t	₩3524.2t	₩165.0t	12x	13.1x	0.6x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023	₩2229.6t	₩3638.4t	₩183.2t	12x	12.2x	0.6x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023	₩2123.7t	₩3522.2t	₩168.7t	11.3x	12.6x	0.6x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022	₩2148.4t	₩3521.3t	₩172.4t	11.3x	12.5x	0.6x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022	₩2096.6t	₩3350.0t	₩186.3t	11.3x	11.3x	0.6x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022	₩1984.9t	₩3333.3t	₩187.1t	11.2x	10.6x	0.6x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022	₩2182.0t	₩3327.0t	₩192.8t	12.4x	11.3x	0.7x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022	₩2213.6t	₩3177.8t	₩189.2t	13x	11.7x	0.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio

11.7x

Sun, 31 Jul 2022

Current Market PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.

The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.2x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for South Korean listed companies have declined 2.3% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% 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.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the South Korean Market?


KR Market	0.052%
Materials	3.81%
Healthcare	2.93%
Utilities	2.36%
Consumer Discretionary	2.02%
Industrials	1.07%
Energy	0.60%
Information Technology	0%	0
Financials	0%	0
Health Care	0%	0
Industrials	0%	0
Real Estate	-0.20%
Tech	-1.44%
Consumer Staples	-2.33%
Financials	-2.33%
Telecom	-2.51%

Sector PE

Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 260x.

The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.6% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 0.4% per year.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 79% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.

In contrast, the Real Estate sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.1% 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	Sector
A373220 LG Energy Solution	₩368.00k	16.1% +₩11.9t	10.7%	PS3.3x	Industrials
A012450 Hanwha Aerospace	₩941.00k	5.0% +₩6.1t	188.6%	PE20.3x	Industrials
A051910 LG Chem	₩305.00k	13.2% +₩2.8t	-2.6%	PS0.5x	Materials
A042660 Hanwha Ocean	₩88.80k	10.0% +₩2.5t	206.2%	PE40.6x	Industrials
A005490 POSCO Holdings	₩334.00k	8.6% +₩2.0t	-6.0%	PE29.5x	Materials

Market Insights

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July 2025

5 comments

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