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South Korean (KOSPI) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedDec 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2686
  • 7D-3.3%
  • 3M16.1%
  • 1Y58.7%
  • YTD61.2%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 3.3%, driven by a loss of 5.4% in the Information Technology sector. In contrast to the last week, the market is actually up 59% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 30% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasBiotechSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Dec 2025₩3665.2t₩3880.1t₩191.9t13.5x19.1x0.9x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025₩3645.2t₩3811.4t₩186.3t14.2x19.6x1x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025₩3310.5t₩3818.8t₩172.8t15x19.2x0.9x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025₩3004.9t₩3821.6t₩173.0t14.6x17.4x0.8x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025₩2963.6t₩3764.3t₩177.0t13.7x16.7x0.8x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025₩2796.6t₩3763.9t₩176.5t13x15.8x0.7x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025₩2500.0t₩3745.5t₩179.1t12.1x14x0.7x
Thu, 01 May 2025₩2373.4t₩3694.4t₩168.7t11.6x14.1x0.6x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025₩2369.1t₩3664.4t₩166.7t11.3x14.2x0.6x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025₩2386.1t₩3602.2t₩154.6t12.5x15.4x0.7x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025₩2335.6t₩3635.3t₩149.0t11.8x15.7x0.6x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024₩2252.8t₩3636.5t₩148.9t11.4x15.1x0.6x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024₩2238.6t₩3583.6t₩148.0t10.6x15.1x0.6x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024₩2412.2t₩3580.4t₩141.3t11.4x17.1x0.7x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024₩2320.1t₩3581.4t₩141.2t11.1x16.4x0.6x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024₩2404.3t₩3544.2t₩132.4t11.6x18.2x0.7x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024₩2655.6t₩3532.9t₩120.0t12.5x22.1x0.8x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024₩2490.7t₩3524.3t₩120.8t12.7x20.6x0.7x
Fri, 03 May 2024₩2509.5t₩3525.8t₩111.3t13.3x22.5x0.7x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024₩2574.0t₩3522.2t₩103.9t13x24.8x0.7x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024₩2472.7t₩3620.0t₩100.8t14.3x24.5x0.7x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024₩2327.6t₩3637.2t₩105.8t14.5x22x0.6x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023₩2428.2t₩3643.7t₩106.2t14.7x22.9x0.7x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023₩2289.0t₩3651.8t₩108.3t13.4x21.1x0.6x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023₩2280.1t₩3649.9t₩106.6t13x21.4x0.6x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023₩2399.1t₩3651.5t₩106.6t14x22.5x0.7x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023₩2417.9t₩3693.5t₩125.3t13.9x19.3x0.7x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023₩2339.1t₩3669.6t₩133.5t14.3x17.5x0.6x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023₩2419.5t₩3670.4t₩134.4t14.6x18x0.7x
Sat, 06 May 2023₩2303.0t₩3626.8t₩146.9t13.7x15.7x0.6x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023₩2280.2t₩3648.2t₩159.1t13.5x14.3x0.6x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023₩2201.6t₩3617.3t₩182.9t11.9x12x0.6x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023₩2222.7t₩3521.4t₩169.0t11.6x13.2x0.6x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022₩2078.0t₩3521.2t₩168.2t11.1x12.4x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: ₩2078.0tTotal Earnings: ₩168.2tTotal Revenue: ₩3521.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.1x202320242025
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 18.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for South Korean listed companies have grown 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

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

KR Market-3.30%
Healthcare2.70%
Consumer Staples2.10%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Utilities-0.66%
Financials-1.59%
Real Estate-2.00%
Telecom-2.06%
Consumer Discretionary-2.17%
Materials-3.21%
Energy-3.85%
Industrials-4.41%
Tech-5.39%
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 274x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 83% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 53% per year.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
A207940 Samsung BiologicsLtd₩1.75m5.1%
+₩3.9t		16.1%PE50.8xHealthcare
A0126Z0 Samsung Epis Holdings₩666.00k17.9%
+₩2.5t		n/an/aHealthcare
A0009K0 Aimed Bio₩67.00k43.8%
+₩1.3t		n/aPS207.6xHealthcare
A015760 Korea Electric Power₩51.20k2.8%
+₩898.7b		140.4%PE4xUtilities
A011200 HMMLtd₩20.75k3.0%
+₩565.9b		13.9%PE8.2xIndustrials
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