Which companies are Costar's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: Union Optech (300691.SZ), Keystone Microtech (6683.TWO), Newonder Special Electric (301120.SZ), Tianjin Printronics Circuit (002134.SZ), Flexium Interconnect (6269.TW), Episil Technologies (3707.TWO), Yamaichi Electronics (6941.T), Dalian Dalicap Technology (301566.SZ).

Is Costar expensive compared with its peers?

On ev / sales it trades at 3.5× against a peer median of 2.2×, 6th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.

How has Costar stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -21.7% against -29.4% for the median peer; over one year -29.2%.

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Costar Group Co., Ltd. Class A002189.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Information Technology›Electronic Components

Momentum neutral 40

Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts Open in the cockpit

Mkt cap

$642M

US dollars, full cap

Free float

58%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$7.38M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

n/m

no positive forecast

ROIC−WACC

-14.2 pp

WACC 7.8%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Close · CNYCN¥16.52

1D-1.8%

1W+3.8%

1M-10.4%

3M-10.1%

6M-21.7%

YTD-28.4%

1Y-29.2%

ATR %3.9%

52w lowhigh35.2% off high

What Costar does

Employees: 3,148

Costar at a glance

Size Costar (002189.SZ) is a China Information Technology company (Electronic Components) with a market value of $642M, the 3258th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥16.52 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 21.7%, against -29.4% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 18.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +17.7%); the operating margin is -13.9% (peer median 5.1%).

Valuation It trades at 3.5× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.2× (6th most expensive of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 14.2 points below its cost of capital (7.8% WACC).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Costar against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Costar financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	CN¥1.53B	CN¥1.50B	CN¥1.78B	CN¥2.17B	CN¥3.28B
Revenue growth	—	-16%	-18%	-34%	—
Gross profit	CN¥190M	CN¥42.2M	CN¥137M	CN¥97.2M	CN¥164M
EBITDA	n/a	-CN¥110M	-CN¥251M	-CN¥240M	-CN¥141M
Net income	-CN¥157M	-CN¥225M	-CN¥370M	-CN¥248M	-CN¥186M
Free cash flow	CN¥11.3M	-CN¥39.7M	-CN¥347M	-CN¥259M	-CN¥315M
Capital expenditure	CN¥23.4M	CN¥51.9M	CN¥100M	CN¥164M	CN¥169M
Total debt	CN¥1.11B	CN¥1.01B	CN¥1.00B	CN¥718M	CN¥679M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Costar competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Costar is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Costar is the large dot.

Costar competitors and peer comparison

How Costar compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Costar against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	002189.SZ	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-10.4%	-19.0%	5th highest of 21
6-month return	-21.7%	-29.4%	8th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-35.2%	-49.9%	7th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+18.3%	+17.7%	10th highest of 21
Operating margin	-13.9%	5.1%	2nd lowest of 21
EV / Sales	3.5×	2.2×	6th most expensive of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital	-14.2 pp	-4.1 pp	2nd lowest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	EV / Sales	Req g	Delivered g
Costar 002189.SZ	China	$642M	-22%	+18%	-14%	3.5×	n/a	n/a
Union Optech 300691.SZ	China	$650M	-16%	+13%	0%	2.3×	n/a	n/a
Keystone Microtech 6683.TWO	Taiwan	$652M	-70%	+25%	27%	8.1×	26.2%	+11.7%
Newonder Special Electric 301120.SZ	China	$654M	-39%	+22%	1%	6.9×	56.0%	+4.2%
Tianjin Printronics Circuit 002134.SZ	China	$628M	-34%	+31%	6%	3.2×	n/a	n/a
Flexium Interconnect 6269.TW	Taiwan	$617M	-5%	+1%	-34%	0.9×	n/a	n/a
Episil Technologies 3707.TWO	Taiwan	$616M	-33%	+23%	-3%	3.0×	n/a	n/a
Yamaichi Electronics 6941.T	Japan	$670M	-45%	+29%	24%	1.6×	4.7%	+13.7%
Dalian Dalicap Technology 301566.SZ	China	$670M	-20%	+41%	45%	7.1×	18.4%	+10.8%
Q Technology (Group) 1478.HK	Hong Kong	$674M	-50%	+31%	3%	0.2×	n/a	n/a
Hosiden 6804.T	Japan	$675M	-24%	+41%	5%	0.1×	-18.5%	+13.9%
Yutong Heavy Industries 600817.SS	China	$685M	-25%	-13%	9%	0.9×	-4.9%	+0.1%
ACES Electronics 3605.TW	Taiwan	$689M	+43%	+9%	6%	1.9×	n/a	n/a
Samwha Capacitor 001820.KS	South Korea	$590M	+16%	+1%	5%	2.4×	39.1%	+4.0%
Unitech Printed Circuit Board 2367.TW	Taiwan	$701M	-46%	-13%	-5%	2.0×	n/a	n/a
Vishay Precision VPG	United States	$589M	-34%	+12%	2%	1.6×	52.2%	+2.6%
Lumibird LBIRD.PA	France	$589M	-4%	+8%	11%	2.6×	18.6%	+12.2%
Zhejiang Yonggui Electric Equipment 300351.SZ	China	$703M	-47%	+15%	-1%	2.0×	n/a	n/a
Unionman Technology 688609.SS	China	$586M	-26%	+18%	-1%	1.7×	45.5%	+3.4%
Firan Technology FTG.TO	Canada	$585M	+55%	+17%	12%	3.9×	24.6%	+13.0%
Jiaxing ZMAX Optech 688307.SS	China	$584M	-51%	+59%	7%	5.0×	n/a	n/a

Questions

Which companies are Costar's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: Union Optech (300691.SZ), Keystone Microtech (6683.TWO), Newonder Special Electric (301120.SZ), Tianjin Printronics Circuit (002134.SZ), Flexium Interconnect (6269.TW), Episil Technologies (3707.TWO), Yamaichi Electronics (6941.T), Dalian Dalicap Technology (301566.SZ).
Is Costar expensive compared with its peers?: On ev / sales it trades at 3.5× against a peer median of 2.2×, 6th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has Costar stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -21.7% against -29.4% for the median peer; over one year -29.2%.