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CETC Cyberspace Security Technology Co. Ltd. Class A002268.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Information Technology›Information Technology Services

Cybersecurity subsidiary of state defense-electronics group CETC, selling security products mainly to government and military.

Momentum strong 68
Mkt cap
$1.77B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
64%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$32.0M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
45.0×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-7.8 pp
WACC 10.4%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
161 days
16 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥13.94
1D-1.4%
1W+9.1%
1M-3.5%
3M-5.2%
6M-11.1%
YTD-32.1%
1Y-20.1%
ATR %4.4%
52w lowhigh41.4% off high

What CETC Cyberspace Security Technology does

Cybersecurity subsidiary of state defense-electronics group CETC, selling security products mainly to government and military.

Sells cryptographic hardware and secure-communication systems through project contracts with government, military and state-owned buyers, so orders follow public budgets and approval cycles. It grew out of a research institute of the state electronics group CETC.

Products and services

  • Network security products
  • Cryptography/secure communications
  • Security consulting

Customers

  • Government agencies
  • Military/defense
  • State-owned enterprises

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Information Technology
  • Cybersecurity
  • Government/defense information security

What could go right

  • Government cybersecurity/domestic-substitution spending

What could go wrong

  • Government budget cycles
  • Customer concentration

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, customer qualification). State-approved security-product qualifications are required to sell to government/military.

Headquarters: Chengdu, Sichuan, China · Employees: 2,398

Named competitors

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology at a glance

Size CETC Cyberspace Security Technology (002268.SZ) is a China Information Technology company (Information Technology Services) with a market value of $1.77B, the 1407th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥13.94 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 11.1%, against +1.1% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 3.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.0%); the operating margin is 1.2% (peer median 8.1%).

Valuation It trades at 45.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.8× (2nd most expensive of 17).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 7.8 points below its cost of capital (10.4% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 16 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 102002268.SZ 87
Six months, rebased to 100: CETC Cyberspace Security Technology against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥2.16BCN¥2.26BCN¥2.46BCN¥3.05BCN¥3.42B
Revenue growth—-8%-19%-11%—
Gross profitCN¥769MCN¥716MCN¥873MCN¥1.16BCN¥1.13B
EBITDAn/aCN¥123MCN¥232MCN¥436MCN¥407M
Net incomeCN¥58.3MCN¥57.6MCN¥158MCN¥349MCN¥307M
Free cash flow-CN¥29.3MCN¥256M-CN¥546MCN¥532MCN¥261M
Capital expenditureCN¥67.5MCN¥71.7MCN¥95.7MCN¥90.1MCN¥96.9M
Total debtCN¥155MCN¥199MCN¥176MCN¥292MCN¥441M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-25%0%+25%+50%+75%-20%0%FORTYATEN300469SIGMAADV3697OMCLCNXC002987CAMS4373YSNMGRTZENTECKNOS6008509449PDFSATEACNXNDTL002268.SZ6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CETC Cyberspace Security Technology is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+10%+20%0×20×40×ATEN3697OMCLCNXC002987CAMS4373YSNZENTECKNOS6008509449PDFSATEACNXNDTL002268.SZRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. CETC Cyberspace Security Technology is the large dot.

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (002268.SZ vs 002439.SZ vs 688052.SS vs 688561.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
CETC Cyberspace Security Technology 002268.SZ$1.77B-11%-3%1%45.0×n/a
Venustech 002439.SZ$2.58B-9%0%-16%169.0×19.0%
Suzhou Novosense Microelectronics 688052.SS$3.60B-15%+77%-2%209.7×n/a
Qi An Xin Technology 688561.SS$2.61B-15%-14%-45%n/an/a
Sangfor Technologies 300454.SZ$7.84B+5%+21%2%71.4×46.1%

How CETC Cyberspace Security Technology 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.

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure002268.SZPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-3.5%-0.4%10th lowest of 21
6-month return-11.1%+1.1%9th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-41.4%-25.6%5th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-3.4%+8.0%3rd lowest of 21
Operating margin1.2%8.1%3rd lowest of 21
Forward P/E45.0×20.8×2nd most expensive of 17
ROIC minus cost of capital-7.8 pp+1.4 pp4th lowest of 17

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
CETC Cyberspace Security Technology 002268.SZChina$1.77B-11%-3%1%45.0×n/an/a
Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. Sponsored ADR FORTYUnited States$1.75B-26%+1%8%n/a-3.4%+6.3%
A10 Networks ATENUnited States$1.80B-11%+12%17%22.0×16.7%+5.2%
Transportation Telecommunication and Information Development Inc. Ltd. Zhejiang 300469.SZChina$1.72B-18%-15%-102%n/an/an/a
Sigma Advanced Systems SIGMAADV.NSIndia$1.83B+196%+358%12%n/an/an/a
Shift 3697.TJapan$1.71B+61%+24%11%19.2×-2.2%+28.6%
Omnicell OMCLUnited States$1.70B-15%+6%5%19.5×11.7%+5.8%
Concentrix CNXCUnited States$1.85B+25%+3%8%2.6×-11.9%+15.8%
Northking Information Technology 002987.SZChina$1.67B-14%+1%6%30.6×16.2%+16.1%
Computer Age Management Services CAMS.NSIndia$1.87B-15%+9%39%32.3×n/an/a
Simplex Holdings,Inc 4373.TJapan$1.66B+25%+20%23%19.4×12.4%+16.3%
secunet Security Networks YSN.DEGermany$1.66B+20%+13%11%37.3×n/an/a
Mega Fortune MGRTUnited States$1.65B-14%-8%-37%n/an/an/a
Zen Technologies ZENTEC.NSIndia$1.64B+6%+4%31%45.7×53.0%+66.0%
Kainos KNOS.LUnited Kingdom$1.92B+57%+17%11%23.2×21.7%+12.9%
CETC Digital Technology 600850.SSChina$1.62B-18%-1%2%17.3×19.1%+5.8%
GMO Internet 9449.TJapan$1.94B-4%+6%21%13.4×n/an/a
PDF Solutions PDFSUnited States$1.59B-27%+23%8%26.0×n/an/a
Atea ATEA.OLNorway$1.99B+6%+12%4%16.4×-5.0%-1.1%
PC Connection CNXNUnited States$2.00B+19%+10%4%16.6×n/an/a
Data#3 DTL.AXAustralia$1.54B+81%+6%8%31.6×26.9%-14.2%

Questions

Who are CETC Cyberspace Security Technology's main competitors?
Named competitors: Venustech (002439.SZ), NSFOCUS (688052.SS), Qi An Xin (688561.SS), Sangfor Technologies (300454.SZ). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. Sponsored ADR (FORTY), A10 Networks (ATEN), Transportation Telecommunication and Information Development Inc. Ltd. Zhejiang (300469.SZ), Sigma Advanced Systems (SIGMAADV.NS), Shift (3697.T), Omnicell (OMCL).
Is CETC Cyberspace Security Technology expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 45.0× against a peer median of 20.8×, 2nd most expensive of 17 in its peer set.
How has CETC Cyberspace Security Technology stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -11.1% against +1.1% for the median peer; over one year -20.1%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.