Who are Guangshen Railway's main competitors?

Named competitors: China Railway (national operator) (0390.HK), MTR Corporation (0066.HK), Daqin Railway (601006.SS), Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (601816.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Keio (9008.T), Kyushu Railway (9142.T), Container Corporation of India (CONCOR.NS), Keikyu (9006.T), Tobu Railway (9001.T), Odakyu Electric Railway (9007.T).

Is Guangshen Railway expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 9.6× against a peer median of 14.3×, cheapest of 15 in its peer set.

How has Guangshen Railway stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -8.7% against +2.0% for the median peer; over one year -10.5%.

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Guangshen Railway Company Limited Class H0525.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Industrials›Railroads

State-owned operator of passenger and freight rail lines between Guangzhou and Shenzhen/Hong Kong.

≈ A Chinese regional rail operator, like a smaller Amtrak plus freightMomentum strong 73

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Mkt cap

$3.12B

US dollars, full cap

Free float

100%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$1.18M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

9.6×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

n/a

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

145 days

31 Mar 2027

Close · HKDHK$2.25

1D+0.9%

1W+3.4%

1M+0.7%

3M+1.6%

6M-8.7%

YTD+3.9%

1Y-10.5%

ATR %2.6%

52w lowhigh13.3% off high

What Guangshen Railway does

State-owned operator of passenger and freight rail lines between Guangzhou and Shenzhen/Hong Kong.

The same company as the Shanghai-listed Guangshen Railway A shares, with the H shares trading in Hong Kong. Its income comes mainly from passenger tickets and some freight, over a corridor where fares and track use sit inside the state railway system.

In one line: A Chinese regional rail operator, like a smaller Amtrak plus freight.

Products and services

Passenger rail services
Freight rail services
Rail-related ancillary services

Customers

Commuters/travelers in the Pearl River Delta
Freight shippers

Where it sits in the supply chain

Industrials
Rail transport
Passenger & freight railroads

What could go right

Pearl River Delta passenger volume growth

What could go wrong

Fare regulation limits pricing power
Competition from highways/air

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, scale). State-granted operating rights over a key intercity rail corridor with high barriers to entry.

Headquarters: Guangzhou, China · Founded: 1996

Named competitors

China Railway (national operator) 0390.HK
MTR Corporation 0066.HK
Daqin Railway 601006.SS
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway 601816.SS

Guangshen Railway at a glance

Size Guangshen Railway (0525.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Railroads) with a market value of $3.12B, the 333rd largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$2.25 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 8.7%, against +2.0% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 16 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 4.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.2%); the operating margin is 6.0% (peer median 12.7%).

Valuation It trades at 9.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.3× (cheapest of 15).

Next results Next results expected around 31 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Guangshen Railway against the median of its 15 peers (local-currency closes).

Guangshen Railway financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	n/a	n/a	n/a	HK$28.9B	HK$23.2B
Revenue growth	—	—	—	+25%	—
Gross profit	n/a	n/a	n/a	HK$12.8B	HK$7.52B
EBITDA	n/a	n/a	n/a	HK$3.70B	-HK$844M
Net income	n/a	n/a	n/a	HK$1.17B	-HK$2.32B
Free cash flow	n/a	n/a	n/a	HK$89.8M	-HK$2.14B
Capital expenditure	n/a	n/a	n/a	HK$1.13B	HK$1.92B
Total debt	n/a	n/a	n/a	HK$3.39B	HK$3.80B

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Guangshen Railway 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. Guangshen Railway is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

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

Guangshen Railway competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (0525.HK vs 0390.HK vs 0066.HK vs 601006.SS)
Company	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g
Guangshen Railway 0525.HK	$3.12B	-9%	+5%	6%	9.6×	n/a
China Railway 0390.HK	$15.0B	-19%	-4%	4%	3.6×	n/a
Mtr 0066.HK	$27.2B	+1%	-6%	15%	10.8×	n/a
Daqin Railway 601006.SS	$14.5B	-7%	+3%	6%	16.3×	n/a
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway 601816.SS	$39.3B	+9%	+3%	44%	18.7×	-2.8%

How Guangshen Railway 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.

Guangshen Railway against its 15 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	0525.HK	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	+0.7%	+4.9%	3rd lowest of 16
6-month return	-8.7%	+2.0%	4th lowest of 16
Distance from 52-week high	-13.3%	-11.0%	5th lowest of 16
Revenue growth (TTM)	+4.8%	+5.2%	8th lowest of 16
Operating margin	6.0%	12.7%	2nd lowest of 16
Forward P/E	9.6×	14.3×	cheapest of 15

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	Forward P/E	Req g	Delivered g
Guangshen Railway 0525.HK	Hong Kong	$3.12B	-9%	+5%	6%	9.6×	n/a	n/a
Keio 9008.T	Japan	$2.80B	+3%	+10%	10%	10.5×	n/a	n/a
Kyushu Railway 9142.T	Japan	$3.53B	0%	+5%	14%	11.3×	n/a	n/a
Container Corporation of India CONCOR.NS	India	$3.55B	-16%	+1%	14%	25.4×	33.8%	+7.2%
Keikyu 9006.T	Japan	$2.73B	+2%	+4%	11%	13.4×	n/a	n/a
Tobu Railway 9001.T	Japan	$3.58B	+3%	+5%	11%	10.0×	n/a	n/a
Odakyu Electric Railway 9007.T	Japan	$3.80B	+11%	+3%	13%	15.1×	n/a	n/a
Aurizon AZJ.AX	Australia	$4.49B	-5%	+6%	21%	14.8×	4.4%	+6.7%
Keisei Electric Railway 9009.T	Japan	$4.51B	+26%	+4%	11%	15.5×	n/a	n/a
Keihan 9045.T	Japan	$2.15B	+3%	+10%	15%	11.5×	n/a	n/a
Jungfraubahn JFN.SW	Switzerland	$1.81B	+1%	-4%	21%	22.2×	4.4%	+22.3%
GATX GATX	United States	$6.38B	-2%	+30%	30%	17.0×	n/a	n/a
West Japan Railway 9021.T	Japan	$9.19B	+12%	+6%	10%	13.8×	2.4%	+14.9%
China Railway Tielong Container Logistics 600125.SS	China	$1.06B	-12%	-2%	7%	11.5×	-21.0%	-5.4%
China High-Speed Railway Technology 000008.SZ	China	$919M	-14%	-11%	-19%	n/a	8.7%	+2.1%
Getlink GET.PA	France	$12.3B	+9%	+9%	40%	35.3×	10.1%	+14.3%

Questions

Who are Guangshen Railway's main competitors?: Named competitors: China Railway (national operator) (0390.HK), MTR Corporation (0066.HK), Daqin Railway (601006.SS), Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (601816.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Keio (9008.T), Kyushu Railway (9142.T), Container Corporation of India (CONCOR.NS), Keikyu (9006.T), Tobu Railway (9001.T), Odakyu Electric Railway (9007.T).
Is Guangshen Railway expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 9.6× against a peer median of 14.3×, cheapest of 15 in its peer set.
How has Guangshen Railway stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -8.7% against +2.0% for the median peer; over one year -10.5%.