Which companies are China Education's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: NCS Testing Technology (300797.SZ), RWS (RWS.L), Grand Sunergy Tech (603778.SS), Science Environmental Protection (688480.SS), Bengo4.com (6027.T), Hangzhou MDK Opto Electronic (688079.SS), Guangzhou Doppler Electronic Technologies (301528.SZ), Calian (CGY.TO).

Is China Education expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 3.0× against a peer median of 17.3×, cheapest of 13 in its peer set.

How has China Education stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -4.3% against -9.2% for the median peer; over one year -38.0%.

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China Education Group Holdings Limited0839.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Industrials›Miscellaneous Commercial Services

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Mkt cap

$680M

US dollars, full cap

Free float

37%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$607,695

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

3.0×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

+0.1 pp

WACC 7.0%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

24 days

30 Nov 2026

Close · HKDHK$1.91

1D0.0%

1W+4.4%

1M-8.4%

3M+5.8%

6M-4.3%

YTD-38.5%

1Y-38.0%

ATR %3.0%

52w lowhigh44.0% off high

What China Education does

Employees: 19,570

China Education at a glance

Size China Education (0839.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $680M, the 681st largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$1.91 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 4.3%, against -9.2% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 8.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +15.5%); the operating margin is 32.4% (peer median 6.1%).

Valuation It trades at 3.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.3× (cheapest of 13).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.1 points above its cost of capital (7.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 30 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

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

China Education financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-08-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	HK$8.18B	HK$7.96B	HK$7.12B	HK$6.25B	HK$5.71B
Revenue growth	—	+12%	+14%	+9%	—
Gross profit	HK$4.28B	HK$4.25B	HK$3.94B	HK$3.52B	HK$3.31B
EBITDA	HK$3.89B	HK$3.93B	HK$3.61B	HK$3.26B	HK$2.97B
Net income	HK$847M	HK$1.06B	HK$452M	HK$1.54B	HK$2.22B
Free cash flow	-HK$49.2M	HK$447M	-HK$434M	HK$645M	HK$262M
Capital expenditure	HK$3.24B	HK$3.19B	HK$4.80B	HK$3.14B	HK$2.61B
Total debt	n/a	HK$11.3B	HK$11.4B	HK$9.34B	HK$10.2B

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China Education 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. China Education is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

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

China Education competitors and peer comparison

How China Education 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.

China Education against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	0839.HK	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-8.4%	-4.2%	9th lowest of 21
6-month return	-4.3%	-9.2%	8th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-44.0%	-39.2%	9th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+8.7%	+15.5%	8th lowest of 21
Operating margin	32.4%	6.1%	highest of 21
Forward P/E	3.0×	17.3×	cheapest of 13
ROIC minus cost of capital	+0.1 pp	-2.6 pp	8th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA	3.6×	8.9×	cheapest of 11
Net debt / EBITDA	1.5×	0.8×	4th most indebted of 11

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
China Education 0839.HK	Hong Kong	$680M	-4%	+9%	32%	3.0×	n/a	n/a
NCS Testing Technology 300797.SZ	China	$678M	-26%	+15%	7%	25.1×	22.3%	+15.0%
RWS RWS.L	United Kingdom	$677M	+46%	-1%	4%	10.3×	11.5%	+14.2%
Grand Sunergy Tech 603778.SS	China	$686M	-73%	-54%	-98%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Science Environmental Protection 688480.SS	China	$694M	-51%	+37%	10%	29.7×	28.2%	+28.2%
Bengo4.com 6027.T	Japan	$695M	+94%	+19%	14%	51.8×	18.7%	+25.1%
Hangzhou MDK Opto Electronic 688079.SS	China	$666M	-28%	+30%	-26%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Guangzhou Doppler Electronic Technologies 301528.SZ	China	$663M	-5%	+35%	22%	n/a	42.2%	+11.8%
Calian CGY.TO	Canada	$699M	+22%	+16%	6%	18.7×	13.4%	+12.4%
Ningbo Sinyuan ZM Technology 301398.SZ	China	$700M	-5%	+42%	-18%	n/a	n/a	n/a
IBEX IBEX	United States	$661M	+53%	+15%	9%	13.1×	0.3%	+7.7%
Matrix Design 301365.SZ	China	$660M	-31%	+9%	4%	n/a	29.3%	+3.6%
Danyang Syngen Intelligent Technology 603007.SS	China	$702M	-25%	+929%	-34%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Johnson Service JSG.L	United Kingdom	$704M	+10%	+2%	11%	11.0×	8.3%	+18.4%
Duolun Technology 603528.SS	China	$706M	-13%	-6%	-30%	31.9×	n/a	n/a
Aubay AUB.PA	France	$707M	-5%	+27%	9%	12.9×	2.5%	+7.1%
IPH IPH.AX	Australia	$709M	+13%	+1%	18%	9.5×	-7.3%	+14.6%
Suzhou Delphi Laser 688170.SS	China	$717M	-23%	+20%	1%	78.7×	n/a	n/a
ChemPartner PharmaTech 300149.SZ	China	$645M	-14%	+18%	2%	n/a	25.6%	-5.2%
Intrum INTRUM.ST	Sweden	$645M	-53%	-4%	28%	n/a	-8.9%	+0.2%
Funai Soken 9757.T	Japan	$721M	+5%	+6%	26%	16.0×	-8.3%	+5.9%

Questions

Which companies are China Education's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: NCS Testing Technology (300797.SZ), RWS (RWS.L), Grand Sunergy Tech (603778.SS), Science Environmental Protection (688480.SS), Bengo4.com (6027.T), Hangzhou MDK Opto Electronic (688079.SS), Guangzhou Doppler Electronic Technologies (301528.SZ), Calian (CGY.TO).
Is China Education expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 3.0× against a peer median of 17.3×, cheapest of 13 in its peer set.
How has China Education stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -4.3% against -9.2% for the median peer; over one year -38.0%.