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Huaneng Power International, Inc. Class H0902.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Utilities›Electric Utilities

One of China's largest thermal (coal) power generators, also expanding into wind and solar, listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York.

≈ A Chinese NRG Energy/AEP for thermal power generationMomentum strong 78
Mkt cap
$16.2B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
90%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$25.4M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
9.3×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-1.3 pp
WACC 5.2%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
137 days
23 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$6.22
1D+3.4%
1W+1.8%
1M+1.3%
3M+6.4%
6M-5.6%
YTD+8.6%
1Y+3.1%
ATR %3.1%
52w lowhigh18.5% off high

What Huaneng Power International does

One of China's largest thermal (coal) power generators, also expanding into wind and solar, listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York.

Hong Kong-listed class of the same company as 600011: it earns by selling electricity to grids, mainly from coal plants, so profit depends on the gap between regulated or negotiated power prices and coal costs. Its state-owned parent, China Huaneng Group, steers it, and Tuas Power gives it a business in Singapore.

In one line: A Chinese NRG Energy/AEP for thermal power generation.

Products and services

  • Coal-fired power generation
  • Wind/solar power generation
  • Gas-fired power generation

Customers

  • State grid operators

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Utilities
  • Power generation
  • Coal-fired, wind & solar power…

What could go right

  • Power demand growth
  • Coal price moderation improving margins

What could go wrong

  • Coal price volatility
  • Renewable transition pressure on thermal assets

Moat: narrow (scale, installed base, regulatory licence). Large installed generation capacity and state-linked parent (China Huaneng Group) support project access and financing.

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 1994 · Employees: 56,104

Named competitors

Huaneng Power International at a glance

Size Huaneng Power International (0902.HK) is a Hong Kong Utilities company (Electric Utilities) with a market value of $16.2B, the 106th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$6.22 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.6%, against +1.6% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 3.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.4%); the operating margin is 11.9% (peer median 19.5%).

Valuation It trades at 9.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.4× (7th cheapest of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.3 points below its cost of capital (5.2% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 23 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1030902.HK 95
Six months, rebased to 100: Huaneng Power International against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Huaneng Power International financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$247BHK$246BHK$264BHK$279BHK$285B
Revenue growth—-7%-5%-2%—
Gross profitHK$47.9BHK$50.2BHK$45.7BHK$40.0BHK$15.4B
EBITDAHK$61.6BHK$63.1BHK$57.1BHK$51.5BHK$27.2B
Net incomeHK$10.5BHK$12.8BHK$7.87BHK$6.01B-HK$11.9B
Free cash flow-HK$4.78B-HK$1.10B-HK$23.9B-HK$23.9B-HK$23.7B
Capital expenditureHK$63.1BHK$63.3BHK$67.0BHK$64.8BHK$47.2B
Total debtn/aHK$444BHK$412BHK$412BHK$415B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Huaneng Power International 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

-20%0%-10%0%+10%EMA95030006015760600795NRGLNT6008860836EVRG600674BN4UN0PNWCMSTRNTATAPOWEREIX0902.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Huaneng Power International is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-10%0%+10%10×20×30×EMA95030006015760600795NRGLNTADANIENSOL6008860836EVRG600674BN4UN0PNW1038CMSTRNTATAPOWER0902.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Huaneng Power International is the large dot.

Huaneng Power International competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (0902.HK vs 0836.HK vs 0991.HK vs 1071.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Huaneng Power International 0902.HK$16.2B-6%-3%12%9.3×n/a
China Res Power 0836.HK$13.5B+6%+2%18%9.0×n/a
Datang International Power Generation 0991.HK$10.7B-20%+3%15%5.5×4.0%
Huadian Power International 1071.HK$8.73B0%+13%8%9.6×n/a

How Huaneng Power International 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.

Huaneng Power International against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure0902.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+1.3%+5.4%8th lowest of 21
6-month return-5.6%+1.6%6th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-18.5%-9.7%8th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-3.2%+2.4%6th lowest of 21
Operating margin11.9%19.5%7th lowest of 21
Forward P/E9.3×18.4×7th cheapest of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-1.3 pp-1.9 pp7th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA10.6×12.5×5th cheapest of 14
Net debt / EBITDA7.1×5.5×3rd most indebted of 16

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
Huaneng Power International 0902.HKHong Kong$16.2B-6%-3%12%9.3×n/an/a
Emera EMA.TOCanada$15.7B0%+11%19%20.2×n/an/a
Kansai Electric Power 9503.TJapan$17.3B+2%+2%6%8.2×11.0%+5.6%
Power Assets 0006.HKHong Kong$17.8B+3%-12%50%21.0×35.8%-9.5%
Kepco 015760.KSSouth Korea$14.4B-30%+2%13%4.5×-1.9%+10.7%
GD Power Development 600795.SSChina$14.4B+13%-1%9%19.2×-0.4%+3.4%
NRG Energy NRGUnited States$18.6B-36%+13%5%9.0×15.4%+27.9%
Alliant Energy LNTUnited States$18.8B+1%+5%23%20.8×n/an/a
Adani Energy Solutions ADANIENSOL.NSIndia$18.9B+5%+33%25%37.4×n/an/a
SDIC Power 600886.SSChina$19.0B+16%-3%32%17.5×-1.6%+6.5%
China Res Power 0836.HKHong Kong$13.5B+6%+2%18%9.0×n/an/a
Evergy EVRGUnited States$20.2B+8%+4%26%19.4×n/an/a
Sichuan Chuantou Energy 600674.SSChina$13.0B+16%-1%29%17.2×32.3%+10.0%
Keppel BN4.SISingapore$13.0B-13%+11%11%18.9×14.8%-1.9%
Uniper UN0.DEGermany$20.6B0%-14%-8%33.3×1.7%+3.6%
Pinnacle West Capital PNWUnited States$12.6B+5%+8%23%19.1×n/an/a
Cki 1038.HKHong Kong$21.6B+9%-9%-3%7.1×-0.9%-9.3%
CMS Energy CMSUnited States$21.7B-5%+8%20%17.1×n/an/a
Terna TRN.MIItaly$22.0B-2%+11%42%17.8×n/an/a
Tata Power TATAPOWER.NSIndia$11.9B-20%-4%13%25.0×n/an/a
Edison International EIXUnited States$22.8B-14%+3%27%9.2×n/an/a

Questions

Who are Huaneng Power International's main competitors?
Named competitors: China Resources Power (0836.HK), Datang International Power (0991.HK), Huadian Power International (1071.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Emera (EMA.TO), Kansai Electric Power (9503.T), Power Assets (0006.HK), Kepco (015760.KS), GD Power Development (600795.SS), NRG Energy (NRG).
Is Huaneng Power International expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 9.3× against a peer median of 18.4×, 7th cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has Huaneng Power International stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -5.6% against +1.6% for the median peer; over one year +3.1%.

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.