Who are Yankuang Energy's main competitors?

Named competitors: China Coal Energy (1898.HK), Peabody Energy (BTU), China Shenhua Energy (1088.HK), Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry (601225.SS), Shanxi Coking Coal Energy (000983.SZ), Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes China Coal Energy (601898.SS), Shaanxi Coal Industry (601225.SS), Shanxi Lu'An Environmental Energy Development (601699.SS), Huaibei Mining (600985.SS), Shanxi Coking Coal Energy (000983.SZ).

Is Yankuang Energy expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 5.6× against a peer median of 11.1×, cheapest of 6 in its peer set.

How has Yankuang Energy stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -27.1% against -10.0% for the median peer; over one year +1.5%.

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Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited Class H1171.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Energy›Coal

Major Chinese coal producer with coal chemicals operations and a majority stake in Australia's Yancoal.

≈ A Chinese Peabody Energy with an Australian coal subsidiaryMomentum weak 38

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Mkt cap

$21.1B

US dollars, full cap

Free float

78%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$53.5M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

5.6×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

-1.2 pp

WACC 5.8%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

140 days

26 Mar 2027

Close · HKDHK$10.72

1D-0.4%

1W-1.5%

1M-5.9%

3M-12.8%

6M-27.1%

YTD+11.4%

1Y+1.5%

ATR %3.8%

52w lowhigh38.5% off high

What Yankuang Energy does

Major Chinese coal producer with coal chemicals operations and a majority stake in Australia's Yancoal.

Sells coal at domestic contract and spot prices, while Yancoal Australia, its majority-owned subsidiary, exports thermal coal priced off the Newcastle benchmark. These are the Hong Kong-listed H shares of the company that also trades in Shanghai. State-owned Shandong Energy Group is the controlling shareholder.

In one line: A Chinese Peabody Energy with an Australian coal subsidiary.

Products and services

Coal mining (Shandong & other regions)
Coal chemicals
Yancoal Australia stake

Customers

Power plants
Steel mills
Chemical producers

Where it sits in the supply chain

Energy
Coal mining
Thermal/coking coal mining & coal…

What could go right

Coal price stability for power generation

What could go wrong

China's coal demand transition to renewables
Coal price cyclicality

Moat: narrow (scale, installed base). Large domestic reserve base plus majority ownership of a major Australian coal producer diversifies supply.

Headquarters: Zoucheng, China · Founded: 1976 · Employees: 90,921

Named competitors

China Coal Energy 1898.HK
Peabody Energy BTU
China Shenhua Energy 1088.HK
Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry 601225.SS
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy 000983.SZ
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal private or unlisted
Whitehaven Coal WHC.AX
Core Natural Resources CNR

Yankuang Energy at a glance

Size Yankuang Energy (1171.HK) is a Hong Kong Energy company (Coal) with a market value of $21.1B, the 85th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$10.72 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 27.1%, against -10.0% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 6 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 32.9% over the last twelve months (peer median -4.0%); the operating margin is 12.2% (peer median 9.9%).

Valuation It trades at 5.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 11.1× (cheapest of 6).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.2 points below its cost of capital (5.8% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 26 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Yankuang Energy against the median of its 5 peers (local-currency closes).

Yankuang Energy financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	HK$167B	HK$145B	HK$153B	HK$147B	HK$180B
Revenue growth	—	-6%	+4%	-18%	—
Gross profit	HK$42.6B	HK$34.9B	HK$49.3B	HK$54.7B	HK$84.8B
EBITDA	HK$38.8B	HK$33.2B	HK$47.9B	HK$53.5B	HK$78.8B
Net income	HK$13.1B	HK$9.25B	HK$15.8B	HK$21.2B	HK$35.4B
Free cash flow	-HK$2.17B	HK$2.55B	HK$12.8B	HK$890M	HK$52.3B
Capital expenditure	HK$24.5B	HK$19.2B	HK$21.8B	HK$19.4B	HK$20.0B
Total debt	n/a	HK$193B	HK$168B	HK$142B	HK$113B

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Yankuang Energy 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. Yankuang Energy is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

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

Yankuang Energy competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (1171.HK vs 1898.HK vs BTU vs 1088.HK)
Company	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g
Yankuang Energy 1171.HK	$21.1B	-27%	+33%	12%	5.6×	n/a
China Coal Energy 1898.HK	$23.8B	-25%	-11%	15%	5.9×	-10.2%
Peabody Energy BTU	$1.95B	-32%	+3%	-4%	6.3×	n/a
China Shenhua 1088.HK	$155B	-4%	+34%	23%	12.7×	-8.1%
Shaanxi Coal Industry 601225.SS	$37.6B	-1%	-8%	22%	11.1×	-15.1%
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy 000983.SZ	$5.38B	-10%	-5%	9%	12.7×	-6.4%
Whitehaven Coal WHC.AX	$3.97B	-10%	-7%	10%	10.6×	4.2%
Core Natural Resources CNR	$3.94B	-7%	+30%	-1%	16.4×	-1.6%

How Yankuang Energy 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.

Yankuang Energy against its 5 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	1171.HK	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-5.9%	-8.4%	3rd highest of 6
6-month return	-27.1%	-10.0%	2nd lowest of 6
Distance from 52-week high	-38.5%	-24.8%	lowest of 6
Revenue growth (TTM)	+32.9%	-4.0%	highest of 6
Operating margin	12.2%	9.9%	3rd highest of 6
Forward P/E	5.6×	11.1×	cheapest of 6
ROIC minus cost of capital	-1.2 pp	+2.5 pp	lowest of 6
EV / EBITDA	9.9×	n/a	—
Net debt / EBITDA	3.4×	n/a	—

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
Yankuang Energy 1171.HK	Hong Kong	$21.1B	-27%	+33%	12%	5.6×	n/a	n/a
China Coal Energy 601898.SS	China	$22.6B	-31%	-4%	18%	9.2×	-17.0%	+1.0%
Shaanxi Coal Industry 601225.SS	China	$37.6B	-1%	-8%	22%	11.1×	-15.1%	+10.7%
Shanxi Lu'An Environmental Energy Development 601699.SS	China	$6.03B	-17%	-1%	10%	10.9×	n/a	n/a
Huaibei Mining 600985.SS	China	$5.70B	-5%	+9%	7%	11.2×	-5.8%	-4.7%
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy 000983.SZ	China	$5.38B	-10%	-5%	9%	12.7×	-6.4%	+2.7%

Questions

Who are Yankuang Energy's main competitors?: Named competitors: China Coal Energy (1898.HK), Peabody Energy (BTU), China Shenhua Energy (1088.HK), Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry (601225.SS), Shanxi Coking Coal Energy (000983.SZ), Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes China Coal Energy (601898.SS), Shaanxi Coal Industry (601225.SS), Shanxi Lu'An Environmental Energy Development (601699.SS), Huaibei Mining (600985.SS), Shanxi Coking Coal Energy (000983.SZ).
Is Yankuang Energy expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 5.6× against a peer median of 11.1×, cheapest of 6 in its peer set.
How has Yankuang Energy stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -27.1% against -10.0% for the median peer; over one year +1.5%.