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KE Holdings, Inc. Class A2423.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Real Estate›Real Estate Development

China's largest online-to-offline real estate brokerage platform, operator of the Lianjia brand.

≈ China's Zillow/Redfin, combining an agent network with an online listings platformMomentum leader 88
Mkt cap
$21.4B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
63%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$52.1M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
16.8×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 13.1%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
10 days
16 Nov 2026
Close · HKDHK$49.48
1D-1.9%
1W+7.6%
1M+12.1%
3M+12.6%
6M+2.7%
YTD+19.2%
1Y+7.1%
ATR %3.3%
52w lowhigh5.9% off high

What KE Holdings, Inc. Class A does

China's largest online-to-offline real estate brokerage platform, operator of the Lianjia brand.

Takes a commission on home sales and purchases, both from its own Lianjia-branded agents and from other brokerages that use its platform and pay it fees, plus commissions from developers for selling new homes. Renovation and rental services are add-ons. Listed in New York in 2020 and in Hong Kong in 2022.

In one line: China's Zillow/Redfin, combining an agent network with an online listings platform.

Products and services

  • Existing-home brokerage (Lianjia)
  • New-home brokerage
  • Home renovation/furnishing services
  • Rental services

Customers

  • Homebuyers and sellers
  • Property agents/franchise brokerages

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Real estate
  • Real estate services
  • Property brokerage, agent network…

What could go right

  • Existing-home transaction volume recovery
  • Renovation/rental service cross-sell

What could go wrong

  • China property transaction volume slowdown
  • Agent-network commission competition

Moat: narrow (network effects, data, scale). Largest agent and listings network in China with proprietary property/transaction data (ACN network).

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 2001 · Employees: 119,245

Named competitors

  • Fang Holdings private or unlisted
  • 58.com (property listings) private or unlisted
  • Zillow Z
  • Redfin private or unlisted

KE Holdings, Inc. Class A at a glance

Size KE Holdings, Inc. Class A (2423.HK) is a Hong Kong Real Estate company (Real Estate Development) with a market value of $21.4B, the 81st largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$49.48 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 2.7%, against -6.2% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 10.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.9%); the operating margin is 5.6% (peer median 24.6%).

Valuation It trades at 16.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.6× (10th most expensive of 21).

Next results Next results expected around 16 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20262423.HK 100Peer median 94
Six months, rebased to 100: KE Holdings, Inc. Class A against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

KE Holdings, Inc. Class A financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$99.1BHK$103BHK$101BHK$85.9BHK$70.6B
Revenue growth—+1%+18%+22%—
Gross profitHK$23.8BHK$21.9BHK$24.9BHK$24.0BHK$16.0B
EBITDAHK$6.66BHK$3.58BHK$5.34BHK$6.95BHK$951M
Net incomeHK$5.35BHK$3.25BHK$4.41BHK$6.50B-HK$1.61B
Free cash flown/a-HK$1.07BHK$9.12BHK$11.6BHK$8.92B
Capital expendituren/aHK$659MHK$1.12BHK$966MHK$922M
Total debtHK$16.6BHK$20.9BHK$24.1BHK$19.8BHK$13.7B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

KE Holdings, Inc. Class A 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%+20%+5%+10%+15%1113DLF1972883006880012H78JLL8801VNA11098802SPSN00831997LODHA1209CBRELI00162423.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. KE Holdings, Inc. Class A is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%10×20×30×1113DLF1972883006880012H78JLL8801VNA11098802SPSN00831997LODHA1209CBRELI2423.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. KE Holdings, Inc. Class A is the large dot.

KE Holdings, Inc. Class A competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (2423.HK vs Z)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
KE Holdings, Inc. Class A 2423.HK$21.4B+3%-11%6%16.8×n/a
Zillow Z$6.66B-29%+18%2%11.4×n/a

How KE Holdings, Inc. Class A 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.

KE Holdings, Inc. Class A against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure2423.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+12.1%+7.9%7th highest of 21
6-month return+2.7%-6.2%7th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-5.9%-15.6%4th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-10.9%+5.9%6th lowest of 21
Operating margin5.6%24.6%3rd lowest of 21
Forward P/E16.8×15.6×10th most expensive of 21

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
KE Holdings, Inc. Class A 2423.HKHong Kong$21.4B+3%-11%6%16.8×n/an/a
CK Asset 1113.HKHong Kong$21.9B-3%+48%15%12.8×n/an/a
DLF DLF.NSIndia$19.7B+22%-29%13%38.3×n/an/a
Swire Properties 1972.HKHong Kong$19.4B+4%+6%49%18.3×n/an/a
Sumitomo Realty & Development C 8830.TJapan$18.8B-34%+5%29%12.8×n/an/a
China Overseas 0688.HKHong Kong$18.4B-13%+4%11%10.2×n/an/a
Henderson Land 0012.HKHong Kong$18.3B-12%+46%20%17.2×n/an/a
Hongkong Land H78.SISingapore$17.7B-1%-25%23%20.9×n/an/a
Jones Lang LaSalle JLLUnited States$16.9B+12%+11%5%13.4×n/an/a
Mitsui Fudosan 8801.TJapan$27.4B-5%-10%14%14.9×n/an/a
Vonovia VNA.DEGermany$16.1B-24%-17%40%9.4×n/an/a
China Res Land 1109.HKHong Kong$29.1B-7%-12%16%8.9×n/an/a
Mitsubishi Estate 8802.TJapan$29.5B-12%+17%21%19.2×n/an/a
Swiss Prime Site SPSN.SWSwitzerland$13.0B+1%-12%76%31.7×n/an/a
Sino Land 0083.HKHong Kong$12.8B-20%+15%34%20.4×n/an/a
Wharf Reic 1997.HKHong Kong$12.6B+24%-1%73%14.8×n/an/a
Lodha Developers LODHA.NSIndia$12.5B+22%+21%31%27.0×n/an/a
China Res Mixc 1209.HKHong Kong$12.1B-14%+10%28%18.4×n/an/a
CBRE CBREUnited States$39.1B-7%+14%3%16.3×n/an/a
Klepierre LI.PAFrance$11.6B+8%+3%63%13.1×n/an/a
Shk Ppt 0016.HKHong Kong$43.5B-18%+17%26%14.1×n/an/a

Questions

Who are KE Holdings, Inc. Class A's main competitors?
Named competitors: Fang Holdings (private or unlisted), 58.com (property listings) (private or unlisted), Zillow (Z), Redfin (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes CK Asset (1113.HK), DLF (DLF.NS), Swire Properties (1972.HK), Sumitomo Realty & Development C (8830.T), China Overseas (0688.HK), Henderson Land (0012.HK).
Is KE Holdings, Inc. Class A expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 16.8× against a peer median of 15.6×, 10th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has KE Holdings, Inc. Class A stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +2.7% against -6.2% for the median peer; over one year +7.1%.

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.