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COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. Class H2866.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Industrials›Marine Shipping

Ship and container leasing and financial-services arm of the COSCO Shipping group.

≈ China's marine-leasing answer to a Textainer/TritonMomentum strong 61
Mkt cap
$3.84B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
97%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$971,657
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
3.6×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-2.8 pp
WACC 5.2%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
146 days
1 Apr 2027
Close · HKDHK$0.89
1D-1.7%
1W-0.6%
1M+3.5%
3M-1.7%
6M-21.9%
YTD-15.2%
1Y-23.3%
ATR %2.2%
52w lowhigh48.0% off high

What COSCO SHIPPING Development does

Ship and container leasing and financial-services arm of the COSCO Shipping group.

In one line: China's marine-leasing answer to a Textainer/Triton.

Products and services

  • Container leasing
  • Vessel leasing/financing
  • Marine insurance/financial services

Customers

  • Shipping lines, including COSCO Shipping

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Industrials
  • Marine leasing
  • Container & vessel leasing, marine…

What could go right

  • Global container trade/shipping capacity growth

What could go wrong

  • Shipping/container leasing rate cyclicality

Moat: narrow (scale, customer relationships). Backed by the world's largest shipping group (COSCO), giving scale and captive leasing demand.

Headquarters: Shanghai, China · Employees: 16,581

Named competitors

COSCO SHIPPING Development at a glance

Size COSCO SHIPPING Development (2866.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Marine Shipping) with a market value of $3.84B, the 299th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$0.89 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 21.9%, against +11.9% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 2.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.5%); the operating margin is 13.0% (peer median 21.5%).

Valuation It trades at 3.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 9.0× (cheapest of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.8 points below its cost of capital (5.2% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 1 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1122866.HK 78
Six months, rebased to 100: COSCO SHIPPING Development against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

COSCO SHIPPING Development financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$29.4BHK$27.1BHK$29.7BHK$17.2BHK$29.6B
Revenue growth—-9%+73%-42%—
Gross profitHK$4.61BHK$4.87BHK$5.04BHK$4.75BHK$7.53B
EBITDAHK$7.21BHK$7.03BHK$6.67BHK$5.99BHK$8.60B
Net incomeHK$1.84BHK$1.75BHK$1.60BHK$1.56BHK$4.56B
Free cash flow-HK$8.54B-HK$7.52B-HK$5.06B-HK$2.23BHK$2.72B
Capital expenditureHK$11.5BHK$9.88BHK$8.34BHK$4.12BHK$8.00B
Total debtn/aHK$104BHK$93.7BHK$99.2BHK$104B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

COSCO SHIPPING Development 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%+40%-20%-10%0%HAUTOZIM600428SBLK000088601083DACCAPT60197525102609NMMMATXKEX2343GESHIP2637WAWI028670CKN2866.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. COSCO SHIPPING Development is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%5×10×15×HAUTOZIM600428SBLK000088601083DAC60197525102609NMMMATXKEX2343GESHIP2637WAWICKN2866.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. COSCO SHIPPING Development is the large dot.

COSCO SHIPPING Development competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (2866.HK vs 2343.HK vs 000415.SZ vs GSL)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
COSCO SHIPPING Development 2866.HK$3.84B-22%-2%13%3.6×n/a
Pacific Basin Shipping 2343.HK$2.22B+6%-6%6%9.0×7.9%
Bohai Leasing 000415.SZ$4.44B+2%-7%26%5.6×n/a
Global Ship Lease GSL$1.41B-8%+6%48%4.1×-15.2%
Danaos DAC$2.70B+10%+2%48%5.3×-8.7%
Costamare CMRE$1.54B-28%-42%44%5.2×-6.9%

How COSCO SHIPPING Development 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.

COSCO SHIPPING Development against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure2866.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+3.5%-8.2%2nd highest of 21
6-month return-21.9%+11.9%lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-48.0%-15.7%lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-2.3%+8.5%7th lowest of 20
Operating margin13.0%21.5%6th lowest of 21
Forward P/E3.6×9.0×cheapest of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-2.8 pp+1.8 pp5th lowest of 21
EV / EBITDA17.4×6.2×most expensive of 15
Net debt / EBITDA13.2×0.9×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
COSCO SHIPPING Development 2866.HKHong Kong$3.84B-22%-2%13%3.6×n/an/a
Hoegh Autoliners HAUTO.OLNorway$3.64B+20%-4%30%9.6×-0.1%+16.4%
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services ZIMUnited States$3.37B+5%-25%6%3.7×2.7%+11.6%
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers 600428.SSChina$4.40B+25%+37%19%8.9×-17.9%+27.0%
Star Bulk Carriers SBLKUnited States$2.99B0%+6%28%5.7×-0.1%+8.5%
Shenzhen Yan Tian Port 000088.SZChina$2.97B+2%+19%12%16.5×21.8%+10.1%
Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping (Group) 601083.SSChina$2.75B+17%+11%24%11.3×-18.7%+15.2%
Danaos DACUnited States$2.70B+10%+2%48%5.3×-8.7%+17.7%
Capital Tankers CAPT.OLNorway$2.57B+45%n/a37%7.3×n/an/a
Nanjing Tanker 601975.SSChina$2.50B-21%+12%26%9.0×-8.4%+7.6%
T.S. Lines 2510.HKHong Kong$2.48B+38%-4%19%5.8×-6.9%+9.8%
Yang Ming Marine Transport 2609.TWTaiwan$6.03B+14%-22%6%6.5×n/an/a
Navios Maritime Partners LP NMMUnited States$2.42B+14%+19%39%3.9×n/an/a
Matson MATXUnited States$6.34B+16%0%14%10.9×11.8%+7.0%
Kirby KEXUnited States$6.39B-15%+8%14%14.6×6.2%+9.2%
Pacific Basin Shipping 2343.HKHong Kong$2.22B+6%-6%6%9.0×7.9%+7.3%
Great Eastern Shipping GESHIP.NSIndia$2.16B-8%+24%42%5.1×8.2%+10.1%
Wisdom Marine Lines 2637.TWTaiwan$2.13B+28%+10%33%9.1×-1.8%+7.2%
Wallenius Wilhelmsen WAWI.OLNorway$7.58B+29%-11%25%10.4×-6.6%+21.0%
PanOcean 028670.KSSouth Korea$1.91B-12%+24%9%5.0×n/an/a
Clarkson CKN.LUnited Kingdom$1.90B-5%+15%14%13.9×5.2%+12.0%

Questions

Who are COSCO SHIPPING Development's main competitors?
Named competitors: Pacific Basin Shipping (2343.HK), Bohai Leasing (000415.SZ), Global Ship Lease (GSL), Danaos (DAC), Costamare (CMRE). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Hoegh Autoliners (HAUTO.OL), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (600428.SS), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Shenzhen Yan Tian Port (000088.SZ), Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping (Group) (601083.SS).
Is COSCO SHIPPING Development expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 3.6× against a peer median of 9.0×, cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has COSCO SHIPPING Development stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -21.9% against +11.9% for the median peer; over one year -23.3%.

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.