Which companies are Cytech's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: Guangzhou Lushan New Materials (603051.SS), Jiangsu Hengxing New Material Technology (603276.SS), Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha (4028.T), Everlight Chemical Industrial (1711.TW), Shandong Fengyuan Chemical (002805.SZ), Shenzhen Jdd Tech New Material (301538.SZ), Skchem (285130.KS), Balaji Amines (BALAMINES.NS).

Is Cytech expensive compared with its peers?

On ev / sales it trades at 3.5× against a peer median of 2.0×, 4th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.

How has Cytech stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -3.3% against -15.4% for the median peer; over one year +16.8%.

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Cytech Group Co., Ltd. Class A301557.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Materials›Chemicals: Specialty

Momentum leader 82

Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts Open in the cockpit

Mkt cap

$595M

US dollars, full cap

$/day

$9.16M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

n/m

no positive forecast

ROIC−WACC

+0.7 pp

WACC 7.0%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Close · CNYCN¥75.35

1D-0.6%

1W0.0%

1M-1.7%

3M+2.8%

6M-3.3%

YTD-19.3%

1Y+16.8%

ATR %5.0%

52w lowhigh33.6% off high

What Cytech does

Employees: 1,294

Cytech at a glance

Size Cytech (301557.SZ) is a China Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $595M, the 3442nd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥75.35 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 3.3%, against -15.4% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 12.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.2%); the operating margin is 6.9% (peer median 7.3%).

Valuation It trades at 3.5× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.0× (4th most expensive of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.7 points above its cost of capital (7.0% WACC).

Relative performance

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

Cytech financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	CN¥1.26B	CN¥1.18B	CN¥1.04B	CN¥868M	CN¥736M
Revenue growth	—	+13%	+20%	+18%	—
Gross profit	CN¥296M	CN¥245M	CN¥253M	CN¥202M	CN¥179M
EBITDA	n/a	CN¥182M	CN¥202M	CN¥157M	CN¥149M
Net income	CN¥70.9M	CN¥88.9M	CN¥105M	CN¥82.6M	CN¥87.5M
Free cash flow	-CN¥220M	-CN¥213M	-CN¥52.0M	-CN¥44.6M	CN¥3.72M
Capital expenditure	CN¥103M	CN¥134M	CN¥88.9M	CN¥94.1M	CN¥64.4M
Total debt	CN¥609M	CN¥534M	CN¥379M	CN¥346M	CN¥192M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Cytech 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. Cytech is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

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

Cytech competitors and peer comparison

How Cytech 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.

Cytech against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	301557.SZ	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-1.7%	-16.4%	3rd highest of 21
6-month return	-3.3%	-15.4%	8th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-33.6%	-43.4%	6th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+12.6%	+12.2%	11th highest of 21
Operating margin	6.9%	7.3%	11th highest of 21
EV / Sales	3.5×	2.0×	4th most expensive of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital	+0.7 pp	-2.4 pp	8th highest of 21

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	EV / Sales	Req g	Delivered g
Cytech 301557.SZ	China	$595M	-3%	+13%	7%	3.5×	n/a	n/a
Guangzhou Lushan New Materials 603051.SS	China	$595M	+5%	-5%	0%	2.2×	32.5%	+8.5%
Jiangsu Hengxing New Material Technology 603276.SS	China	$596M	+7%	+29%	8%	3.3×	18.5%	+15.2%
Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha 4028.T	Japan	$596M	-22%	+1%	11%	0.9×	1.1%	+8.8%
Everlight Chemical Industrial 1711.TW	Taiwan	$593M	-45%	-2%	-1%	2.8×	n/a	n/a
Shandong Fengyuan Chemical 002805.SZ	China	$591M	-38%	+281%	1%	1.2×	n/a	n/a
Shenzhen Jdd Tech New Material 301538.SZ	China	$591M	-33%	+10%	18%	3.4×	15.3%	+25.6%
Skchem 285130.KS	South Korea	$588M	-27%	+27%	0%	0.9×	n/a	n/a
Balaji Amines BALAMINES.NS	India	$604M	+15%	+21%	19%	3.5×	n/a	n/a
Zanyu Technology 002637.SZ	China	$605M	-34%	-3%	3%	0.5×	-0.9%	+11.0%
Formosan Union Chemical 1709.TW	Taiwan	$607M	+128%	-3%	14%	2.2×	-1.6%	+1.2%
Hebei Jianxin Chemical Industry 300107.SZ	China	$581M	-6%	+39%	11%	5.4×	n/a	n/a
Shandong Sunway Chemical 002469.SZ	China	$579M	-20%	-19%	3%	1.6×	n/a	n/a
MEC 4971.T	Japan	$578M	-47%	+29%	31%	3.3×	17.2%	+11.9%
Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg.Co 4116.T	Japan	$576M	+18%	+2%	7%	0.7×	3.4%	-2.1%
Anshan Hifichem 300758.SZ	China	$615M	-22%	+11%	9%	3.0×	15.5%	+8.2%
TSRC 2103.TW	Taiwan	$576M	+17%	0%	7%	0.7×	n/a	n/a
Argus (Shanghai) Textile Chemicals 603790.SS	China	$618M	-11%	+21%	14%	4.2×	11.7%	+0.7%
Grand Pacific Petrochemical 1312.TW	Taiwan	$571M	+3%	+28%	-15%	1.8×	n/a	n/a
Guangdong Yussen Energy Technology 002986.SZ	China	$571M	-30%	+57%	2%	0.7×	-5.0%	+27.8%
Kanto Denka Kogyo 4047.T	Japan	$570M	-6%	+13%	12%	1.6×	n/a	n/a

Questions

Which companies are Cytech's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: Guangzhou Lushan New Materials (603051.SS), Jiangsu Hengxing New Material Technology (603276.SS), Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha (4028.T), Everlight Chemical Industrial (1711.TW), Shandong Fengyuan Chemical (002805.SZ), Shenzhen Jdd Tech New Material (301538.SZ), Skchem (285130.KS), Balaji Amines (BALAMINES.NS).
Is Cytech expensive compared with its peers?: On ev / sales it trades at 3.5× against a peer median of 2.0×, 4th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has Cytech stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -3.3% against -15.4% for the median peer; over one year +16.8%.