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CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class A600030.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Financials›Investment Banks/Brokers

China's largest investment bank and brokerage, spanning equity/debt underwriting, trading, asset management and wealth management.

≈ China's Goldman Sachs / Morgan StanleyMomentum strong 73
Mkt cap
$56.4B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
67%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$448M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
10.2×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
140 days
26 Mar 2027
Close · CNYCN¥25.72
1D-1.0%
1W+5.8%
1M+1.3%
3M-9.0%
6M-5.5%
YTD-10.4%
1Y-12.9%
ATR %2.2%
52w lowhigh16.0% off high

What CITIC Securities does

China's largest investment bank and brokerage, spanning equity/debt underwriting, trading, asset management and wealth management.

Earns from a mix of fees and its own balance sheet: underwriting fees on share and bond issues, client trading commissions, interest on margin loans to investors, asset-management fees and gains from trading its own capital, the last swinging results most. CITIC Group, a state-owned conglomerate, is the largest shareholder; its Hong Kong arm CLSA, bought in 2013, handles overseas business.

In one line: China's Goldman Sachs / Morgan Stanley.

Products and services

  • Investment banking (underwriting/M&A)
  • Brokerage & trading
  • Asset management
  • Wealth management

Customers

  • Corporates (IPO/bond issuance)
  • Institutional investors
  • Retail/wealth clients

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financial services
  • Investment banking & brokerage
  • Underwriting, trading, asset/wealth…

What could go right

  • China capital markets activity (IPOs, trading volumes)
  • Wealth management asset growth

What could go wrong

  • Market-cyclical trading/underwriting revenue
  • Regulatory tightening on capital markets

Moat: narrow (scale, brand, regulatory licence). Largest domestic underwriting franchise and balance sheet; a licensed, scale-driven business with cyclical revenue.

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 1995 · Employees: 26,823

Named competitors

CITIC Securities at a glance

Size CITIC Securities (600030.SS) is a China Financials company (Investment Banks/Brokers) with a market value of $56.4B, the 32nd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥25.72 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.5%, against +5.1% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 16.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.5%); the operating margin is 54.2% (peer median 37.9%).

Valuation It trades at 10.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.1× (6th cheapest of 21).

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

Relative performance

9010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 102600030.SS 94
Six months, rebased to 100: CITIC Securities against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

CITIC Securities financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥91.2BCN¥131BCN¥94.4BCN¥88.2BCN¥65.1B
Revenue growth—+39%+7%+36%—
Gross profitCN¥72.7BCN¥117BCN¥83.2BCN¥79.4BCN¥56.6B
EBITDAn/aCN¥58.9BCN¥46.6BCN¥44.0BCN¥44.0B
Net incomeCN¥37.9BCN¥29.0BCN¥20.9BCN¥19.2BCN¥20.8B
Free cash flowCN¥144BCN¥73.8BCN¥191BCN¥50.0BCN¥63.0B
Capital expenditureCN¥1.61BCN¥1.49BCN¥1.29BCN¥1.58BCN¥1.30B
Total debtCN¥788BCN¥735BCN¥668BCN¥565BCN¥409B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CITIC Securities 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%-20%0%NDAQ0388MQGDB1DBKSTTHOODBARCCBOECOINICEBNYTWCME2885IBKRLPLA601688601995000776600030.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CITIC Securities is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%10×20×30×NDAQ0388MQGDB1DBKSTTHOODBARCCBOECOINICEBNYTW2885LPLA601688601995000776600030.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. CITIC Securities is the large dot.

CITIC Securities competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (600030.SS vs 601995.SS vs 601881.SS vs GS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
CITIC Securities 600030.SS$56.4B-6%-16%54%10.2×n/a
China International Capital 601995.SS$21.6B-18%-20%55%10.0×n/a
China Galaxy Securities 601881.SS$16.1B-8%-20%37%9.5×n/a
Goldman Sachs GS$250B-8%+12%40%12.0×n/a
Huatai Securities 601688.SS$22.7B-7%-6%38%8.3×n/a

How CITIC Securities 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.

CITIC Securities against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure600030.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+1.3%+1.1%11th highest of 21
6-month return-5.5%+5.1%7th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-16.0%-11.9%9th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-16.5%+10.5%3rd lowest of 21
Operating margin54.2%37.9%5th highest of 21
Forward P/E10.2×19.1×6th cheapest 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
CITIC Securities 600030.SSChina$56.4B-6%-16%54%10.2×n/an/a
Nasdaq NDAQUnited States$59.4B+21%+12%31%23.4×n/an/a
HKEX 0388.HKHong Kong$62.2B-10%+23%75%24.6×n/an/a
Macquarie MQG.AXAustralia$63.5B+5%+5%20%18.1×n/an/a
Deutsche Boerse DB1.DEGermany$63.8B+32%+7%41%24.7×n/an/a
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft DBK.DEGermany$65.0B+15%0%30%9.5×n/an/a
State Street STTUnited States$45.0B+11%+2%33%11.1×n/an/a
Robinhood Markets HOODUnited States$72.9B+5%+22%44%29.7×n/an/a
Barclays BARC.LUnited Kingdom$75.1B+1%+7%22%8.2×n/an/a
Cboe Global Markets CBOEUnited States$36.9B+2%+14%36%23.4×n/an/a
Coinbase COINUnited States$35.7B-33%-48%-33%99.3×n/an/a
Intercontinental Exchange ICEUnited States$96.3B+11%+14%47%20.1×n/an/a
BNY Mellon BNYUnited States$99.4B+13%-1%37%14.7×n/an/a
Tradeweb Markets TWUnited States$29.7B+17%+14%44%27.9×n/an/a
CME CMEUnited States$109B+9%+9%66%23.6×n/an/a
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Lt 2885.TWTaiwan$28.1B+28%+78%28%14.2×n/an/a
Interactive Brokers IBKRUnited States$129B-10%+16%87%23.9×n/an/a
LPL Financial LPLAUnited States$23.0B-3%+31%13%10.5×n/an/a
Huatai Securities 601688.SSChina$22.7B-7%-6%38%8.3×n/an/a
China International Capital 601995.SSChina$21.6B-18%-20%55%10.0×n/an/a
GF Securities 000776.SZChina$20.9B-10%+37%42%7.8×n/an/a

Questions

Who are CITIC Securities's main competitors?
Named competitors: China International Capital Corp (601995.SS), China Galaxy Securities (601881.SS), Goldman Sachs (GS), Huatai Securities (601688.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Nasdaq (NDAQ), HKEX (0388.HK), Macquarie (MQG.AX), Deutsche Boerse (DB1.DE), Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DBK.DE), State Street (STT).
Is CITIC Securities expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 10.2× against a peer median of 19.1×, 6th cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has CITIC Securities stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -5.5% against +5.1% for the median peer; over one year -12.9%.

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.