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FESCO Group Co., Ltd. Class A600861.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Industrials›Miscellaneous Commercial Services

Beijing human-resources group providing HR outsourcing, payroll and staffing for foreign and domestic enterprises.

≈ A China-based ADP/Randstad-style HR outsourcing firmMomentum strong 66
Mkt cap
$1.11B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
39%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$4.99M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
10.4×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+13.5 pp
WACC 8.1%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
171 days
26 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥13.05
1D-0.8%
1W+3.4%
1M+1.9%
3M-6.2%
6M-17.9%
YTD-28.8%
1Y-30.4%
ATR %2.2%
52w lowhigh35.2% off high

What FESCO does

Beijing human-resources group providing HR outsourcing, payroll and staffing for foreign and domestic enterprises.

Employs staff on behalf of foreign companies that have no local entity and passes through their pay and benefits, so reported revenue is large while the margin it keeps is a small service fee per head. Owned by Beijing city, which gave it early access to foreign-invested firms.

In one line: A China-based ADP/Randstad-style HR outsourcing firm.

Products and services

  • HR outsourcing/payroll
  • Staffing services

Customers

  • Foreign multinational subsidiaries in China
  • Domestic enterprises

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • HR services
  • HR outsourcing/payroll
  • Staffing services

What could go right

  • Foreign investment and employment growth in China

What could go wrong

  • Slower foreign direct investment into China

Moat: narrow (installed base, regulatory licence). Long-standing licences and relationships servicing foreign-invested enterprises in Beijing.

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Employees: 3,545

FESCO at a glance

Size FESCO (600861.SS) is a China Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $1.11B, the 2104th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥13.05 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 17.9%, against -15.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 3.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.2%); the operating margin is 1.1% (peer median 11.0%).

Valuation It trades at 10.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.6× (4th cheapest of 18).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 13.5 points above its cost of capital (8.1% WACC).

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

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 85600861.SS 82
Six months, rebased to 100: FESCO against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

FESCO financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥45.3BCN¥44.9BCN¥42.8BCN¥38.1BCN¥32.2B
Revenue growth—+5%+12%+18%—
Gross profitCN¥2.27BCN¥2.04BCN¥2.12BCN¥2.23BCN¥2.12B
EBITDAn/aCN¥943MCN¥876MCN¥677MCN¥772M
Net incomeCN¥677MCN¥1.17BCN¥791MCN¥548MCN¥414M
Free cash flowCN¥247MCN¥1.29BCN¥275MCN¥580MCN¥6.03M
Capital expenditureCN¥7.80MCN¥12.3MCN¥33.1MCN¥70.2MCN¥67.9M
Total debtCN¥237MCN¥302MCN¥569MCN¥657MCN¥665M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

FESCO 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

-30%-20%-10%0%+10%-20%0%+20%CASHBV688522603123SIQ300938688392688787301189NRO0667RHLDGNCWLDN688252301608600645603112GLO605098600861.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. FESCO is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%0×50×100×150×CASHBV688522SIQ300938688392688787NRO0667GNCWLDN600645GLO600861.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. FESCO is the large dot.

FESCO competitors and peer comparison

How FESCO 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.

FESCO against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure600861.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+1.9%+0.6%10th highest of 21
6-month return-17.9%-15.8%9th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-35.2%-34.8%10th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+3.9%+10.2%6th lowest of 21
Operating margin1.1%11.0%3rd lowest of 21
Forward P/E10.4×20.6×4th cheapest of 18
ROIC minus cost of capital+13.5 pp-0.4 pp4th highest of 20

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
FESCO 600861.SSChina$1.11B-18%+4%1%10.4×n/an/a
Prosegur Cash CASH.MCSpain$1.09B+5%-5%11%9.6×-13.0%+5.7%
BrightView BVUnited States$1.08B-10%+1%4%20.6×n/an/a
Naruida Technology 688522.SSChina$1.14B-28%+20%14%22.0×n/an/a
Beijing Cuiwei Tower 603123.SSChina$1.07B-23%-12%-18%n/an/an/a
Smartgroup SIQ.AXAustralia$1.06B+1%+10%37%16.8×-0.5%+8.8%
EMTEK (Shenzhen) 300938.SZChina$1.16B-44%+11%27%33.1×n/an/a
SBT Ultrasonic Technology 688392.SSChina$1.16B-19%+42%17%52.9×n/an/a
Beijing Haitian Ruisheng Science Technology 688787.SSChina$1.17B-1%+34%4%163.5×n/an/a
Shenzhen Aoni Electronic 301189.SZChina$1.18B-17%+139%2%n/an/an/a
Neurones NRO.PAFrance$1.04B+5%+7%9%17.1×-8.3%+10.3%
China East Education 0667.HKHong Kong$1.18B-18%+16%22%8.4×-6.1%+4.1%
Resolute Holdings Management RHLDUnited States$1.20B+39%+10%9%n/a26.0%n/a
Graincorp GNC.AXAustralia$1.02B+9%-2%0%46.7×n/an/a
Willdan WLDNUnited States$1.01B-25%+18%7%14.5×15.4%+11.8%
Jadard Technology 688252.SSChina$1.22B-12%+6%12%23.8×13.3%+31.3%
Shenzhen Boshijie Technology 301608.SZChina$1.00B-20%+15%14%20.9×n/an/a
Vcanbio Cell & Gene Engineering 600645.SSChina$1.23B-32%-6%12%45.0×11.0%+1.9%
Shanxi Huaxiang 603112.SSChina$1.24B-26%+9%11%12.1×1.4%+16.2%
GL events GLO.PAFrance$991M-14%+6%10%8.7×3.1%+29.1%
Shanghai Action Education Tehnology 605098.SSChina$991M-10%+15%40%16.3×-3.0%+16.4%

Questions

Which companies are FESCO's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Prosegur Cash (CASH.MC), BrightView (BV), Naruida Technology (688522.SS), Beijing Cuiwei Tower (603123.SS), Smartgroup (SIQ.AX), EMTEK (Shenzhen) (300938.SZ), SBT Ultrasonic Technology (688392.SS), Beijing Haitian Ruisheng Science Technology (688787.SS).
Is FESCO expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 10.4× against a peer median of 20.6×, 4th cheapest of 18 in its peer set.
How has FESCO stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -17.9% against -15.8% for the median peer; over one year -30.4%.

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.