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Operates China's principal coal-hauling railway from Shanxi's mines to Bohai Bay ports.
Operates China's principal coal-hauling railway from Shanxi's mines to Bohai Bay ports.
Charges freight fees per tonne of coal carried over its own track, at tariffs set under national rail rules, so volume hauled and tariff changes drive earnings rather than the price of coal. The line runs from Datong to the port of Qinhuangdao. A state-owned railway group controls it.
In one line: A Chinese BNSF coal-corridor equivalent.
Moat: wide (regulatory licence, installed base, network effects). Carries a large share of China's coal exports to coastal ports over a corridor with no substitute route.
Headquarters: Taiyuan, China · Founded: 2004 · Employees: 88,026
Size Daqin Railway (601006.SS) is a China Industrials company (Railroads) with a market value of $14.5B, the 162nd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥4.88 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 7.4%, against +10.3% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 9 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 3.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.2%); the operating margin is 5.7% (peer median 17.5%).
Valuation It trades at 16.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.6× (4th most expensive of 9).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.1 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 29 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥78.8B | CN¥77.4B | CN¥74.4B | CN¥80.8B | CN¥75.7B |
| Revenue growth | — | +4% | -8% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥10.1B | CN¥6.14B | CN¥11.0B | CN¥16.3B | CN¥15.0B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥11.2B | CN¥16.3B | CN¥20.7B | CN¥19.4B |
| Net income | CN¥5.50B | CN¥5.90B | CN¥9.04B | CN¥11.9B | CN¥11.2B |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥10.7B | -CN¥19.1B | CN¥7.95B | CN¥13.9B | CN¥13.1B |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥27.5B | CN¥27.2B | CN¥4.53B | CN¥7.29B | CN¥7.12B |
| Total debt | CN¥13.7B | CN¥13.8B | CN¥20.0B | CN¥38.4B | CN¥44.8B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daqin Railway 601006.SS | $14.5B | -7% | +3% | 6% | 16.3× | n/a |
| Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway 601816.SS | $39.3B | +9% | +3% | 44% | 18.7× | -2.8% |
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.
| Measure | 601006.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +0.8% | +9.9% | lowest of 9 |
| 6-month return | -7.4% | +10.3% | lowest of 9 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -16.9% | -7.2% | lowest of 9 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +3.1% | +6.2% | 3rd lowest of 9 |
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 17.5% | lowest of 9 |
| Forward P/E | 16.3× | 15.6× | 4th most expensive of 9 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.1 pp | -0.9 pp | 2nd lowest of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daqin Railway 601006.SS | China | $14.5B | -7% | +3% | 6% | 16.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Getlink GET.PA | France | $12.3B | +9% | +9% | 40% | 35.3× | 10.1% | +14.3% |
| West Japan Railway 9021.T | Japan | $9.19B | +12% | +6% | 10% | 13.8× | 2.4% | +14.9% |
| East Japan Railway 9020.T | Japan | $27.4B | +13% | +9% | 14% | 15.8× | n/a | n/a |
| GATX GATX | United States | $6.38B | -2% | +30% | 30% | 17.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway 601816.SS | China | $39.3B | +9% | +3% | 44% | 18.7× | -2.8% | +11.3% |
| Keisei Electric Railway 9009.T | Japan | $4.51B | +26% | +4% | 11% | 15.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Aurizon AZJ.AX | Australia | $4.49B | -5% | +6% | 21% | 14.8× | 4.4% | +6.7% |
| Odakyu Electric Railway 9007.T | Japan | $3.80B | +11% | +3% | 13% | 15.1× | n/a | n/a |