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China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class A601800.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Industrials›Engineering & Construction

One of the world's largest infrastructure construction conglomerates, building ports, roads, bridges and dredging projects globally.

≈ China's Bechtel/AECOM (infrastructure construction)Momentum strong 75
Mkt cap
$12.8B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
16%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$33.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
6.8×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-3.1 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
146 days
1 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥6.20
1D-0.3%
1W+0.5%
1M+2.5%
3M-2.4%
6M-11.6%
YTD-24.8%
1Y-30.9%
ATR %1.7%
52w lowhigh31.3% off high

What China Communications Construction does

One of the world's largest infrastructure construction conglomerates, building ports, roads, bridges and dredging projects globally.

Wins contracts by bid and books revenue as work proceeds, with infrastructure construction the bulk of it, plus design, dredging and heavy machinery such as port cranes through its subsidiary ZPMC.

In one line: China's Bechtel/AECOM (infrastructure construction).

Products and services

  • Port and marine construction
  • Roads and bridges
  • Dredging services
  • Design/engineering consulting

Customers

  • Chinese government infrastructure programs
  • Belt and Road host-country governments

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Industrials
  • Engineering & Construction
  • Infrastructure engineering…

What could go right

  • Belt and Road infrastructure investment

What could go wrong

  • Overseas political/currency risk
  • Domestic infrastructure spending slowdown

Moat: narrow (scale, installed base, regulatory licence). Massive project scale and state backing support Belt and Road infrastructure wins globally.

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 2006

Named competitors

China Communications Construction at a glance

Size China Communications Construction (601800.SS) is a China Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) with a market value of $12.8B, the 189th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥6.20 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 11.6%, against -17.6% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 3.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.8%); the operating margin is 3.1% (peer median 6.4%).

Valuation It trades at 6.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.0× (3rd cheapest of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.1 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

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

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026601800.SS 89Peer median 84
Six months, rebased to 100: China Communications Construction against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

China Communications Construction financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥720BCN¥730BCN¥771BCN¥758BCN¥721B
Revenue growth—-5%+2%+5%—
Gross profitCN¥85.9BCN¥80.5BCN¥92.4BCN¥93.0BCN¥82.0B
EBITDAn/aCN¥44.1BCN¥51.6BCN¥51.2BCN¥43.0B
Net incomeCN¥10.9BCN¥13.7BCN¥22.1BCN¥22.5BCN¥17.7B
Free cash flow-CN¥18.8B-CN¥19.0B-CN¥12.2B-CN¥24.3B-CN¥31.1B
Capital expenditureCN¥36.8BCN¥36.8BCN¥27.3BCN¥38.9BCN¥34.2B
Total debtCN¥856BCN¥778BCN¥670BCN¥600BCN¥551B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

China Communications Construction competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%-10%0%+10%+20%1812ANASKA-B601868MTZFGR601669118660003903901801TTEKATRLWSPAPGSPMEN028050ACM601800.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. China Communications Construction is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+10%+20%10×20×1812ANASKA-B601868MTZFGR601669118660003903901801TTEKATRLWSPAPGSPMEN028050ACMSTN601800.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. China Communications Construction is the large dot.

China Communications Construction competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (601800.SS vs 601668.SS vs DG.PA vs ACM)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
China Communications Construction 601800.SS$12.8B-12%-4%3%6.8×n/a
China State Construction Engineering 601668.SS$28.3B-4%-9%n/a5.6×n/a
Vinci DG.PA$69.8B-12%+4%12%12.2×-1.5%
Aecom ACM$8.59B-17%-4%5%11.0×7.3%

How China Communications Construction 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.

China Communications Construction against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure601800.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+2.5%+2.7%11th highest of 21
6-month return-11.6%-17.6%8th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-31.3%-28.1%10th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-3.8%+2.8%6th lowest of 21
Operating margin3.1%6.4%lowest of 21
Forward P/E6.8×14.0×3rd cheapest of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-3.1 pp+1.7 pp3rd lowest of 21
Net debt / EBITDA14.6×2.0×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
China Communications Construction 601800.SSChina$12.8B-12%-4%3%6.8×n/an/a
Kajima 1812.TJapan$12.5B-27%+4%8%10.8×-1.9%+10.0%
Acciona ANA.MCSpain$13.4B-16%+8%6%19.8×8.2%+25.6%
Skanska SKA-B.STSweden$12.1B+16%-6%4%17.1×8.3%+2.0%
China Energy Engineering 601868.SSChina$13.6B-18%-5%4%17.9×n/an/a
MasTec MTZUnited States$14.0B-58%+26%5%15.0×21.6%+17.7%
Eiffage FGR.PAFrance$11.5B-20%+5%10%9.3×-6.9%+9.4%
Power Construction Corporation of China 601669.SSChina$11.5B-20%-2%4%8.4×n/an/a
China Railway Construction 1186.HKHong Kong$11.4B-22%-5%4%3.2×n/an/a
Sichuan Road & Bridge 600039.SSChina$11.4B+8%+8%10%9.7×-5.0%+12.3%
China Railway 0390.HKHong Kong$15.0B-19%-4%4%3.6×n/an/a
Taisei 1801.TJapan$10.8B-38%+2%9%9.9×0.6%+7.1%
Tetra Tech TTEKUnited States$10.3B+33%-8%12%24.0×8.3%+12.7%
Atkinsrealis ATRL.TOCanada$9.94B-7%+15%7%19.9×11.4%+9.6%
WSP Global WSP.TOCanada$17.5B-19%+10%10%14.4×0.0%+15.7%
APi APGUnited States$17.5B-7%+16%7%20.7×27.8%+17.1%
Saipem SPM.MIItaly$9.38B-9%+2%4%27.1×6.9%+16.1%
Bouygues EN.PAFrance$18.3B-18%-1%5%12.9×-0.8%+10.4%
SamsungE&A 028050.KSSouth Korea$8.73B+14%+19%11%13.6×-2.1%+6.1%
Aecom ACMUnited States$8.59B-17%-4%5%11.0×7.3%+4.0%
Stantec STN.TOCanada$8.42B-16%+10%10%16.0×3.9%+11.5%

Questions

Who are China Communications Construction's main competitors?
Named competitors: China State Construction Engineering (601668.SS), Vinci (DG.PA), AECOM (ACM). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Kajima (1812.T), Acciona (ANA.MC), Skanska (SKA-B.ST), China Energy Engineering (601868.SS), MasTec (MTZ), Eiffage (FGR.PA).
Is China Communications Construction expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 6.8× against a peer median of 14.0×, 3rd cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has China Communications Construction stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -11.6% against -17.6% for the median peer; over one year -30.9%.

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.