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China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. Class A601881.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Financials›Investment Banks/Brokers

Major Chinese state-owned brokerage offering retail brokerage, wealth management, trading and investment banking.

≈ China's Charles Schwab / Merrill Lynch hybridMomentum strong 76
Mkt cap
$16.1B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
18%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$47.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
9.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
146 days
1 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥11.81
1D-0.8%
1W+6.3%
1M+3.6%
3M-6.0%
6M-7.6%
YTD-24.9%
1Y-33.5%
ATR %2.1%
52w lowhigh35.2% off high

What China Galaxy Securities does

Major Chinese state-owned brokerage offering retail brokerage, wealth management, trading and investment banking.

Earns commissions on customer trades through its branches, interest on margin loans (money lent to investors to buy shares) and fees on funds and wealth products, so income rises and falls with trading activity. Central Huijin, the state investor, is the largest shareholder.

In one line: China's Charles Schwab / Merrill Lynch hybrid.

Products and services

  • Retail brokerage & margin finance
  • Wealth management
  • Trading (securities/futures)
  • Investment banking

Customers

  • Retail investors (large branch network)
  • Institutional clients

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financial services
  • Brokerage & wealth management
  • Retail brokerage, margin financing
  • Trading, asset management, investment…

What could go right

  • Retail trading volume growth
  • Wealth management AUM growth

What could go wrong

  • Market-cyclical brokerage commissions
  • Fee-rate compression from online competition

Moat: narrow (scale, distribution, regulatory licence). One of China's largest retail brokerage branch/client networks, backed by state ownership (Central Huijin).

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 2007 · Employees: 14,259

Named competitors

China Galaxy Securities at a glance

Size China Galaxy Securities (601881.SS) is a China Financials company (Investment Banks/Brokers) with a market value of $16.1B, the 143rd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥11.81 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 7.6%, against -3.4% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 19.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +23.7%); the operating margin is 37.2% (peer median 40.7%).

Valuation It trades at 9.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.7× (7th cheapest of 21).

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

Relative performance

9010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 98601881.SS 91
Six months, rebased to 100: China Galaxy Securities against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

China Galaxy Securities financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥36.8BCN¥38.2BCN¥36.3BCN¥41.0BCN¥42.0B
Revenue growth—+5%-12%-2%—
Gross profitCN¥27.1BCN¥34.1BCN¥31.6BCN¥36.6BCN¥38.2B
EBITDAn/aCN¥23.0BCN¥19.7BCN¥17.3BCN¥15.9B
Net incomeCN¥12.0BCN¥11.3BCN¥8.82BCN¥6.96BCN¥7.08B
Free cash flowCN¥45.3BCN¥29.9BCN¥39.3B-CN¥38.7BCN¥35.4B
Capital expenditureCN¥1.08BCN¥844MCN¥771MCN¥695MCN¥1.16B
Total debtCN¥443BCN¥399BCN¥367BCN¥335BCN¥329B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

China Galaxy 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%-10%0%+10%BSE138040000166S688601ENXFUTU869717763908X6886FRHCLPLAEVRJEFHLI3958MCX2885601881.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. China Galaxy Securities is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%20×40×BSE138040000166S688601ENXFUTU869717763908X6886FRHCEVRHLI3958MCX2885601881.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. China Galaxy Securities is the large dot.

China Galaxy Securities competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (601881.SS vs 600030.SS vs 601995.SS vs 601211.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
China Galaxy Securities 601881.SS$16.1B-8%-20%37%9.5×n/a
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
Guotai Haitong Securities 601211.SS$40.4B+2%+3%44%8.9×n/a
Charles Schwab SCHW$158B+3%+12%52%12.2×n/a

How China Galaxy 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.

China Galaxy Securities against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure601881.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+3.6%+0.1%9th highest of 21
6-month return-7.6%-3.4%9th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-35.2%-20.6%2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-19.9%+23.7%2nd lowest of 21
Operating margin37.2%40.7%10th lowest of 21
Forward P/E9.5×12.7×7th 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
China Galaxy Securities 601881.SSChina$16.1B-8%-20%37%9.5×n/an/a
BSE BSE.NSIndia$16.4B-4%+58%65%47.0×n/an/a
Meritz Financial 138040.KSSouth Korea$15.7B+18%+31%49%8.6×n/an/a
Shenwan Hongyuan 000166.SZChina$15.5B-8%-26%31%10.9×n/an/a
Singapore Exchange S68.SISingapore$17.2B-2%+14%57%27.0×n/an/a
Daiwa Securities 8601.TJapan$14.0B+11%+18%17%10.8×n/an/a
Euronext ENX.PAFrance$18.8B+21%+14%52%19.7×n/an/a
Futu Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR FUTUUnited States$13.7B-32%+44%69%6.8×n/an/a
Japan Exchange 8697.TJapan$13.4B+11%+40%61%19.7×n/an/a
GF Securities 1776.HKHong Kong$20.5B-8%+18%75%5.6×n/an/a
China International Capital 3908.HKHong Kong$21.3B-15%-16%55%5.6×n/an/a
TMX X.TOCanada$12.1B+10%+4%28%22.8×n/an/a
Huatai Securities 6886.HKHong Kong$22.5B-12%+123%30%5.8×n/an/a
Freedom FRHCUnited States$11.4B+28%+8%29%39.7×n/an/a
LPL Financial LPLAUnited States$23.0B-3%+31%13%10.5×n/an/a
Evercore EVRUnited States$10.9B-17%+37%22%14.2×n/an/a
Jefferies Financial JEFUnited States$10.9B-11%+26%41%11.3×n/an/a
Houlihan Lokey HLIUnited States$10.1B-5%0%20%18.0×n/an/a
Orient Securities 3958.HKHong Kong$10.1B-13%+21%40%5.9×n/an/a
Multi Commodity Exchange of India MCX.NSIndia$9.51B+16%+122%79%50.8×n/an/a
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Lt 2885.TWTaiwan$28.1B+28%+78%28%14.2×n/an/a

Questions

Who are China Galaxy Securities's main competitors?
Named competitors: CITIC Securities (600030.SS), China International Capital Corp (601995.SS), Guotai Junan Securities (601211.SS), Charles Schwab (SCHW). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes BSE (BSE.NS), Meritz Financial (138040.KS), Shenwan Hongyuan (000166.SZ), Singapore Exchange (S68.SI), Daiwa Securities (8601.T), Euronext (ENX.PA).
Is China Galaxy Securities expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 9.5× against a peer median of 12.7×, 7th cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has China Galaxy Securities stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -7.6% against -3.4% for the median peer; over one year -33.5%.

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.