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China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd Class A601916.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Financials›Major Banks

Zhejiang-based national joint-stock bank focused on serving private and SME enterprises across China.

Momentum strong 78
Mkt cap
$11.2B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
55%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$75.8M
20-day average traded
P/B
0.44×
price to book
ROE
7.2%
delivered
Implied ROE
2.0%
what the price asks
Next earnings
144 days
30 Mar 2027
Close · CNYCN¥2.92
1D-0.3%
1W-1.0%
1M0.0%
3M-4.6%
6M-1.7%
YTD-4.0%
1Y-6.7%
ATR %1.7%
52w lowhigh8.8% off high

What China Zheshang Bank does

Zhejiang-based national joint-stock bank focused on serving private and SME enterprises across China.

Earns mainly from the spread between loan interest and deposit costs, with corporate loans the larger book. Its business is concentrated in Zhejiang and the surrounding Yangtze Delta region. It listed first in Hong Kong in 2019 and then in Shanghai in 2020.

Products and services

  • SME/corporate lending
  • Retail banking

Customers

  • Private/SME enterprises
  • retail depositors

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financial services
  • Commercial banking
  • SME/private-enterprise lending, retail…

What could go right

  • SME loan demand growth

What could go wrong

  • Asset-quality/NPL risk
  • Margin compression

Moat: narrow (scale, regulatory licence). National banking licence with a private/SME-lending focus typical of China's newer joint-stock banks.

Headquarters: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China · Founded: 2004 · Employees: 25,016

Named competitors

China Zheshang Bank at a glance

Size China Zheshang Bank (601916.SS) is a China Financials company (Major Banks) with a market value of $11.2B, the 222nd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥2.92 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 1.7%, against +3.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 3.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.6%); the operating margin is 23.9% (peer median 43.4%).

Valuation It trades at 0.44× book value against a peer median of 1.14× (4th cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 2.0%; China Zheshang Bank delivers 7.2%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Next results Next results expected around 30 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 105601916.SS 98
Six months, rebased to 100: China Zheshang Bank against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

China Zheshang Bank financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥119BCN¥120BCN¥134BCN¥127BCN¥117B
Revenue growth—-10%+6%+9%—
Net incomeCN¥13.0BCN¥12.0BCN¥14.2BCN¥14.1BCN¥11.8B
Free cash flowCN¥180B-CN¥8.95B-CN¥5.13BCN¥62.0BCN¥41.4B
Capital expenditureCN¥4.01BCN¥9.14BCN¥10.7BCN¥9.88BCN¥5.39B
Total debtCN¥1.10TCN¥1.15TCN¥1.14TCN¥1.05TCN¥757B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

China Zheshang Bank 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

-10%0%+10%+20%-5%0%+5%+10%CANBK8421UMBFSSBINDIANBZIONP601825UNIONBBANKBARODAALSYDBIDBIJYSKFEDERALBNKBKTUNIONBANK3698FBKPNB600015601916.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. China Zheshang Bank is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%0.50×10×1.50×20×CANBK8421UMBFSSBINDIANBZIONP601825UNIONBBANKBARODAALSYDBIDBIJYSKFEDERALBNKBKTUNIONBANK3698FBKPNB600015601916.SSReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. China Zheshang Bank is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%10%20%0%10%20%CANBK8421UMBFSSBINDIANBZIONP601825UNIONBALSYDBIDBIFEDERALBNKBKTUNIONBANK3698FBK600015601916.SSROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. China Zheshang Bank is the large dot.

China Zheshang Bank competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (601916.SS vs 601818.SS vs 600015.SS vs 600016.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
China Zheshang Bank 601916.SS$11.2B-2%-4%7%0.44×2.0%
China Everbright Bank 601818.SS$26.6B+1%-7%7%0.36×1.8%
Hua Xia Bank 600015.SS$15.7B-5%-1%8%0.32×1.8%
China Minsheng Banking 600016.SS$21.3B-8%-10%4%0.26×1.6%

How China Zheshang Bank 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 Zheshang Bank against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure601916.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return0.0%+3.3%5th lowest of 21
6-month return-1.7%+3.8%6th lowest of 21
Return on equity7.2%11.8%2nd lowest of 21
Price / book0.44×1.14×4th cheapest of 21
Trailing P/E6.2×10.1×5th cheapest of 20
ROE the price implies2.0%11.7%2nd least demanding of 21
ROE delivered7.2%11.8%2nd lowest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
China Zheshang Bank 601916.SSChina$11.2B-2%-4%7%0.44×2.0%7.2%
Canara Bank CANBK.NSIndia$11.8B-10%-7%17%0.87×17.1%16.8%
Shinkin Central Bank Pfd Subs Cert 8421.TJapan$10.3B-1%+47%3%1.02×4.4%3.0%
UMB Financial UMBFUnited States$10.2B+2%+17%14%1.34×11.2%13.5%
SouthState Bank SSBUnited States$10.1B+8%+18%10%1.11×9.3%10.3%
Indian Bank INDIANB.NSIndia$12.9B+5%+12%16%1.40×18.5%16.1%
Zions Bancorporation NA Depositary Shs Repr 1/40th Int Ser A Flt Rt Non Cum Perp Pfd ZIONPUnited States$9.72B-16%+4%16%0.31×4.0%16.5%
Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank 601825.SSChina$13.1B+1%-8%10%0.65×2.5%9.6%
Unicaja Banco UNI.MCSpain$9.53B+20%-3%10%1.34×12.2%10.1%
Old National Bancorp ONBUnited States$9.43B+3%+18%12%1.17×10.3%11.5%
Bank of Baroda BANKBARODA.NSIndia$13.7B-7%+8%12%0.74×13.2%11.8%
AL Sydbank A/S ALSYDB.CODenmark$9.20B+37%+27%10%1.78×6.3%9.6%
IDBI Bank IDBI.NSIndia$9.04B+5%+3%12%1.18×26.1%11.8%
Jyske Bank A/S JYSK.CODenmark$9.02B+25%+3%10%1.32×5.3%10.3%
Federal Bank Ltd. (India) FEDERALBNK.NSIndia$8.81B+14%+11%13%1.97×27.7%13.1%
Bankinter BKT.MCSpain$14.5B+4%0%18%1.87×12.4%17.6%
Union Bank of India UNIONBANK.NSIndia$15.1B+12%0%16%0.99×16.4%16.3%
Huishang Bank 3698.HKHong Kong$8.31B-8%+1%11%0.36×3.8%10.7%
FinecoBank FBK.MIItaly$15.4B+3%+5%32%5.71×43.8%32.3%
Punjab National Bank PNB.NSIndia$15.4B+16%+3%15%0.90×17.0%15.1%
Hua Xia Bank 600015.SSChina$15.7B-5%-1%8%0.32×1.8%7.6%

Questions

Who are China Zheshang Bank's main competitors?
Named competitors: China Everbright Bank (601818.SS), Hua Xia Bank (600015.SS), China Minsheng Banking (600016.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Canara Bank (CANBK.NS), Shinkin Central Bank Pfd Subs Cert (8421.T), UMB Financial (UMBF), SouthState Bank (SSB), Indian Bank (INDIANB.NS), Zions Bancorporation NA Depositary Shs Repr 1/40th Int Ser A Flt Rt Non Cum Perp Pfd (ZIONP).
Is China Zheshang Bank expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 0.44× against a peer median of 1.14×, 4th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 2.0%; China Zheshang Bank delivers 7.2%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has China Zheshang Bank stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -1.7% against +3.8% for the median peer; over one year -6.7%.

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.