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CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H6030.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Financials›Investment Banks/Brokers

China's largest investment bank and brokerage, offering securities trading, underwriting, asset management and research.

≈ China's Goldman Sachs/Morgan StanleyMomentum weak 30
Mkt cap
$56.2B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
39%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$33.4M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
7.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 6.6%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
140 days
26 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$21.24
1D-2.3%
1W+6.8%
1M-11.5%
3M-21.6%
6M-23.3%
YTD-22.5%
1Y-31.1%
ATR %3.7%
52w lowhigh33.2% off high

What CITIC Securities does

China's largest investment bank and brokerage, offering securities trading, underwriting, asset management and research.

Hong Kong-listed H shares of the same company as 600030.SS, so the business and earnings are identical but the shares trade in Hong Kong dollars. Mainland commission rates are low, so it leans on underwriting, trading its own capital and margin lending. Its Hong Kong arm CLSA handles overseas deals.

In one line: China's Goldman Sachs/Morgan Stanley.

Products and services

  • Securities brokerage
  • Investment banking/underwriting
  • Asset management
  • Proprietary trading/research

Customers

  • Retail investors
  • Corporates (IPO/bond issuance)
  • Institutional asset owners

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financials
  • Investment banking & brokerage
  • Brokerage, underwriting/IB, asset…

What could go right

  • Mainland capital markets activity/IPO volume
  • Wealth management AUM growth

What could go wrong

  • Regulated brokerage commission rates
  • China equity market cyclicality

Moat: narrow (scale, brand, regulatory licence). Largest Chinese securities firm by capital and deal volume, though regulated commissions cap fees.

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 1995 · Employees: 26,823

Named competitors

CITIC Securities at a glance

Size CITIC Securities (6030.HK) is a Hong Kong Financials company (Investment Banks/Brokers) with a market value of $56.2B, the 33rd largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$21.24 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 23.3%, against +5.1% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 102.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.5%); the operating margin is 22.4% (peer median 37.9%).

Valuation It trades at 7.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.1× (cheapest of 21).

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

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1026030.HK 78
Six months, rebased to 100: CITIC Securities against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

CITIC Securities financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$287BHK$185BHK$124BHK$105BHK$50.5B
Revenue growth—+49%+18%+108%—
Gross profitHK$253BHK$155BHK$98.0BHK$82.6BHK$30.8B
EBITDAHK$66.9BHK$50.6BHK$37.4BHK$36.1BHK$41.6B
Net incomeHK$43.2BHK$31.5BHK$22.7BHK$21.2BHK$24.2B
Free cash flowHK$26.7BHK$2.46BHK$53.2B-HK$18.5BHK$98.5B
Capital expenditureHK$1.75BHK$1.62BHK$1.40BHK$1.75BHK$1.52B
Total debtn/aHK$819BHK$711BHK$623BHK$459B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CITIC 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%-20%0%NDAQ0388MQGDB1DBKSTTHOODBARCCBOECOINICEBNYTWCME2885IBKRLPLA6016886019950007766030.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CITIC Securities is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%10×20×30×NDAQ0388MQGDB1DBKSTTHOODBARCCBOECOINICEBNYTW2885LPLA6016886019950007766030.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. CITIC Securities is the large dot.

CITIC Securities competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (6030.HK vs 3908.HK vs GS vs MS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
CITIC Securities 6030.HK$56.2B-23%+102%22%7.1×n/a
China International Capital 3908.HK$21.3B-15%-16%55%5.6×n/a
Goldman Sachs GS$250B-8%+12%40%12.0×n/a
Morgan Stanley MS$285B-6%+16%33%13.6×n/a

How CITIC 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.

CITIC Securities against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure6030.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-11.5%+1.1%4th lowest of 21
6-month return-23.3%+5.1%2nd lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-33.2%-11.9%3rd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+102.0%+10.5%highest of 21
Operating margin22.4%37.9%5th lowest of 21
Forward P/E7.1×19.1×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
CITIC Securities 6030.HKHong Kong$56.2B-23%+102%22%7.1×n/an/a
Nasdaq NDAQUnited States$59.4B+21%+12%31%23.4×n/an/a
HKEX 0388.HKHong Kong$62.2B-10%+23%75%24.6×n/an/a
Macquarie MQG.AXAustralia$63.5B+5%+5%20%18.1×n/an/a
Deutsche Boerse DB1.DEGermany$63.8B+32%+7%41%24.7×n/an/a
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft DBK.DEGermany$65.0B+15%0%30%9.5×n/an/a
State Street STTUnited States$45.0B+11%+2%33%11.1×n/an/a
Robinhood Markets HOODUnited States$72.9B+5%+22%44%29.7×n/an/a
Barclays BARC.LUnited Kingdom$75.1B+1%+7%22%8.2×n/an/a
Cboe Global Markets CBOEUnited States$36.9B+2%+14%36%23.4×n/an/a
Coinbase COINUnited States$35.7B-33%-48%-33%99.3×n/an/a
Intercontinental Exchange ICEUnited States$96.3B+11%+14%47%20.1×n/an/a
BNY Mellon BNYUnited States$99.4B+13%-1%37%14.7×n/an/a
Tradeweb Markets TWUnited States$29.7B+17%+14%44%27.9×n/an/a
CME CMEUnited States$109B+9%+9%66%23.6×n/an/a
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Lt 2885.TWTaiwan$28.1B+28%+78%28%14.2×n/an/a
Interactive Brokers IBKRUnited States$129B-10%+16%87%23.9×n/an/a
LPL Financial LPLAUnited States$23.0B-3%+31%13%10.5×n/an/a
Huatai Securities 601688.SSChina$22.7B-7%-6%38%8.3×n/an/a
China International Capital 601995.SSChina$21.6B-18%-20%55%10.0×n/an/a
GF Securities 000776.SZChina$20.9B-10%+37%42%7.8×n/an/a

Questions

Who are CITIC Securities's main competitors?
Named competitors: China International Capital Corporation (3908.HK), Haitong Securities (private or unlisted), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Nasdaq (NDAQ), HKEX (0388.HK), Macquarie (MQG.AX), Deutsche Boerse (DB1.DE), Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DBK.DE), State Street (STT).
Is CITIC Securities expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 7.1× against a peer median of 19.1×, cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has CITIC Securities stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -23.3% against +5.1% for the median peer; over one year -31.1%.

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.