Who are Everbright Securities's main competitors?

Named competitors: Shenwan Hongyuan (6806.HK), China Galaxy Securities (6881.HK), Orient Securities (3958.HK), Guotai Haitong (2611.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Founder Securities (601901.SS), Nordnet (SAVE.ST), Virtu Financial (VIRT), ASX (ASX.AX), XP Inc. Class A (XP), Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX.NS).

Is Everbright Securities expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 6.0× against a peer median of 15.0×, 3rd cheapest of 21 in its peer set.

How has Everbright Securities stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -20.4% against -7.1% for the median peer; over one year -37.0%.

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Everbright Securities Company Limited Class H6178.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Financials›Investment Banks/Brokers

Brokerage and asset-management arm of the state-owned China Everbright financial conglomerate.

≈ A state-affiliated Chinese full-service broker-dealerMomentum neutral 47

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Mkt cap

$8.59B

US dollars, full cap

Free float

46%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$1.10M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

6.0×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

n/a

WACC 6.1%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

140 days

26 Mar 2027

Close · HKDHK$6.65

1D-1.9%

1W+3.6%

1M-2.6%

3M-11.0%

6M-20.4%

YTD-25.2%

1Y-37.0%

ATR %3.0%

52w lowhigh38.6% off high

What Everbright Securities does

Brokerage and asset-management arm of the state-owned China Everbright financial conglomerate.

Income comes from commissions on client trades, interest on margin loans, underwriting fees and fund-management fees, so results track stock turnover and issuance. China Everbright Group, a state-owned financial conglomerate, is the main shareholder; these are the Hong Kong-listed H shares.

In one line: A state-affiliated Chinese full-service broker-dealer.

Products and services

Brokerage
Asset management
Investment banking
Futures

Customers

Retail and institutional investors
Corporate issuers

Where it sits in the supply chain

Financials
Capital markets
Brokerage, asset management…

What could go right

China trading volume recovery
Cross-sell with Everbright Bank

What could go wrong

Equity market cyclicality
Fee-rate competition

Moat: narrow (brand, distribution). China Everbright Group backing and branch network, but limited product differentiation.

Headquarters: Shanghai, China · Founded: 1996 · Employees: 7,763

Named competitors

Everbright Securities at a glance

Size Everbright Securities (6178.HK) is a Hong Kong Financials company (Investment Banks/Brokers) with a market value of $8.59B, the 182nd largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$6.65 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 20.4%, against -7.1% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 14.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.6%); the operating margin is 42.0% (peer median 35.6%).

Valuation It trades at 6.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.0× (3rd cheapest of 21).

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

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Everbright Securities against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Everbright Securities financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	HK$19.5B	HK$17.3B	HK$15.1B	HK$15.1B	HK$17.0B
Revenue growth	—	+14%	0%	-11%	—
Gross profit	HK$15.1B	HK$13.6B	HK$11.6B	HK$11.9B	HK$14.0B
EBITDA	HK$8.86B	HK$8.01B	HK$6.90B	HK$6.47B	HK$7.31B
Net income	HK$4.36B	HK$3.64B	HK$2.89B	HK$4.29B	HK$3.29B
Free cash flow	HK$2.38B	HK$5.24B	-HK$12.1B	HK$3.35B	HK$28.4B
Capital expenditure	HK$345M	HK$292M	HK$403M	HK$559M	HK$333M
Total debt	n/a	HK$151B	HK$152B	HK$134B	HK$124B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Everbright 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

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Everbright Securities is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Everbright Securities is the large dot.

Everbright Securities competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (6178.HK vs 6806.HK vs 6881.HK vs 3958.HK)
Company	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g
Everbright Securities 6178.HK	$8.59B	-20%	+15%	42%	6.0×	n/a
Shenwan Hongyuan 6806.HK	$15.4B	-26%	-22%	31%	4.5×	n/a
China Galaxy Securities 6881.HK	$15.7B	-20%	+17%	55%	4.6×	n/a
Orient Securities 3958.HK	$10.1B	-13%	+21%	40%	5.9×	n/a
Guotai Haitong Securities 2611.HK	$39.8B	-6%	+38%	69%	6.0×	n/a

How Everbright 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.

Everbright Securities against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	6178.HK	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-2.6%	+2.9%	6th lowest of 21
6-month return	-20.4%	-7.1%	5th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-38.6%	-25.2%	5th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+14.5%	+6.6%	8th highest of 21
Operating margin	42.0%	35.6%	8th highest of 21
Forward P/E	6.0×	15.0×	3rd cheapest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g	Delivered g
Everbright Securities 6178.HK	Hong Kong	$8.59B	-20%	+15%	42%	6.0×	n/a	n/a
Founder Securities 601901.SS	China	$8.52B	-4%	-21%	47%	11.7×	n/a	n/a
Nordnet SAVE.ST	Sweden	$8.70B	+13%	+11%	58%	23.7×	n/a	n/a
Virtu Financial VIRT	United States	$8.37B	+5%	+28%	38%	7.8×	n/a	n/a
ASX ASX.AX	Australia	$9.02B	+15%	+3%	65%	24.2×	n/a	n/a
XP Inc. Class A XP	United States	$7.83B	-21%	+17%	32%	6.7×	n/a	n/a
Multi Commodity Exchange of India MCX.NS	India	$9.51B	+16%	+122%	79%	50.8×	n/a	n/a
Mirae Asset Sec 006800.KS	South Korea	$7.57B	-66%	+5%	114%	4.0×	n/a	n/a
Orient Securities 600958.SS	China	$10.00B	-10%	-5%	28%	11.1×	n/a	n/a
Investec INVP.L	United Kingdom	$7.34B	+3%	-4%	37%	7.1×	n/a	n/a
Houlihan Lokey HLI	United States	$10.1B	-5%	0%	20%	18.0×	n/a	n/a
Jefferies Financial JEF	United States	$10.9B	-11%	+26%	41%	11.3×	n/a	n/a
Guolian Minsheng Securities 601456.SS	China	$6.75B	-13%	+9%	25%	20.1×	n/a	n/a
Evercore EVR	United States	$10.9B	-17%	+37%	22%	14.2×	n/a	n/a
Allfunds ALLFG.AS	Netherlands	$6.69B	+18%	+1%	43%	20.5×	n/a	n/a
StoneX SNEX	United States	$6.55B	-33%	+21%	2%	13.0×	n/a	n/a
Freedom FRHC	United States	$11.4B	+28%	+8%	29%	39.7×	n/a	n/a
NHIS 005940.KS	South Korea	$6.46B	-32%	+156%	34%	5.2×	n/a	n/a
Swissquote SQN.SW	Switzerland	$6.33B	-13%	+4%	44%	15.9×	n/a	n/a
Zhongtai Securities 600918.SS	China	$6.31B	-12%	-4%	21%	17.1×	n/a	n/a
TMX X.TO	Canada	$12.1B	+10%	+4%	28%	22.8×	n/a	n/a

Questions

Who are Everbright Securities's main competitors?: Named competitors: Shenwan Hongyuan (6806.HK), China Galaxy Securities (6881.HK), Orient Securities (3958.HK), Guotai Haitong (2611.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Founder Securities (601901.SS), Nordnet (SAVE.ST), Virtu Financial (VIRT), ASX (ASX.AX), XP Inc. Class A (XP), Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX.NS).
Is Everbright Securities expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 6.0× against a peer median of 15.0×, 3rd cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has Everbright Securities stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -20.4% against -7.1% for the median peer; over one year -37.0%.