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Qingdao Port International Co Ltd Class H6198.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Industrials›Other Transportation

Operator of container, bulk and liquid-cargo terminals at the Port of Qingdao in Shandong province.

≈ A regional Chinese port operator serving North China tradeMomentum leader 83
Mkt cap
$8.84B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
74%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$3.02M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
8.0×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+7.4 pp
WACC 6.2%
Hurdle
-19 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
146 days
1 Apr 2027
Close · HKDHK$7.67
1D0.0%
1W-2.8%
1M+2.8%
3M+11.3%
6M-0.7%
YTD+10.2%
1Y+4.2%
ATR %3.1%
52w lowhigh7.2% off high

What Qingdao Port International does

Operator of container, bulk and liquid-cargo terminals at the Port of Qingdao in Shandong province.

This is the Hong Kong share class of the same port company as the Shanghai listing. It earns handling and storage fees per container or ton moved, with iron ore, coal and crude oil flowing through its berths as well as export containers. The Shandong Port Group, formed in 2019, controls it.

In one line: A regional Chinese port operator serving North China trade.

Products and services

  • Container terminal operations
  • Bulk cargo terminals
  • Liquid bulk (oil) terminals
  • Logistics services

Customers

  • Global shipping lines
  • Importers/exporters in North China

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Industrials
  • Transportation infrastructure
  • Container, bulk & liquid cargo port…

What could go right

  • North China trade volume growth
  • Bulk commodity (iron ore/oil) throughput

What could go wrong

  • Global trade/tariff disruption
  • Container throughput cyclicality

Moat: narrow (installed base, regulatory licence). Strategic North China port location and long-term berth concessions.

Headquarters: Qingdao, China · Founded: 2001 · Employees: 9,728

Named competitors

Qingdao Port International at a glance

Size Qingdao Port International (6198.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Other Transportation) with a market value of $8.84B, the 174th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$7.67 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 0.7%, against +1.1% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 9.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.1%); the operating margin is 31.5% (peer median 20.7%).

Valuation It trades at 8.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.8× (2nd cheapest of 19).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -12% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is -19 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 7.4 points above its cost of capital (6.2% WACC).

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

Relative performance

9010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1016198.HK 100
Six months, rebased to 100: Qingdao Port International against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Qingdao Port International financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$22.8BHK$20.3BHK$20.5BHK$20.1BHK$22.5B
Revenue growth—-1%+2%-11%—
Gross profitHK$10.4BHK$7.28BHK$7.13BHK$7.07BHK$7.03B
EBITDAn/aHK$7.51BHK$7.36BHK$7.41BHK$7.16B
Net incomeHK$5.96BHK$5.72BHK$5.68BHK$5.44BHK$5.27B
Free cash flowHK$4.71BHK$3.85BHK$4.73BHK$4.77BHK$4.27B
Capital expenditureHK$4.95BHK$2.67BHK$2.26BHK$3.00BHK$3.44B
Total debtHK$5.85BHK$5.09BHK$3.97BHK$4.13BHK$4.92B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Qingdao Port International 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%0%+10%+20%0144SARO6000090177600350ASRFHZN001965FRA9042GMRAIRPORTKBHLLYFTADPPAC9023OMAB05766005156018806198.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Qingdao Port International is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+10%+20%+30%0×100×200×300×0144SARO6000090177600350ASRFHZN001965FRAGMRAIRPORTLYFTPACOMAB6005156198.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Qingdao Port International is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-10%0%+10%+20%+30%0%20%0144SARO600009600350ASRFHZN001965FRAKBHLLYFTADPPAC9023OMAB6018806198.HKGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Qingdao Port International is the large dot.

Qingdao Port International competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (6198.HK vs 0144.HK vs 1199.HK vs 600717.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Qingdao Port International 6198.HK$8.84B-1%+10%32%8.0×-12.2%
China Merchants Port 0144.HK$8.93B+5%+14%38%9.3×4.1%
COSCO SHIPPING Ports 1199.HK$3.32B+18%+12%14%8.5×8.7%
Tianjin Port 600717.SS$1.89B-2%-8%18%n/a-14.6%

How Qingdao Port International 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.

Qingdao Port International against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure6198.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+2.8%+8.3%7th lowest of 21
6-month return-0.7%+1.1%10th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-7.2%-18.8%3rd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+9.7%+10.1%11th highest of 21
Operating margin31.5%20.7%8th highest of 21
Forward P/E8.0×16.8×2nd cheapest of 19
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-12.2%4.7%least demanding of 16
Growth delivered (Del g)+6.5%+21.5%2nd lowest of 16
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-18.6 pp-15.2 pp7th least demanding of 16
ROIC minus cost of capital+7.4 pp-0.1 pp2nd highest 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
Qingdao Port International 6198.HKHong Kong$8.84B-1%+10%32%8.0×-12.2%+6.5%
China Merchants Port 0144.HKHong Kong$8.93B+5%+14%38%9.3×4.1%+8.3%
StandardAero SAROUnited States$9.14B+10%+13%10%16.4×10.9%+13.5%
Shanghai International Airport 600009.SSChina$9.22B-9%+7%19%23.7×-2.6%+25.4%
Jiangsu Expressway 0177.HKHong Kong$9.54B+6%+8%26%10.1×n/an/a
Shandong Hi-speed 600350.SSChina$8.06B+4%-4%20%18.0×4.7%+13.0%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Sponsored ADR ASRUnited States$7.95B-15%+26%41%12.2×-2.3%+27.0%
Flughafen Zurich FHZN.SWSwitzerland$7.94B-3%+4%35%20.3×0.3%+16.9%
China Merchants Expressway Network & Technology 001965.SZChina$10.6B+10%+26%15%14.6×6.7%+13.7%
Fraport FRA.DEGermany$7.09B+1%+3%19%21.2×6.3%+21.5%
Hankyu Hanshin 9042.TJapan$7.03B+3%+6%10%13.2×n/an/a
GMR Airports GMRAIRPORT.NSIndia$11.1B-2%+29%27%296.2×n/an/a
Kobenhavns Lufthavne A/S KBHL.CODenmark$6.60B-6%+9%34%n/a6.7%+28.5%
Lyft LYFTUnited States$6.47B+19%+11%-2%21.9×-6.1%+21.7%
Aeroports de Paris ADP.PAFrance$13.0B+9%+5%18%18.1×11.5%+25.7%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Sponsored ADR PACUnited States$14.5B+1%+20%44%17.1×8.2%+31.3%
Tokyo Metro 9023.TJapan$5.31B-8%+3%21%16.5×4.8%+7.4%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV Sponsored ADR OMABUnited States$5.21B+2%+21%53%13.2×-5.1%+27.2%
Zhejiang Expressway 0576.HKHong Kong$4.86B-13%+18%33%5.9×n/an/a
Hainan Airport Infrastructure 600515.SSChina$4.56B-26%+25%-5%133.0×n/an/a
Liaoning Port 601880.SSChina$4.54B-10%-3%21%n/a-10.7%-1.3%

Questions

Who are Qingdao Port International's main competitors?
Named competitors: China Merchants Port Holdings (0144.HK), COSCO Shipping Ports (1199.HK), Tianjin Port (600717.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes China Merchants Port (0144.HK), StandardAero (SARO), Shanghai International Airport (600009.SS), Jiangsu Expressway (0177.HK), Shandong Hi-speed (600350.SS), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Sponsored ADR (ASR).
Is Qingdao Port International expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 8.0× against a peer median of 16.8×, 2nd cheapest of 19 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -12% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is -19 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Qingdao Port International stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -0.7% against +1.1% for the median peer; over one year +4.2%.

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.