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Hygon Information Technology Co., Ltd. Class A688041.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Information Technology›Information Technology Services

Chinese chip designer making x86-derived server CPUs and AI accelerator chips (DCUs) for the domestic market.

≈ China's own AMD-derived server CPU/AI chip makerMomentum laggard 7
Mkt cap
$66.0B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
35%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$589M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
100.6×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-0.7 pp
WACC 11.9%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
160 days
15 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥189.50
1D-1.7%
1W+11.3%
1M-14.1%
3M-27.4%
6M-36.0%
YTD-15.6%
1Y-19.8%
ATR %6.0%
52w lowhigh52.0% off high

What Hygon Information Technology does

Chinese chip designer making x86-derived server CPUs and AI accelerator chips (DCUs) for the domestic market.

Sells server processors and AI accelerator cards mainly to Chinese state-sector and cloud buyers, who are encouraged to favor domestic suppliers. Its x86 technology came from a 2016 licensing joint venture with AMD, and it was added to the US Entity List in 2019. It designs chips and relies on outside foundries.

In one line: China's own AMD-derived server CPU/AI chip maker.

Products and services

  • Server CPUs (x86-derived, Dhyana)
  • Deep-learning accelerator chips (DCU)

Customers

  • Chinese cloud/data center operators
  • Government and state-sector IT buyers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Semiconductors
  • Server chip design
  • x86-based server CPUs
  • AI accelerator chips (DCU)

What could go right

  • China data center localization/import substitution
  • AI compute demand for domestic accelerators

What could go wrong

  • US export-control risk on x86 licence/foundry access
  • Performance gap vs Nvidia/AMD/Intel latest chips

Moat: narrow (IP / patents, regulatory licence). Licensed x86 IP via an AMD joint venture gives rare x86-compatible chip capability inside China, aided by government procurement preference.

Headquarters: Tianjin, China · Founded: 2014 · Employees: 3,333

Named competitors

Hygon Information Technology at a glance

Size Hygon Information Technology (688041.SS) is a China Information Technology company (Information Technology Services) with a market value of $66.0B, the 28th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥189.50 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 36.0%, against +26.3% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 58.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.4%); the operating margin is 19.4% (peer median 14.7%).

Valuation It trades at 100.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.1× (3rd most expensive of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.7 points below its cost of capital (11.9% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 15 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

5010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 126688041.SS 55
Six months, rebased to 100: Hygon Information Technology against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Hygon Information Technology financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥19.8BCN¥14.3BCN¥9.06BCN¥5.96BCN¥5.09B
Revenue growth—+57%+52%+17%—
Gross profitCN¥11.8BCN¥7.70BCN¥5.26BCN¥3.20BCN¥2.37B
EBITDAn/aCN¥5.03BCN¥3.87BCN¥2.01BCN¥1.68B
Net incomeCN¥3.43BCN¥2.54BCN¥1.93BCN¥1.26BCN¥804M
Free cash flow-CN¥4.31BCN¥949MCN¥39.0M-CN¥81.4M-CN¥1.42B
Capital expenditureCN¥1.71BCN¥1.17BCN¥945MCN¥918MCN¥1.38B
Total debtCN¥7.16BCN¥4.46BCN¥2.90BCN¥1.28BCN¥1.11B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Hygon Information Technology 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

-25%0%+25%+50%-40%-20%0%+20%INFYFTNTWDAYTCSNETHCLTECH67016702CTSHACNHPQCAPCRDORBRKWIPRO4307CDWTECHMIBM688041.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Hygon Information Technology is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

+20%+40%+60%0×50×100×150×INFYFTNTWDAYTCSNET6702HPQCRDORBRK4307TECHM688041.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Hygon Information Technology is the large dot.

Hygon Information Technology competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (688041.SS vs AMD vs INTC vs 688047.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Hygon Information Technology 688041.SS$66.0B-36%+59%19%100.6×n/a
Advanced Micro Devices AMD$733B-1%+42%18%30.0×60.9%
Intel INTC$299B-55%+12%11%39.9×46.1%
Loongson Technology 688047.SS$3.86B-44%+24%-76%n/an/a
Cambricon Technologies 688256.SS$75.7B-30%+104%33%87.3×n/a

How Hygon Information Technology 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.

Hygon Information Technology against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure688041.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-14.1%+10.2%5th lowest of 21
6-month return-36.0%+26.3%2nd lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-52.0%-24.6%2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+58.5%+8.4%2nd highest of 21
Operating margin19.4%14.7%6th highest of 21
Forward P/E100.6×17.1×3rd most expensive of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-0.7 pp+8.0 pp3rd lowest of 19

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
Hygon Information Technology 688041.SSChina$66.0B-36%+59%19%100.6×n/an/a
Infosys INFY.NSIndia$50.7B+2%+6%21%15.5×6.6%+12.2%
Fortinet FTNTUnited States$87.3B+4%+20%33%31.6×22.4%+21.3%
Workday WDAYUnited States$46.5B+51%+14%13%16.0×19.7%+17.3%
Tata Consultancy Services TCS.NSIndia$95.7B+4%+10%25%16.2×12.0%+10.2%
Cloudflare NETUnited States$95.7B+37%+34%-8%168.8×n/an/a
HCL Technologies HCLTECH.NSIndia$41.4B+22%+13%18%19.5×11.8%+11.5%
Nec 6701.TJapan$36.3B+5%+7%12%18.6×5.5%+3.7%
Fujitsu 6702.TJapan$35.4B+1%+4%10%18.0×4.1%-0.5%
Cognizant CTSHUnited States$28.9B+26%+5%-1%10.5×0.8%+4.9%
Accenture ACNUnited States$154B+44%+6%15%17.8×3.7%+8.0%
HP Inc. HPQUnited States$25.7B+27%+9%7%9.5×-7.0%-0.4%
Capgemini CAP.PAFrance$24.1B+31%+6%11%10.4×-0.1%+7.2%
Credo Technology CRDOUnited States$22.7B-36%+165%32%16.5×47.4%+86.8%
Rubrik RBRKUnited States$21.9B+70%+42%-18%215.0×36.2%+27.7%
Wipro WIPRO.NSIndia$20.7B0%+8%16%14.9×9.0%+8.4%
Nomura Research Institute 4307.TJapan$20.2B+40%+8%19%26.4×0.7%+8.2%
CDW CDWUnited States$19.6B+51%+11%7%12.9×2.6%+4.0%
Tech Mahindra TECHM.NSIndia$19.0B+26%+14%14%23.9×20.3%+8.5%
IBM IBMUnited States$232B+6%+7%21%18.8×7.6%+4.1%
CGI GIB-A.TOCanada$17.2B+27%+6%17%12.2×-12.0%+5.5%

Questions

Who are Hygon Information Technology's main competitors?
Named competitors: AMD (AMD), Intel (INTC), Loongson Technology (688047.SS), Cambricon Technologies (688256.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Infosys (INFY.NS), Fortinet (FTNT), Workday (WDAY), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS), Cloudflare (NET), HCL Technologies (HCLTECH.NS).
Is Hygon Information Technology expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 100.6× against a peer median of 17.1×, 3rd most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has Hygon Information Technology stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -36.0% against +26.3% for the median peer; over one year -19.8%.

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.