A Look At COSCO SHIPPING Holdings (SEHK:1919) Valuation After Weaker Full Year 2025 Earnings

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings (SEHK:1919) reported full year 2025 results showing softer revenue and earnings, with sales of CNY 219.18b and net income of CNY 30.87b, shaping how investors reassess the container shipping group.

See our latest analysis for COSCO SHIPPING Holdings.

Despite softer revenue and earnings, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings' 1-day share price return of 1.33% and 90-day share price return of 9.16% come alongside a 1-year total shareholder return of 41.43% and very large 5-year gains, suggesting that momentum has been building rather than fading.

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With earnings softer and the share price already up strongly over 1 and 5 years, the key question is whether COSCO SHIPPING Holdings still trades at a discount to its intrinsic value or if the market is already pricing in future growth.

Price-to-Earnings of 6.6x: Is it justified?

On a P/E of 6.6x at a last close of HK$15.26, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings screens as good value compared with peers, even with earnings pressure and softer profitability.

The P/E ratio compares the current share price to earnings per share, so a lower number often suggests the market is assigning a lower price to each unit of profit. For a large container shipping group with CNY 219.18b in revenue and CNY 30.87b in net income, this framework helps you judge how much of those profits are already reflected in the share price.

Here, the company is described as good value versus both the Asian Shipping industry average P/E of 11.1x and a peer average of 13.9x. This implies the market is pricing earnings more conservatively than for many competitors. At the same time, the estimated fair P/E of 7.8x suggests a level the multiple could move towards if sentiment and fundamentals align. This would still sit below peer and industry averages.

Compared with the sector, a 6.6x P/E is materially lower than the 11.1x industry average. It also sits below the estimated fair P/E of 7.8x, pointing to a discount rather than a premium in how current earnings are valued.

Explore the SWS fair ratio for COSCO SHIPPING Holdings

Result: Price-to-Earnings of 6.6x (UNDERVALUED)

However, softer annual revenue and net income growth, together with COSCO SHIPPING Holdings trading slightly above the HK$15.09 analyst target, could challenge the idea of a wide valuation gap.

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Another view: DCF points to a smaller discount

The P/E points to good value, but the SWS DCF model paints a more modest picture. With shares at HK$15.26 and an estimated future cash flow value of HK$16.55, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings trades at roughly an 8% discount. Is that enough margin of safety for you, given softer earnings and forecast declines?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

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Next Steps

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