COSCO SHIPPING Development Co (CITAY) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 25, 2026: fair value of COSCO SHIPPING Development Co $7.54, price $6.05, upside +24.7%, quality 45 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? Yes
- Good quality? No
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COSCO SHIPPING Development Co
CITAY · USSpeculativeUpside exists, but weak quality makes the signal speculative.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $3.20 – $7.51 · fair‑value band $5.78 – $9.63 · the $6.05 price screens below the $7.54 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
Company profile
COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, research, develops, manufactures, and sells containers in the United States, Asia, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Europe, and internationally.
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COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, research, develops, manufactures, and sells containers in the United States, Asia, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Container Manufacturing Business; Shipping Leasing Business; Container Leasing Business; and Investment Management Business segments. The company offers dry cargo, refrigerated, and special containers, as well as container houses and after-sales services; integrated shipping, logistics, and industry finance services; and vessel chartering and financial leasing services, including container ships, dry bulk carriers, special-purpose vessels, and tankers. COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. was formerly known as China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited and changed its name to COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. in November 2016. COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
Stock analysis
COSCO SHIPPING Development Co (CITAY) currently trades at $6.05, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $7.54, implying the stock looks roughly 19.8% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Dividend Discount group reads highest at a median of $14.79 per share, and 9 of the 11 models we run sit above the $6.05 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $1.47, and 2 of the 11 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $5.78 (bear) to $9.63 (bull), the price of $6.05 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 45/100 (below-average quality), in the Industrials sector.
Expensive Growth: The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
COSCO SHIPPING Development Co reported revenue of 25.2B CNY in FY2025 versus 37.2B CNY in FY2021, a compound −9.3%/yr. Reported net income was 1.6B CNY in FY2025, compounding −28.3%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $3.7B · P/E ratio 8.2 · P/S ratio 0.53 · EPS (TTM) $0.8500 · Dividend yield 4.1% · Net margin 6.4% · Return on equity 5.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 3.8%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 38 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 19% below its 52-week high and 9% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −24% fair-value upside, at 25%, CITAY screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
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Of which business quality 41 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 42
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Earlier news
- Cosco Shipping Development Co Ltd's Dividend Analysis
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- COSCO SHIPPING Development Achieved Quality Improvement in 1H2022, Integrated Core Advantages and Promoted Digital Empowerment
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