PetroChina Company Limited (601857.SS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, PetroChina Company Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 17 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 3.

About PetroChina Company Limited

PetroChina Company Limited is an Energy company (Oil & Gas Integrated) based in China, listed on SHH as 601857.SS.

What our checks show for 601857.SS

Red flags

• The gross margin fell by 10 points, to 22.3%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 2.3% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 90% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Warning signs

• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 0.5% a year.
• Analysts expect only about 0.3% a year of growth in revenue.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 0.2 points from today's 6.2%.
• The net margin is only 6.2%: little room if costs rise.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.

Strengths

• Net debt is only 0.2x a year of EBITDA: the balance sheet has room.
• Operating profit covers interest 16.7 times over.
• The net margin rose by 2.7 points over 5 years, to 6.2%.
• Operating cash flow is 2.37x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• The price is 13.7 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• A large company: market value $337 billion.

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Questions

What grade does PetroChina Company Limited (601857.SS) have?

In our weekly check, PetroChina Company Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 17 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 601857.SS stock?

This week's biggest flags for PetroChina Company Limited: Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth, Deep past fall. In total 8 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does PetroChina Company Limited do?

PetroChina Company Limited is an Energy company (Oil & Gas Integrated) based in China, listed on SHH as 601857.SS.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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