Hua Yuan Zheng Quan·2026-01-26 09:19Investment Rating - The investment rating for the construction and decoration industry is "Positive" (maintained) [4] Core Views - Infrastructure investment is experiencing a short-term bottoming out, with cumulative year-on-year growth turning negative for the first time since 2004. In 2025, narrow infrastructure (excluding electricity) completed 18.08 trillion yuan, down 2.20% year-on-year, while broad infrastructure totaled 24.50 trillion yuan, down 1.48% year-on-year. December saw significant declines, with narrow and broad infrastructure down 12.22% and 15.95% year-on-year, respectively. Despite this, major strategic projects are expected to continue, and infrastructure investment is anticipated to stabilize and recover gradually [5][12][22]. Summary by Sections Infrastructure Investment - In 2025, narrow infrastructure investment completed 18.08 trillion yuan, down 2.20% year-on-year, while broad infrastructure totaled 24.50 trillion yuan, down 1.48% year-on-year. December saw a year-on-year decline of 12.22% for narrow infrastructure and 15.95% for broad infrastructure, with significant drops in water conservancy and public facilities management [5][12]. New Orders - New orders in 2025 showed a pattern of stability among central enterprises, with China State Construction, China Railway, China Electric Power, and China Energy achieving new orders of 4.15 trillion yuan, 2.75 trillion yuan, 1.33 trillion yuan, and 1.45 trillion yuan, respectively. Local state-owned enterprises exhibited more significant differentiation, with Shanghai Construction, Shaanxi Construction, and Pudong Construction seeing declines of 35%, 25%, and 23% year-on-year, while Sichuan Road and Bridge saw a substantial increase of 47% year-on-year [6][17]. Market Performance - The construction and decoration index rose by 1.88% during the week, with chemical engineering, steel structure, and international engineering leading the gains at 10.70%, 7.71%, and 4.49%, respectively. A total of 123 stocks in the construction sector rose, with the top five performers being Huawi Design (+51.92%), Zhite New Materials (+49.21%), and others [8][28]. Company Dynamics - Several companies reported significant changes in their financial performance for 2025. For instance, China Metallurgical Group expects a net profit decline of 76.28% to 80.73% due to ongoing losses in the real estate sector and substantial asset impairment provisions. In contrast, companies like Xinjiang Jiaojian anticipate a net profit increase of 50.14% to 125.22% [24][25].