CSI upgrades Zijin Mining stock to AAA for 2026

Published on 10/15/2026 at 10:17 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

CSI Indexes upgraded Zijin Mining to AAA from BBB on October 13, 2026. Zijin Mining stock stands at EUR 3.56 on October 15, 2026.

ESG rating and reporting date

CSI Indexes raised Zijin Mining from BBB to AAA on October 13, 2026.
First-half 2026 revenue rose 15.78 percent to RMB 194.18 billion.
Zijin Mining stock traded at EUR 3.56 at 10:07 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026.

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Zijin Mining (ISIN CNE100000502) received an AAA environmental, social and governance rating from CSI Indexes on October 13, 2026, up from BBB in the previous assessment, according to Zijin Mining. At 10:07 a.m. CEST on October 15, the stock was trading at EUR 3.56 at Lang & Schwarz.

What changed in the rating?

CSI Indexes placed Zijin in its top AAA category after the company had held BBB in the previous year. The 2026 assessment covered environmental, social and governance factors and drew on Zijin's 2025 sustainability report and ESG-related incidents, the company said in the October 13 release.

The rating upgrade adds a non-financial marker to a company whose latest operating figures were stronger. Zijin reported first-half 2026 revenue of RMB 194.18 billion, an increase of 15.78 percent from the comparable period, according to its investor materials and company release.

Three dated steps in 2026

On August 25, 2026, Zijin won the Sedex Environment Award for full-lifecycle green mining practices. On September 3, 2026, it joined the Global Mining Sustainability Alliance initiative in Singapore. On October 13, 2026, CSI Indexes raised its ESG rating from BBB to AAA. The sequence links a concrete award, an industry initiative and a quantified rating change.

What date comes next?

Zijin Mining is scheduled to report results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, on October 24, 2026, according to Finanzen. The cited estimate puts quarterly earnings per share at CNY 0.978 and revenue at CNY 115.42 billion, compared with CNY 0.600 and CNY 94.51 billion in the year-earlier quarter.

How does the market view growth?

JPMorgan named Zijin Mining its top pick in copper and gold and assigned an Overweight rating with a HKD 50.00 target on October 9, 2026, as reported by Futu. The report also cited a forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 8 times for 2027 against a five-year average of approximately 11 times, but those figures concern the Hong Kong-listed shares and do not replace the euro reference price.

Stock price in Frankfurt trading

Zijin Mining was trading at EUR 3.56 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 10:07 a.m. CEST. The company has shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under 2899 and on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under 601899.

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