Revenue Share from Computing Power Business Up to 27%
发布时间:2026-04-28 来源:华泰证券
ZTE has reported 1Q26 revenue/attributable NP of RMB34,990/1,310mn(+6.13/-46.58%YoY).The profit decline in 1Q26 was mainly due to reduced domestic communications infrastructure investment,which pressured the scale of domestic network products,resulting in arevenue mix skewed toward lower-margin computing power businesses.We expect ZTE to consolidate its core connectivity franchise,while its full-stack computing power strategy begins to bear fruit.In future,as proprietary chips are introduced at scale,profitability at ZTE's G&C segment will improve significantly,in our view.Maintain BUY on both A-and H-shares.
Operator rev.strained;computing rev.grew by double-digit YoY
By segment in 1Q26:1)Network revenue faced YoY pressure,accounting for 46%of total revenue,mainly due to reduced domestic operator investment in communications infrastructure.During 1Q26,ZTE launched an AI computing cross-domain interconnection solution while continuing to advance cutting-edge technologies such as 6G,Tbit optical networks,200G PON,and Wi-Fi 8.2)Computing power product revenue achieved double-digit growth,with its revenue contribution rising to 27%(vs.24.6%for full-year 2025).The company focused on building an AI end-to-end integrated solution centered on"chip+ecosystem"and introduced the innovative OEX super-node orthogonal backplane-free interconnection architecture.3)The home/personal terminal businesses accounted for 19/8%of revenue,both achieving rapid growth,with smartphone revenue in both domestic and international markets posting double-digit increases.Internationally,the company fully capitalized on 5G and fiber deployment opportunities as well as overseas computing power infrastructure demand,deepening cooperation with Chinese enterprises going global,resulting in double-digit revenue growth in international markets.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We see near-to medium-term earnings expansion constrained by operator demand,but expect ZTE's full-stack computing power layout to gradually yield results in the long run,with the profitability of the G&C business set to improve as in-house developed computing chips are adopted in production and by clients.Due to rising upstream material costs for computing products,we lower our G&C segment gross margin assumptions and,accordingly,lower our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP forecasts to RMB5,681/6,717/8,123mn(previous:RMB5,959/6,954/8,295mn,down 5/3/2%).We value ZTE’s A-share at 36.61x 2026E PE(vs the peers'average of 36.61x on Wind consensus;previous:35x),for our target price of RMB43.48(previous:RMB43.60).We value ZTE’s H-share at 23.02x 2026E PE(previous:23.32x),based on the average ratio of its H-/A-share PEs(63%)since February 2026 and an average exchange rate of HKD1=RMB0.88,for our target price of HKD31.10(previous:HKD32.48).Maintain BUY on both A-and H-shares.