Gulf Resources Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Gulf Resources Inc (GURE) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Gulf Resources Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 26M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-63.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Gulf Resources Inc ranks #74 of 83 companies by market capitalization in the Chemical Manufacturing industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Gulf Resources Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
GURE Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Gulf Resources Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Chemical Manufacturing industry grew revenue 2.6% year over year, combined, vs 47.6% for Gulf Resources Inc. Gulf Resources Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Gulf Resources Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Resources Inc | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
GURE Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
GURE Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
GURE Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Gulf Resources Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Gulf Resources Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shandong Weifang Longwei Industrial Company Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Yanan Chaozheng Nijiang Co., Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Dongying City Dongchen (Group) Chemical Industry Company Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shandong Haihua Group Company Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shouguang Fukang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Beijing Shiji Zhongxing Energy Technology Co., Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shandong Dacheng Pesticides Company Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Limited by Share Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Hunan Erkang Pharmaceutical Limited by Share Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shandong Haiwang Chemical Company Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Xinan Synthetic Pharmaceutical Limited by Share Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Binhua Group Company Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shandong Dadi Salt Chemical Group Company Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shandong Yuyuan Group Company Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Beijing Peikangjiaye Technologies Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shandong Caiyangzi Saltworks | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Gulf Resources Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Gulf Resources Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Gulf Resources Inc | Bromine 90.49 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).