The third-quarter reports of companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges reflect the economy moving toward innovation.

Authoritative data shows that as of October 31, a total of 5,224 listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges had disclosed their 2026 third-quarter reports. In the first three quarters, these companies achieved total operating revenue of 56.6 trillion yuan and net profit of 5.1 trillion yuan, up 5.8% and 8.5% year on year respectively, with both scale and growth rate hitting new highs since 2022; the rolling return on equity was 7.9%. Among them, 73% of the Shanghai and Shenzhen listed companies were profitable. By board, net profit of listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen main boards grew 1.1% and 18.0% year on year respectively, both achieving positive growth; companies listed on the STAR Market and ChiNext grew 474.6% and 22.7% year on year respectively. Market analysts believe that three main linesthe accelerated development of the artificial intelligence industry, rising prices of upstream energy and resources, and surging exportsare driving rapid profit growth, and the profit increment of listed companies is shifting from traditional heavyweight sectors to the new economy and globally priced segments.