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Hong Kong (HSI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 05, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies128
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-9.2%
  • 1Y25.6%
  • YTD29.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by Nongfu Spring declining 1.5%. On the other hand Want Want China Holdings is actually up 5.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 26%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Hong Kong Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 05 Dec 2025HK$2.1tHK$1.3tHK$81.0b15.8x25.5x1.6x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025HK$2.1tHK$1.3tHK$79.6b16.1x26.1x1.6x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025HK$2.2tHK$1.3tHK$79.7b15.6x28.1x1.7x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025HK$2.3tHK$1.3tHK$80.8b15.6x28.6x1.7x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025HK$2.2tHK$1.3tHK$80.1b16.7x27.3x1.6x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025HK$1.9tHK$1.3tHK$79.9b15.4x24.3x1.5x
Wed, 21 May 2025HK$2.0tHK$1.3tHK$77.6b15.9x26.2x1.5x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025HK$1.9tHK$1.3tHK$76.4b14.2x25x1.5x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025HK$1.9tHK$1.3tHK$81.5b15.7x23.7x1.5x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025HK$1.7tHK$1.3tHK$78.0b13.4x22.2x1.4x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025HK$1.6tHK$1.3tHK$78.0b14x20.5x1.3x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024HK$1.7tHK$1.3tHK$77.8b14.6x21.3x1.3x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024HK$1.6tHK$1.3tHK$77.9b14.4x20.9x1.3x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024HK$1.8tHK$1.3tHK$78.4b13.5x23.3x1.4x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024HK$1.4tHK$1.3tHK$77.9b11.1x18.4x1.1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024HK$1.5tHK$1.3tHK$70.4b12.7x21.6x1.2x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024HK$1.7tHK$1.3tHK$70.0b11.7x24.1x1.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024HK$1.9tHK$1.3tHK$71.6b14.1x26.5x1.4x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024HK$1.7tHK$1.3tHK$73.3b13x23.9x1.3x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024HK$1.8tHK$1.3tHK$73.5b13.6x24.8x1.4x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024HK$1.7tHK$1.3tHK$73.5b13x23.4x1.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024HK$1.8tHK$1.4tHK$73.7b14.3x24.8x1.3x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023HK$1.9tHK$1.4tHK$73.4b14x26x1.4x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023HK$2.1tHK$1.4tHK$71.4b16.5x28.8x1.5x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023HK$2.0tHK$1.3tHK$71.5b16.6x28.3x1.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023HK$2.1tHK$1.4tHK$71.9b16.7x28.9x1.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023HK$2.2tHK$1.3tHK$71.1b18.5x31.5x1.7x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023HK$2.2tHK$1.3tHK$72.0b18.1x30.5x1.7x
Fri, 26 May 2023HK$2.2tHK$1.3tHK$74.2b16.1x30.1x1.7x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023HK$2.4tHK$1.4tHK$72.3b15x33x1.8x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023HK$2.4tHK$1.3tHK$78.4b13.2x30.7x1.8x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023HK$2.2tHK$1.2tHK$82.4b13.6x26.3x1.7x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023HK$2.3tHK$1.3tHK$84.2b12.5x27.2x1.8x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022HK$2.1tHK$1.2tHK$80.4b12.6x26.3x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.3x


Total Market Cap: HK$2.1tTotal Earnings: HK$80.4bTotal Revenue: HK$1.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Hong Kong Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Hong Kong Consumer Staples industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.3% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Hong Kong Consumer Staples sector?

HK Market-0.45%
Consumer Staples-1.88%
Household Products1.31%
Food0.31%
Personal Products-0.26%
Food and Staples Retail-2.70%
Beverage-3.30%
Tobacco-3.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 2kx.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Household Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 50% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Beverage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
151 Want Want China HoldingsHK$4.915.4%
+HK$3.0b		11.3%PE12.6x
288 WH GroupHK$8.352.6%
+HK$2.7b		33.6%PE8.5x
2367 Giant Biogene HoldingHK$38.305.9%
+HK$2.3b		-25.3%PE16.5x
6808 Sun Art Retail GroupHK$1.758.7%
+HK$1.3b		-29.1%PE199.5x
1044 Hengan International GroupHK$29.003.4%
+HK$1.1b		28.6%PE13.5x

Latest News

2367
HK$38.30
Giant Biogene Holding
7D
5.9%
1Y
-25.3%
322
HK$12.06
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding
7D
1.1%
1Y
21.3%

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6969
HK$12.95
Smoore International Holdings
7D
-2.6%
1Y
16.5%

6969: Lower Risk Profile Will Support Future Upside Potential

Analysts have raised their price target for Smoore International Holdings slightly to HKD 18.69, reflecting a modest reduction in perceived risk alongside stable expectations for revenue growth, profit margins, and future valuation multiples. Valuation Changes Fair Value Estimate remains unchanged at HK$18.69 per share, indicating a stable intrinsic valuation outlook.
151
HK$4.91
Want Want China Holdings
7D
5.4%
1Y
11.3%
6808
HK$1.75
Sun Art Retail Group
7D
8.7%
1Y
-29.1%
241
HK$5.44
Alibaba Health Information Technology
7D
-2.3%
1Y
50.7%
1876
HK$7.92
Budweiser Brewing Company APAC
7D
-1.1%
1Y
6.2%

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1044
HK$29.00
Hengan International Group
7D
3.4%
1Y
28.6%

Pinning Down Hengan International Group Company Limited's (HKG:1044) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Nov 25
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6618
HK$60.20
JD Health International
7D
-1.5%
1Y
107.9%

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Analysts have raised their price target for JD Health International from $70.25 to $75.87. This reflects improved projections for both revenue growth and profit margins.
9633
HK$48.08
Nongfu Spring
7D
-1.5%
1Y
35.6%

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Nov 24
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd. (HKG:9633)
288
HK$8.35
WH Group
7D
2.6%
1Y
33.6%

WH Group (HKG:288) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Nov 23
WH Group (HKG:288) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
1318
HK$87.35
Mao Geping Cosmetics
7D
-3.7%
1Y
n/a
2319
HK$14.66
China Mengniu Dairy
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-12.9%

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Nov 18
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291
HK$27.14
China Resources Beer (Holdings)
7D
-2.4%
1Y
3.4%

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Nov 10
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1797
HK$20.42
East Buy Holding
7D
4.2%
1Y
35.4%

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Oct 16
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506
HK$4.17
China Foods
7D
4.3%
1Y
66.8%

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Sep 10
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