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Jamaican (JSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies95
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y-3.3%
  • YTD8.5%

The market is up 1.3% over the last week, with the Consumer Discretionary sector leading the way, up 6.7%. Longer term the market is actually down 3.3% over the past year.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Jamaican Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Mar 2026JA$1.7tJA$1.4tJA$130.2b15.1x13.2x1.2x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026JA$1.7tJA$1.4tJA$125.1b16.2x13.5x1.2x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.4tJA$125.4b16.8x12.3x1.1x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.3tJA$132.8b16.3x11.4x1.2x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.4tJA$126.5b16.7x12.4x1.2x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.4tJA$126.1b16.4x12.4x1.2x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.3tJA$123.0b16.1x12.3x1.1x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.3tJA$122.5b16x12x1.1x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.3tJA$122.5b15.9x12.3x1.2x
Fri, 09 May 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.3tJA$109.7b16.3x14.4x1.3x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.3tJA$111.0b16.7x14.3x1.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.3tJA$115.4b17.5x14.2x1.3x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$129.3b17.8x12.7x1.3x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$128.7b16.7x12.6x1.3x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$130.3b16.8x11.7x1.3x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$128.2b15x11.7x1.2x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$128.1b14.7x11.5x1.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$131.8b14.2x11.1x1.2x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$144.2b13.7x10.5x1.3x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$154.1b14.3x9.8x1.3x
Sat, 11 May 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$149.9b14.9x10.1x1.3x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$149.3b14.5x10.3x1.3x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$147.1b14.6x10.7x1.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$145.3b15.1x10.4x1.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$145.5b15.3x10.5x1.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$146.2b14.1x9.6x1.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$142.9b14.6x9.8x1.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$143.3b14.4x9.6x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$141.8b14.5x10x1.3x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$133.3b15x11x1.4x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$134.8b15.6x10.9x1.4x
Sun, 14 May 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$128.5b15.9x11.7x1.5x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$135.4b14.7x10.8x1.4x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$135.1b15x11x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11x


Total Market Cap: JA$1.5tTotal Earnings: JA$135.1bTotal Revenue: JA$1.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Jamaican Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.5x202420252026
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Jamaican market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 13.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Jamaican listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 10% 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.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Jamaican Market?

JM Market1.32%
Telecom18.30%
Consumer Discretionary6.74%
Utilities1.88%
Industrials1.78%
Financials1.23%
Consumer Staples0.61%
Real Estate0.40%
Tech0%0
Healthcare-1.16%
Materials-1.75%
Energy-2.65%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Energy sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 125x.
    • It looks like investors are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data in this market to determine future earnings growth rates.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
CAR CarrerasJA$22.1610.8%
+JA$10.5b		48.7%PE14.6xConsumer Discretionary
WISYNCO Wisynco GroupJA$23.145.2%
+JA$4.3b		3.5%PE17.8xConsumer Staples
SJ Sagicor Group JamaicaJA$40.752.8%
+JA$4.3b		-3.0%PE10xFinancials
ASBH A.S. Bryden & Sons HoldingsJA$32.409.6%
+JA$4.3b		15.2%PE32.2xIndustrials
JMMBGL JMMB GroupJA$18.387.2%
+JA$2.4b		-16.5%PE6xFinancials
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JA$43.73
NCB Financial Group
7D
1.8%
1Y
-8.2%
SGJ
JA$50.00
Scotia Group Jamaica
7D
1.4%
1Y
-13.9%
KEX
JA$9.50
Knutsford Express Services
7D
-12.0%
1Y
-22.2%
WISYNCO
JA$23.14
Wisynco Group
7D
5.2%
1Y
3.5%
BIL
JA$69.02
Barita Investments
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-6.1%
AFS
JA$15.51
Access Financial Services
7D
-13.4%
1Y
-11.7%
JMMBGL
JA$18.38
JMMB Group
7D
7.2%
1Y
-16.5%
SEP
JA$79.50
Seprod
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-9.7%
ASBH
JA$32.40
A.S. Bryden & Sons Holdings
7D
9.6%
1Y
15.2%
CAR
JA$22.16
Carreras
7D
10.8%
1Y
48.7%
TJH
JA$6.99
Transjamaican Highway
7D
2.8%
1Y
86.9%
CCC
JA$110.00
Caribbean Cement
7D
-1.8%
1Y
27.0%
SJ
JA$40.75
Sagicor Group Jamaica
7D
2.8%
1Y
-3.0%
JBG
JA$16.40
Jamaica Broilers Group
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-56.2%
GK
JA$72.25
GraceKennedy
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-2.4%