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Jamaican (JSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies95
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y-2.6%
  • YTD7.3%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback of 7.1% in the Energy sector. Overall the market has been flat in the last year.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 24 Mar 2026JA$1.7tJA$1.4tJA$129.7b14.8x13x1.2x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026JA$1.7tJA$1.4tJA$129.8b14.7x13x1.2x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026JA$1.6tJA$1.4tJA$125.2b16x13.1x1.2x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.3tJA$132.6b15.9x11.4x1.2x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.4tJA$128.7b16.5x11.9x1.1x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.4tJA$126.3b17.1x12.4x1.2x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.3tJA$125.9b16.8x12.3x1.1x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.3tJA$121.2b16.6x12.4x1.1x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025JA$1.5tJA$1.3tJA$122.5b16.9x12.2x1.1x
Sat, 31 May 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.3tJA$116.2b15.8x13.5x1.2x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.3tJA$111.0b16x14x1.2x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.3tJA$114.1b16.4x14.1x1.3x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$115.6b17.5x14x1.3x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$129.3b17.2x12.5x1.3x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$131.3b17.3x12x1.3x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$126.1b15.8x12.1x1.2x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$128.1b15x11.7x1.2x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$127.7b14.1x11.5x1.2x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$143.7b14x10.4x1.2x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$144.0b13.9x10.5x1.3x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$153.2b14.5x10x1.3x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$149.9b14.7x10.1x1.3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$150.4b14.1x10.3x1.3x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$164.9b15.2x9.5x1.3x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$145.4b14.8x10.2x1.3x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$145.5b14.6x9.8x1.3x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$144.7b14.2x9.6x1.3x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$142.9b14.8x9.8x1.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$141.7b14.4x9.9x1.3x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$128.8b16.3x11.2x1.3x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$134.8b15.4x11.1x1.4x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$132.9b15.6x11.3x1.4x
Wed, 03 May 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$134.3b16.3x11.4x1.5x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$132.9b14.6x11x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11x


Total Market Cap: JA$1.5tTotal Earnings: JA$132.9bTotal 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 13.0x 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 11% 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 Market-1.10%
Telecom2.71%
Financials0.23%
Industrials0.062%
Consumer Staples-0.40%
Real Estate-0.90%
Utilities-1.29%
Materials-1.40%
Healthcare-2.24%
Consumer Discretionary-2.88%
Energy-7.10%
Tech-7.23%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Energy sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 147x.
    • 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
SEP SeprodJA$77.004.0%
+JA$2.7b		-9.4%PE13.8xConsumer Staples
LASM Lasco ManufacturingJA$6.687.7%
+JA$2.0b		-10.9%PE10.4xConsumer Staples
JMMBGL JMMB GroupJA$17.824.8%
+JA$1.6b		-21.8%PE5.8xFinancials
TJH Transjamaican HighwayJA$7.101.4%
+JA$1.3b		74.0%PE15.4xIndustrials
PULS Pulse InvestmentsJA$1.0711.5%
+JA$717.5m		37.2%PE25.6xTelecom
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