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South Korean (KOSPI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies164
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M-4.4%
  • 1Y22.3%
  • YTD22.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from APR of 3.9%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 22%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 30 Dec 2025₩100.4t₩232.5t₩5.5t12.9x18.3x0.4x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025₩102.2t₩232.2t₩5.5t12.3x18.7x0.4x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025₩101.0t₩229.7t₩4.9t11.7x20.8x0.4x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025₩106.8t₩229.7t₩4.9t12.9x22x0.5x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025₩102.0t₩228.0t₩5.4t13.2x18.8x0.4x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025₩110.8t₩227.6t₩5.4t14.2x20.6x0.5x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025₩99.9t₩232.1t₩5.5t13.2x18.2x0.4x
Tue, 13 May 2025₩90.8t₩226.1t₩5.6t12.3x16.3x0.4x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025₩79.2t₩226.0t₩5.6t11.5x14.2x0.4x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025₩84.1t₩225.0t₩6.4t11x13.1x0.4x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025₩80.6t₩224.5t₩6.1t10.3x13.2x0.4x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025₩80.4t₩224.5t₩6.1t10.6x13.2x0.4x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024₩82.2t₩224.7t₩6.0t10.9x13.8x0.4x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024₩82.4t₩223.8t₩6.3t10.2x13.1x0.4x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024₩86.1t₩223.8t₩6.3t10.8x13.7x0.4x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024₩85.3t₩223.2t₩5.6t10.9x15.3x0.4x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024₩90.4t₩223.1t₩5.6t11.7x16.2x0.4x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024₩98.5t₩223.1t₩5.6t13.2x17.7x0.4x
Wed, 15 May 2024₩88.8t₩221.0t₩5.2t12.8x17.2x0.4x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024₩79.2t₩220.9t₩5.2t12x15.1x0.4x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024₩77.9t₩219.1t₩5.0t11.7x15.5x0.4x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024₩78.3t₩219.2t₩4.9t12.2x16.1x0.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024₩81.7t₩220.9t₩4.8t13.2x17x0.4x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023₩78.8t₩220.4t₩5.2t12x15.3x0.4x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023₩76.6t₩220.6t₩4.6t12.3x16.7x0.3x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023₩80.2t₩220.6t₩4.6t13x17.6x0.4x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023₩82.9t₩220.3t₩4.4t14.3x18.9x0.4x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023₩78.5t₩219.3t₩4.4t14.2x17.8x0.4x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023₩82.9t₩219.2t₩4.4t15.7x18.9x0.4x
Thu, 18 May 2023₩85.3t₩217.5t₩5.4t12.9x15.8x0.4x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023₩89.6t₩217.5t₩5.6t13x16.1x0.4x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023₩88.1t₩211.1t₩5.5t12.2x16.1x0.4x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023₩92.4t₩211.2t₩5.5t12.7x16.7x0.4x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023₩89.2t₩211.7t₩5.6t11.8x16x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16x


Total Market Cap: ₩89.2tTotal Earnings: ₩5.6tTotal Revenue: ₩211.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.8x20242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean 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 16.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.40x.
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 3.2% 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 South Korean Consumer Staples sector?

KR Market2.59%
Consumer Staples-2.28%
Beverage-0.31%
Tobacco-0.97%
Food-1.66%
Household Products-2.72%
Personal Products-3.02%
Food and Staples Retail-4.38%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 62.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 39.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 40% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.6% 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
A005300 Lotte Chilsung Beverage₩138.90k4.3%
+₩57.3b
24.0%PE24.1x
A003310 Daejoo₩3.24k32.0%
+₩27.8b
128.5%PE13.8x
A003380 Harim Holdings₩10.31k2.7%
+₩26.3b
89.5%PE8.5x
A406820 Beauty Skin₩19.02k28.0%
+₩14.2b
81.0%PS1.1x
A435570 ERCOHS Agricultural CorporationLtd₩13.32k6.9%
+₩6.6b
37.2%n/a

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