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Sri Lankan (CSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies49
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M2.2%
  • 1Y48.0%
  • YTD39.8%

Last week, the Consumer Staples industry hasn't moved much but Lion Brewery (Ceylon) is up 3.4% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 48% over the past 12 months.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Dec 2025LK₨2.2tLK₨2.5tLK₨181.7b11.9x12x0.9x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025LK₨2.3tLK₨2.5tLK₨181.8b12.7x12.4x0.9x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025LK₨2.3tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b12.5x10x1x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025LK₨2.0tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b11.5x8.9x0.9x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025LK₨2.0tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.6b11x8.8x0.9x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.0b10.3x8.2x0.8x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.5b10x7.9x0.8x
Thu, 08 May 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.5b10.2x8.7x0.8x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b9.8x8.2x0.7x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b9x8.3x0.7x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b10.8x8.7x0.8x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024LK₨1.5tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b9.8x8x0.7x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.7b8.3x7.1x0.6x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.7x8.5x0.6x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.2x7.8x0.6x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.1b7.7x8.1x0.6x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b7.6x8.8x0.6x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b8.3x9.1x0.6x
Fri, 10 May 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.9tLK₨125.0b8.5x9.8x0.6x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨124.8b8.1x9.2x0.6x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨122.9b7.9x8.8x0.6x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨110.4b7.2x10x0.5x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨97.9b7.1x11.4x0.5x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨97.9b7x11.3x0.5x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.7b6.4x9.7x0.5x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.7b7x9.8x0.5x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨122.2b6.3x9x0.5x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨152.5b5.8x6.9x0.5x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023LK₨970.8bLK₨2.2tLK₨152.2b5.5x6.4x0.4x
Sat, 13 May 2023LK₨925.8bLK₨1.9tLK₨205.5b4.6x4.5x0.5x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023LK₨931.1bLK₨1.9tLK₨200.8b4.8x4.6x0.5x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023LK₨931.6bLK₨1.9tLK₨200.8b4.5x4.6x0.5x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023LK₨875.9bLK₨1.8tLK₨195.5b4.3x4.5x0.5x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023LK₨855.6bLK₨1.8tLK₨197.3b4.3x4.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.3x


Total Market Cap: LK₨855.6bTotal Earnings: LK₨197.3bTotal Revenue: LK₨1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.65x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 2.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Consumer Staples sector?

LK Market-1.22%
Consumer Staples-0.75%
Tobacco0.78%
Personal Products0%0
Food and Staples Retail-0.21%
Beverage-0.57%
Food-1.76%
Household Products-3.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LION.N0000 Lion Brewery (Ceylon)LK₨1.65k3.4%
+LK₨4.3b		37.2%PE12.7x
BUKI.N0000 Bukit DarahLK₨1.05k3.4%
+LK₨3.5b		86.3%PE5.2x
COCO.N0000 Renuka FoodsLK₨48.5012.5%
+LK₨1.0b		273.1%PE23.3x
DIST.N0000 Distilleries Company of Sri LankaLK₨58.000.3%
+LK₨920.0m		49.9%PE17x
GRAN.N0000 Ceylon Grain ElevatorsLK₨395.751.4%
+LK₨330.0m		115.1%PE7.5x

Latest News

RAL.N0000
LK₨10.80
Renuka Agri Foods
7D
1.9%
1Y
184.2%
LION.N0000
LK₨1,650.00
Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
7D
3.4%
1Y
37.2%
MELS.N0000
LK₨167.25
Melstacorp
7D
-3.3%
1Y
41.7%
DIST.N0000
LK₨58.00
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka
7D
0.3%
1Y
49.9%
KFP.N0000
LK₨171.50
Keells Food Products
7D
0.9%
1Y
0%
BUKI.N0000
LK₨1,046.25
Bukit Darah
7D
3.4%
1Y
86.3%
CTC.N0000
LK₨1,710.25
Ceylon Tobacco
7D
-0.8%
1Y
29.1%
CARS.N0000
LK₨751.50
Carson Cumberbatch
7D
-1.6%
1Y
111.4%
GRAN.N0000
LK₨395.75
Ceylon Grain Elevators
7D
1.4%
1Y
115.1%
BIL.N0000
LK₨6.60
Browns Investments
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-7.0%
BREW.N0000
LK₨2,556.00
Ceylon Beverage Holdings
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-20.4%
COCO.N0000
LK₨48.50
Renuka Foods
7D
12.5%
1Y
273.1%
SUN.N0000
LK₨34.00
Sunshine Holdings
7D
-2.6%
1Y
43.9%
LAMB.N0000
LK₨1,326.75
Kotmale Holdings
7D
-7.0%
1Y
202.2%
CCS.N0000
LK₨105.75
Ceylon Cold Stores
7D
-1.6%
1Y
29.9%
KVAL.N0000
LK₨89.90
Kelani Valley Plantations
7D
1.1%
1Y
-3.2%