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Sri Lankan (CSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies49
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M19.4%
  • 1Y81.8%
  • YTD49.6%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 3.1% in the last week, with Kotmale Holdings up 84%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 82%.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 10 Nov 2025LK₨2.3tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.1b12.8x10.1x1x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025LK₨2.3tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b12.7x9.9x1x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025LK₨2.1tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b11.6x9.1x0.9x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025LK₨1.9tLK₨2.2tLK₨220.9b10.8x8.5x0.9x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.5b9.5x8.1x0.8x
Thu, 29 May 2025LK₨1.7tLK₨2.1tLK₨184.4b10.9x9.2x0.8x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b9.9x8.5x0.7x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b9.9x8.2x0.7x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.1tLK₨184.1b10.8x8.7x0.8x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b10.4x8.4x0.8x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b9.5x7.7x0.7x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨2.0tLK₨147.1b7.7x8.8x0.6x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.6x8.3x0.6x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.4x7.8x0.6x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨136.1b8.1x8.6x0.6x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b7.8x8.9x0.6x
Fri, 31 May 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨128.5b8.4x9.4x0.6x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.9tLK₨124.8b8.5x9.6x0.6x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨124.8b8.5x9.1x0.6x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨121.3b7.9x8.7x0.5x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨109.2b7.5x10.1x0.5x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨97.9b7.1x11.5x0.6x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨113.7b6.8x9.9x0.5x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.7b6.3x9.6x0.5x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨114.0b6.6x9.9x0.5x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨150.5b6x7.3x0.5x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023LK₨1.0tLK₨2.1tLK₨152.5b5.6x6.7x0.5x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023LK₨939.3bLK₨2.2tLK₨152.2b5.7x6.2x0.4x
Mon, 01 May 2023LK₨922.7bLK₨1.9tLK₨200.8b4.9x4.6x0.5x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023LK₨939.2bLK₨1.9tLK₨200.8b4.6x4.7x0.5x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023LK₨906.6bLK₨1.9tLK₨199.0b4x4.6x0.5x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023LK₨851.1bLK₨1.8tLK₨197.0b4.3x4.3x0.5x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022LK₨857.1bLK₨1.8tLK₨197.3b4.3x4.3x0.5x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022LK₨811.0bLK₨1.7tLK₨188.3b4.5x4.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.3x


Total Market Cap: LK₨811.0bTotal Earnings: LK₨188.3bTotal Revenue: LK₨1.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202320242025
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 10.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.63x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 6.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

LK Market2.57%
Consumer Staples3.15%
Food5.97%
Food and Staples Retail2.54%
Beverage2.03%
Personal Products0%0
Tobacco-0.13%
Household Products-5.39%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Household Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 0.11x.
    • 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
LAMB.N0000 Kotmale HoldingsLK₨2.01k130.1%
+LK₨35.7b		446.3%PE99.4x
DIST.N0000 Distilleries Company of Sri LankaLK₨64.404.5%
+LK₨12.9b		98.8%PE17.6x
LION.N0000 Lion Brewery (Ceylon)LK₨1.73k8.0%
+LK₨10.3b		65.0%PE14.3x
SUN.N0000 Sunshine HoldingsLK₨37.5011.3%
+LK₨7.5b		113.7%PE17.1x
CTHR.N0000 C T HoldingsLK₨690.003.5%
+LK₨4.7b		142.1%PE24.7x

Latest News

CARG.N0000
LK₨840.25
Cargills (Ceylon)
7D
2.2%
1Y
112.7%
SUN.N0000
LK₨37.50
Sunshine Holdings
7D
11.3%
1Y
113.7%
LAMB.N0000
LK₨2,010.25
Kotmale Holdings
7D
130.1%
1Y
446.3%
WATA.N0000
LK₨51.90
Watawala Plantations
7D
5.5%
1Y
131.7%
CTC.N0000
LK₨1,696.50
Ceylon Tobacco
7D
-0.2%
1Y
33.6%
BIL.N0000
LK₨7.30
Browns Investments
7D
-2.7%
1Y
21.7%

Bullish sentiment

Sri Lanka has given a 25-year tax holiday, and the next 10 years at half the rate, to Ceylon Real Estate Holdings (Private) Limited, which will develop a mixed use plot in the Colombo Port City. Ceylon Real Estate Holdings is a subsidiary of Browns Investments PLC.
LION.N0000
LK₨1,732.50
Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
7D
8.0%
1Y
65.0%
MELS.N0000
LK₨192.00
Melstacorp
7D
1.1%
1Y
84.6%
TPL.N0000
LK₨156.25
Talawakelle Tea Estates
7D
-5.4%
1Y
26.3%
ELPL.N0000
LK₨191.00
Elpitiya Plantations
7D
-4.3%
1Y
69.4%
DIST.N0000
LK₨64.40
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka
7D
4.5%
1Y
98.8%
HPL.N0000
LK₨29.00
Hatton Plantations
7D
-5.5%
1Y
4.3%
CTHR.N0000
LK₨690.00
C T Holdings
7D
3.5%
1Y
142.1%
BPPL.N0000
LK₨21.60
BPPL Holdings
7D
-10.0%
1Y
16.8%
CARS.N0000
LK₨799.25
Carson Cumberbatch
7D
-3.0%
1Y
151.3%
AGPL.N0000
LK₨21.10
Agarapatana Plantations
7D
-3.2%
1Y
139.8%