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Sri Lankan (CSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies49
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M-4.9%
  • 1Y41.7%
  • YTD0.2%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is flat overall, with Carson Cumberbatch standing out by going down 4.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 42% in that time.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Feb 2026LK₨2.2tLK₨2.5tLK₨181.7b13.2x12.3x0.9x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026LK₨2.3tLK₨2.5tLK₨181.7b12.6x12.4x0.9x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025LK₨2.2tLK₨2.5tLK₨181.7b11.7x12x0.9x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025LK₨2.3tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b12.6x9.8x1x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025LK₨2.2tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b12x9.4x1x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025LK₨2.0tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b11.1x8.9x0.9x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025LK₨1.9tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.0b10.6x8.4x0.9x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025LK₨1.7tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.5b9.4x7.7x0.8x
Wed, 21 May 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.3b10.8x9x0.8x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b9.8x8.4x0.7x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b9.9x8.2x0.7x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.0tLK₨185.2b10.8x8.4x0.8x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b10.2x8.3x0.7x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b8.9x7.3x0.7x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨2.0tLK₨143.8b7.6x8.9x0.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.6x8.2x0.6x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.5x7.9x0.6x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b7.9x8.7x0.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b8x8.9x0.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨127.4b8.5x9.6x0.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.9tLK₨124.8b8.4x9.2x0.6x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨123.1b7.9x9.2x0.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024LK₨1.0tLK₨1.9tLK₨99.6b7.5x10.5x0.5x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨109.2b7.4x10.3x0.6x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨97.9b7x11.5x0.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.3b6.6x9.8x0.5x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.7b6.5x9.9x0.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨122.1b6.4x9x0.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨154.0b5.5x7x0.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023LK₨967.7bLK₨2.2tLK₨152.5b5.2x6.3x0.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023LK₨939.8bLK₨2.0tLK₨207.1b4.1x4.5x0.5x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023LK₨938.9bLK₨1.9tLK₨200.8b5x4.7x0.5x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023LK₨956.8bLK₨1.9tLK₨200.8b4.9x4.8x0.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023LK₨849.8bLK₨1.9tLK₨197.7b4x4.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.3x


Total Market Cap: LK₨849.8bTotal Earnings: LK₨197.7bTotal Revenue: LK₨1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.6x202420252026
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 12.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.66x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 2.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.6% 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-0.27%
Consumer Staples-0.33%
Tobacco1.76%
Personal Products0%0
Food and Staples Retail-0.26%
Beverage-0.30%
Household Products-0.51%
Food-1.25%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.5x.
    • 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
CTC.N0000 Ceylon TobaccoLK₨1.76k1.8%
+LK₨5.7b		21.6%PE11.5x
BREW.N0000 Ceylon Beverage HoldingsLK₨2.76k6.2%
+LK₨3.4b		-0.3%PE10.4x
LION.N0000 Lion Brewery (Ceylon)LK₨1.80k0.6%
+LK₨840.0m		40.5%PE13.8x
CCS.N0000 Ceylon Cold StoresLK₨114.750.7%
+LK₨712.8m		26.1%PE18.3x
SOY.N0000 Convenience Foods (Lanka)LK₨2.51k8.9%
+LK₨560.3m		92.7%PE11.3x

Latest News

LMF.N0000
LK₨70.50
Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)
7D
1.6%
1Y
51.0%
CCS.N0000
LK₨114.75
Ceylon Cold Stores
7D
0.7%
1Y
26.1%
NAMU.N0000
LK₨880.75
Namunukula Plantations
7D
-2.7%
1Y
111.7%
BUKI.N0000
LK₨940.50
Bukit Darah
7D
-1.1%
1Y
53.2%
COCO.N0000
LK₨72.40
Renuka Foods
7D
3.4%
1Y
436.3%
MAL.N0000
LK₨57.50
Malwatte Valley Plantations
7D
3.4%
1Y
-8.7%
SOY.N0000
LK₨2,505.50
Convenience Foods (Lanka)
7D
8.9%
1Y
92.7%
CARS.N0000
LK₨676.00
Carson Cumberbatch
7D
-4.7%
1Y
56.8%
LION.N0000
LK₨1,795.50
Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
7D
0.6%
1Y
40.5%
MELS.N0000
LK₨179.50
Melstacorp
7D
-2.6%
1Y
38.1%
DIST.N0000
LK₨59.70
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka
7D
-0.7%
1Y
65.8%
CTC.N0000
LK₨1,760.25
Ceylon Tobacco
7D
1.8%
1Y
21.6%
BIL.N0000
LK₨6.80
Browns Investments
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-21.8%
BREW.N0000
LK₨2,762.25
Ceylon Beverage Holdings
7D
6.2%
1Y
-0.3%
CTHR.N0000
LK₨646.00
C T Holdings
7D
-0.6%
1Y
88.9%
SUN.N0000
LK₨33.50
Sunshine Holdings
7D
-2.9%
1Y
49.1%