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Sri Lankan (CSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies49
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M19.5%
  • 1Y68.2%
  • YTD27.1%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 4.2% in the last week, with Cargills (Ceylon) up 14%. This means that the industry has gained 68% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 Aug 2025LK₨2.0tLK₨2.2tLK₨228.8b11x8.6x0.9x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.0b10.5x8.2x0.8x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.5b10.2x8x0.8x
Sun, 11 May 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.4b10.4x8.8x0.8x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b9.2x8x0.7x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b10x8.3x0.7x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.7b11.2x8.8x0.8x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024LK₨1.5tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b9.8x8x0.7x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b8.2x7x0.6x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.8x8.5x0.6x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.3x7.9x0.6x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.1b7.7x8.1x0.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b7.6x8.8x0.6x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b8.2x9x0.6x
Mon, 13 May 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.9tLK₨125.5b8.4x9.8x0.6x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.9tLK₨124.8b8.4x9.3x0.6x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨123.1b8.1x8.8x0.6x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨110.4b7.3x10.1x0.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨109.2b7.1x10.2x0.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨97.9b7x11.3x0.5x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.7b6.6x9.7x0.5x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.7b6.7x9.8x0.6x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨122.1b6.3x8.8x0.5x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨151.7b5.5x7x0.5x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023LK₨975.2bLK₨2.2tLK₨152.3b5.5x6.4x0.4x
Tue, 16 May 2023LK₨930.1bLK₨2.0tLK₨207.9b4.5x4.5x0.5x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023LK₨946.2bLK₨1.9tLK₨200.8b5x4.7x0.5x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023LK₨938.9bLK₨1.9tLK₨200.8b4.8x4.7x0.5x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023LK₨883.7bLK₨1.8tLK₨195.6b4.3x4.5x0.5x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023LK₨856.6bLK₨1.8tLK₨197.3b4.3x4.3x0.5x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022LK₨863.2bLK₨1.8tLK₨194.9b4.4x4.4x0.5x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022LK₨863.8bLK₨1.5tLK₨170.7b6.3x5.1x0.6x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022LK₨957.9bLK₨1.5tLK₨170.3b7.3x5.6x0.6x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022LK₨895.1bLK₨1.5tLK₨170.3b6.5x5.3x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.3x


Total Market Cap: LK₨895.1bTotal Earnings: LK₨170.3bTotal Revenue: LK₨1.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.7x202320242025
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 8.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.60x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Market2.65%
Consumer Staples4.24%
Food and Staples Retail14.71%
Food4.40%
Tobacco3.46%
Beverage0.13%
Personal Products0%0
Household Products-5.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Household Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • 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
CARG.N0000 Cargills (Ceylon)LK₨704.0014.5%
+LK₨22.9b		85.3%PE22.9x
CTHR.N0000 C T HoldingsLK₨708.0015.1%
+LK₨18.7b		157.5%PE25.3x
CARS.N0000 Carson CumberbatchLK₨640.5014.3%
+LK₨15.8b		120.9%PE6x
CTC.N0000 Ceylon TobaccoLK₨1.61k3.5%
+LK₨10.1b		29.4%PE10.2x
BUKI.N0000 Bukit DarahLK₨840.006.3%
+LK₨5.1b		109.0%PE4.9x

Latest News

MELS.N0000
LK₨160.00
Melstacorp
7D
1.3%
1Y
95.1%
BIL.N0000
LK₨7.90
Browns Investments
7D
2.6%
1Y
49.1%
LION.N0000
LK₨1,397.50
Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
7D
-2.3%
1Y
33.2%
TAFL.N0000
LK₨572.75
Three Acre Farms
7D
-8.5%
1Y
91.4%
BUKI.N0000
LK₨840.00
Bukit Darah
7D
6.3%
1Y
109.0%
CTHR.N0000
LK₨708.00
C T Holdings
7D
15.1%
1Y
157.5%
CTC.N0000
LK₨1,614.00
Ceylon Tobacco
7D
3.5%
1Y
29.4%
HPL.N0000
LK₨27.80
Hatton Plantations
7D
-4.1%
1Y
9.4%
CARG.N0000
LK₨704.00
Cargills (Ceylon)
7D
14.5%
1Y
85.3%
CARS.N0000
LK₨640.50
Carson Cumberbatch
7D
14.3%
1Y
120.9%
BPPL.N0000
LK₨18.90
BPPL Holdings
7D
-6.0%
1Y
-1.6%
CTEA.N0000
LK₨1,160.00
Dilmah Ceylon Tea
7D
-1.6%
1Y
13.2%
COCO.N0000
LK₨15.40
Renuka Foods
7D
-6.1%
1Y
31.6%
LAMB.N0000
LK₨647.25
Kotmale Holdings
7D
10.2%
1Y
66.0%
WATA.N0000
LK₨35.00
Watawala Plantations
7D
-1.1%
1Y
97.1%
MASK.N0000
LK₨87.00
Maskeliya Plantations
7D
-3.7%
1Y
138.4%