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Sri Lankan (CSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies49
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y41.7%
  • YTD2.2%

The Consumer Staples industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 42% 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
Wed, 13 May 2026LK₨2.3tLK₨2.5tLK₨168.3b12.4x13.5x0.9x
Fri, 10 Apr 2026LK₨2.1tLK₨2.5tLK₨168.1b11.6x12.6x0.8x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026LK₨2.2tLK₨2.5tLK₨176.3b12.1x12.2x0.9x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026LK₨2.2tLK₨2.5tLK₨181.7b13.1x12.3x0.9x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026LK₨2.2tLK₨2.5tLK₨181.7b12.8x12.1x0.9x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025LK₨2.2tLK₨2.5tLK₨181.8b12.6x12.3x0.9x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025LK₨2.3tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b12.9x10x1x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025LK₨2.1tLK₨2.2tLK₨229.0b11.8x9x0.9x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025LK₨2.0tLK₨2.2tLK₨228.8b10.9x8.8x0.9x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.0b10.5x8.2x0.8x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025LK₨1.7tLK₨2.2tLK₨221.5b9.9x7.9x0.8x
Thu, 15 May 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.4b10.5x8.8x0.8x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b9.9x8.3x0.7x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨183.9b10x8.2x0.7x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.0tLK₨185.3b11.2x8.6x0.8x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025LK₨1.6tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b10.3x8.4x0.8x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨2.0tLK₨184.5b8.3x7.1x0.6x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.5b7.7x8.6x0.6x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.6x8.2x0.6x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨144.3b7.5x8.1x0.6x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b7.5x8.8x0.6x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨2.0tLK₨135.0b8.2x9x0.6x
Fri, 17 May 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.9tLK₨126.2b8.4x9.7x0.6x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.9tLK₨124.8b8.4x9.3x0.6x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨123.1b8.1x9x0.6x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024LK₨1.0tLK₨1.9tLK₨100.2b7.3x10.5x0.5x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨109.2b7.4x10.3x0.6x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.0tLK₨97.9b7.1x11.3x0.5x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.5b6.9x9.7x0.5x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨115.7b6.8x9.9x0.6x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨122.1b6.4x8.9x0.5x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨2.1tLK₨152.9b5.5x7x0.5x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023LK₨976.7bLK₨2.2tLK₨152.3b5.3x6.4x0.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023LK₨941.0bLK₨2.0tLK₨207.4b4x4.5x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.5x


Total Market Cap: LK₨941.0bTotal Earnings: LK₨207.4bTotal Revenue: LK₨2.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.3x202420252026
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 13.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 6.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 9.2% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

LK Market1.20%
Consumer Staples0.72%
Food1.48%
Tobacco1.10%
Beverage0.67%
Household Products0%0
Personal Products0%0
Food and Staples Retail-1.59%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.2x.
    • 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
MELS.N0000 MelstacorpLK₨192.003.5%
+LK₨7.6b		42.2%PE12.1x
CCS.N0000 Ceylon Cold StoresLK₨126.504.5%
+LK₨5.2b		44.6%PE19.2x
CTC.N0000 Ceylon TobaccoLK₨1.82k0.9%
+LK₨3.0b		32.8%PE11.7x
BUKI.N0000 Bukit DarahLK₨966.752.6%
+LK₨2.5b		34.3%PE6.3x
LAMB.N0000 Kotmale HoldingsLK₨1.37k5.6%
+LK₨2.3b		208.5%PE61.2x

Latest News

CTEA.N0000
LK₨1,508.75
Dilmah Ceylon Tea
7D
-2.7%
1Y
38.9%
CTC.N0000
LK₨1,819.50
Ceylon Tobacco
7D
0.9%
1Y
32.8%
HARI.N0000
LK₨5,757.25
Harischandra Mills
7D
-0.8%
1Y
46.3%
KAHA.N0000
LK₨20.30
Kahawatte Plantations
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-14.3%
WATA.N0000
LK₨51.20
Watawala Plantations
7D
2.4%
1Y
73.0%
MELS.N0000
LK₨192.00
Melstacorp
7D
3.5%
1Y
42.2%
LION.N0000
LK₨1,812.75
Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
7D
-1.3%
1Y
45.0%
LMF.N0000
LK₨95.70
Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)
7D
4.5%
1Y
104.9%
LAMB.N0000
LK₨1,372.00
Kotmale Holdings
7D
5.6%
1Y
208.5%
DIST.N0000
LK₨58.90
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka
7D
-0.2%
1Y
41.9%
CCS.N0000
LK₨126.50
Ceylon Cold Stores
7D
4.5%
1Y
44.6%
HVA.N0000
LK₨7.00
HVA Foods
7D
-4.1%
1Y
94.4%
BUKI.N0000
LK₨966.75
Bukit Darah
7D
2.6%
1Y
34.3%
CARG.N0000
LK₨698.25
Cargills (Ceylon)
7D
1.0%
1Y
45.0%
MFPE.N0000
LK₨17.60
Maharaja Foods
7D
-4.3%
1Y
151.4%
ELPL.N0000
LK₨190.00
Elpitiya Plantations
7D
-0.7%
1Y
52.0%