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Sri Lankan (CSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-6.2%
  • 1Y37.1%
  • YTD-5.3%

All of the companies in the Beverage industry have been up over the last week, with the industry up 1.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 42%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Beverage Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 Apr 2026LK₨743.1bLK₨782.8bLK₨55.9b13.3x13.3x0.9x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026LK₨777.0bLK₨772.1bLK₨55.8b13.9x13.9x1x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026LK₨796.9bLK₨768.4bLK₨56.3b13.7x14.1x1x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025LK₨754.8bLK₨768.4bLK₨56.3b13x13.4x1x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025LK₨788.1bLK₨768.4bLK₨56.3b12.5x14x1x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025LK₨809.3bLK₨569.8bLK₨55.6b14x14.6x1.4x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025LK₨675.5bLK₨569.8bLK₨55.6b11.9x12.2x1.2x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025LK₨678.1bLK₨574.6bLK₨55.6b11.5x12.2x1.2x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025LK₨656.6bLK₨564.2bLK₨53.7b11.6x12.2x1.2x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025LK₨645.4bLK₨627.6bLK₨53.7b12.1x12x1x
Tue, 13 May 2025LK₨585.8bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b11.2x11.5x1x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025LK₨534.3bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b10.7x10.5x0.9x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025LK₨538.6bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b10.1x10.6x1x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025LK₨570.3bLK₨550.4bLK₨45.9b11.9x12.4x1x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025LK₨564.4bLK₨550.4bLK₨45.9b12.2x12.3x1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024LK₨462.9bLK₨550.4bLK₨45.9b10x10.1x0.8x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024LK₨422.6bLK₨530.8bLK₨41.9b9.8x10.1x0.8x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024LK₨379.5bLK₨530.8bLK₨41.9b9.1x9.1x0.7x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024LK₨394.6bLK₨530.8bLK₨41.9b9.3x9.4x0.7x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024LK₨399.9bLK₨518.2bLK₨39.4b10.3x10.2x0.8x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024LK₨422.4bLK₨570.7bLK₨39.4b10.9x10.7x0.7x
Wed, 15 May 2024LK₨412.7bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b11.9x11.3x0.8x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024LK₨397.3bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b10.6x10.9x0.8x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024LK₨372.3bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b10.1x10.2x0.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024LK₨363.6bLK₨511.8bLK₨40.3b10.2x9x0.7x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024LK₨376.3bLK₨508.9bLK₨39.3b9.8x9.6x0.7x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023LK₨356.1bLK₨508.9bLK₨39.3b9.6x9.1x0.7x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023LK₨352.5bLK₨512.9bLK₨46.3b8.8x7.6x0.7x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023LK₨368.5bLK₨512.9bLK₨46.3b7.8x8x0.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023LK₨338.8bLK₨512.9bLK₨46.3b6.6x7.3x0.7x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023LK₨317.7bLK₨508.2bLK₨50.4b7.4x6.3x0.6x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023LK₨291.3bLK₨691.5bLK₨51.0b7.4x5.7x0.4x
Thu, 18 May 2023LK₨260.1bLK₨475.9bLK₨51.7b6.7x5x0.5x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023LK₨270.7bLK₨475.9bLK₨51.7b6.7x5.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.2x


Total Market Cap: LK₨270.7bTotal Earnings: LK₨51.7bTotal Revenue: LK₨475.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Beverage industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Beverage industry have grown 2.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% 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 industry?

LK Market0.35%
Consumer Staples0.49%
Beverage0.84%
Brewers1.36%
Distillers and Wine Makers0.80%
Soft Drinks0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Soft Drinks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Brewers industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 10.3x.
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
DIST.N0000 Distilleries Company of Sri LankaLK₨54.900.7%
+LK₨1.8b		53.4%PE16.6x
MELS.N0000 MelstacorpLK₨169.500.9%
+LK₨1.7b		36.7%PE10.7x
LION.N0000 Lion Brewery (Ceylon)LK₨1.73k1.3%
+LK₨1.7b		34.0%PE13.3x
BREW.N0000 Ceylon Beverage HoldingsLK₨2.71k1.6%
+LK₨881.5m		9.0%PE10.2x

Latest News

MELS.N0000
LK₨169.50
Melstacorp
7D
0.9%
1Y
36.7%
LION.N0000
LK₨1,728.50
Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
7D
1.3%
1Y
34.0%
BREW.N0000
LK₨2,711.00
Ceylon Beverage Holdings
7D
1.6%
1Y
9.0%
DIST.N0000
LK₨54.90
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka
7D
0.7%
1Y
53.4%