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Sri Lankan (CSE) Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-0.6%
  • 1Y38.7%
  • YTD1.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Beverage industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 37% in that time.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Feb 2026LK₨793.6bLK₨769.3bLK₨55.8b14x14.2x1x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026LK₨801.0bLK₨768.4bLK₨56.3b13.7x14.2x1x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025LK₨752.4bLK₨768.4bLK₨56.3b12.3x13.4x1x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025LK₨823.5bLK₨569.8bLK₨55.6b14.4x14.8x1.4x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025LK₨828.6bLK₨569.8bLK₨55.6b14.3x14.9x1.5x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025LK₨677.9bLK₨569.8bLK₨55.6b11.8x12.2x1.2x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025LK₨668.7bLK₨569.3bLK₨53.6b11.8x12.5x1.2x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025LK₨669.7bLK₨627.6bLK₨53.7b12.5x12.5x1.1x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025LK₨629.4bLK₨652.3bLK₨53.7b10.9x11.7x1x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025LK₨560.5bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b10.9x11x1x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025LK₨548.3bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b10.8x10.8x1x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025LK₨572.1bLK₨565.7bLK₨51.0b10.8x11.2x1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025LK₨565.5bLK₨550.4bLK₨45.9b12x12.3x1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024LK₨528.2bLK₨550.4bLK₨45.9b11.2x11.5x1x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024LK₨460.8bLK₨593.3bLK₨46.0b9.5x10x0.8x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024LK₨412.6bLK₨530.8bLK₨41.9b9.6x9.8x0.8x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024LK₨370.9bLK₨530.8bLK₨41.9b9x8.9x0.7x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024LK₨385.8bLK₨521.7bLK₨40.2b9.9x9.6x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024LK₨391.6bLK₨518.2bLK₨39.4b10.1x10x0.8x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024LK₨412.5bLK₨578.0bLK₨37.8b10.9x10.9x0.7x
Thu, 02 May 2024LK₨426.6bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b12.7x11.7x0.8x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024LK₨386.0bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b10.1x10.6x0.8x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024LK₨372.5bLK₨514.3bLK₨36.5b10x10.2x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024LK₨355.1bLK₨508.9bLK₨39.3b10x9x0.7x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023LK₨367.6bLK₨508.9bLK₨39.3b10x9.4x0.7x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023LK₨355.8bLK₨508.9bLK₨39.3b10.1x9.1x0.7x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023LK₨356.9bLK₨512.9bLK₨46.3b7.8x7.7x0.7x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023LK₨365.9bLK₨512.9bLK₨46.3b6.8x7.9x0.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023LK₨335.8bLK₨508.2bLK₨50.4b6.5x6.7x0.7x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023LK₨313.4bLK₨503.9bLK₨51.0b8x6.1x0.6x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023LK₨273.3bLK₨621.5bLK₨51.0b7.1x5.4x0.4x
Fri, 05 May 2023LK₨263.1bLK₨475.9bLK₨51.7b6.7x5.1x0.6x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023LK₨273.1bLK₨475.9bLK₨51.7b6.7x5.3x0.6x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023LK₨254.7bLK₨475.9bLK₨51.7b5.3x4.9x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.9x


Total Market Cap: LK₨254.7bTotal Earnings: LK₨51.7bTotal Revenue: LK₨475.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.1x202420252026
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 14.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.85x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
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 17% 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 Market-0.23%
Consumer Staples-0.66%
Beverage0.96%
Distillers and Wine Makers1.27%
Brewers0.87%
Soft Drinks-0.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Soft Drinks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.9x.
    • 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 10.1x.
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₨59.001.7%
+LK₨4.6b		59.9%PE17.9x
MELS.N0000 MelstacorpLK₨181.250.7%
+LK₨1.5b		29.9%PE11.3x
LION.N0000 Lion Brewery (Ceylon)LK₨1.82k0.7%
+LK₨980.0m		42.4%PE14x
BREW.N0000 Ceylon Beverage HoldingsLK₨2.79k1.4%
+LK₨781.8m		3.2%PE10.5x

Latest News

DIST.N0000
LK₨59.00
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka
7D
1.7%
1Y
59.9%
CCS.N0000
LK₨112.25
Ceylon Cold Stores
7D
-0.2%
1Y
32.1%
LION.N0000
LK₨1,821.75
Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
7D
0.7%
1Y
42.4%
MELS.N0000
LK₨181.25
Melstacorp
7D
0.7%
1Y
29.9%
BREW.N0000
LK₨2,787.75
Ceylon Beverage Holdings
7D
1.4%
1Y
3.2%