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Sri Lankan (CSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D-2.7%
  • 3M-2.9%
  • 1Y19.9%
  • YTD-7.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 2.7%, driven by Carson Cumberbatch declining 5.3%. In the past year, the industry has gained 20%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 14 Jul 2026LK₨723.5bLK₨1.2tLK₨25.0b12.1x28.9x0.6x
Thu, 11 Jun 2026LK₨732.7bLK₨1.2tLK₨25.0b12.1x29.3x0.6x
Sat, 09 May 2026LK₨814.3bLK₨1.2tLK₨66.2b11.9x12.3x0.7x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026LK₨711.3bLK₨1.2tLK₨65.9b10.3x10.8x0.6x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026LK₨711.8bLK₨1.1tLK₨81.8b11.1x8.7x0.6x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026LK₨786.6bLK₨1.1tLK₨81.8b11.8x9.6x0.7x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025LK₨763.6bLK₨1.1tLK₨81.8b10.9x9.3x0.7x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025LK₨773.4bLK₨1.1tLK₨81.9b12.1x9.4x0.7x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025LK₨807.4bLK₨1.1tLK₨130.1b10.9x6.2x0.7x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025LK₨726.8bLK₨1.1tLK₨130.1b10.1x5.6x0.7x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025LK₨664.4bLK₨1.1tLK₨129.9b8.5x5.1x0.6x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025LK₨602.7bLK₨1.0tLK₨125.5b8.3x4.8x0.6x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025LK₨580.8bLK₨1.0tLK₨126.1b7.4x4.6x0.6x
Sun, 11 May 2025LK₨550.7bLK₨1.0tLK₨90.6b7.1x6.1x0.5x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025LK₨498.1bLK₨1.0tLK₨91.2b6x5.5x0.5x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025LK₨532.8bLK₨1.0tLK₨91.2b6.7x5.8x0.5x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025LK₨581.6bLK₨953.1bLK₨96.9b7.5x6x0.6x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024LK₨497.2bLK₨952.8bLK₨96.7b6.8x5.1x0.5x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024LK₨426.8bLK₨952.8bLK₨96.7b6.3x4.4x0.4x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024LK₨407.6bLK₨928.4bLK₨62.3b6.3x6.5x0.4x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024LK₨376.6bLK₨928.4bLK₨62.3b5.3x6.1x0.4x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024LK₨384.4bLK₨928.3bLK₨62.1b5.5x6.2x0.4x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024LK₨388.5bLK₨915.3bLK₨56.8b6.7x6.8x0.4x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024LK₨402.6bLK₨915.3bLK₨56.8b7x7.1x0.4x
Mon, 13 May 2024LK₨408.4bLK₨920.6bLK₨51.0b7.1x8x0.4x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024LK₨380.5bLK₨918.8bLK₨50.3b7x7.6x0.4x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024LK₨359.3bLK₨911.0bLK₨48.6b7.2x7.4x0.4x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024LK₨406.7bLK₨1.0tLK₨35.1b6.6x11.6x0.4x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024LK₨411.0bLK₨1.0tLK₨35.0b6.5x11.7x0.4x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023LK₨418.2bLK₨1.0tLK₨23.6b6.3x17.7x0.4x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023LK₨418.9bLK₨1.1tLK₨35.4b5.9x11.8x0.4x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023LK₨436.0bLK₨1.1tLK₨35.4b5.9x12.3x0.4x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023LK₨423.9bLK₨1.1tLK₨41.8b5.1x10.2x0.4x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023LK₨451.7bLK₨1.1tLK₨69.4b4.5x6.5x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.5x


Total Market Cap: LK₨451.7bTotal Earnings: LK₨69.4bTotal Revenue: LK₨1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 28.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 industry?

LK Market-2.53%
Consumer Staples-2.88%
Food-2.70%
Agricultural Products-1.73%
Packaged Foods and Meats-3.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.5x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.1x.
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
BUKI.N0000 Bukit DarahLK₨866.001.0%
+LK₨892.5m		11.0%PE18x
AGAL.N0000 Agalawatte PlantationsLK₨53.001.5%
+LK₨125.0m		-9.6%PE8.5x
LDEV.N0000 Lankem DevelopmentsLK₨18.603.3%
+LK₨96.0m		-24.1%PE27x
MADU.N0000 Madulsima PlantationsLK₨10.303.0%
+LK₨50.9m		-9.6%PE13.7x
HOPL.N0000 Horana PlantationsLK₨57.002.0%
+LK₨27.5m		7.5%PE10.4x

Latest News

AGAL.N0000
LK₨53.00
Agalawatte Plantations
7D
1.5%
1Y
-9.6%
MADU.N0000
LK₨10.30
Madulsima Plantations
7D
3.0%
1Y
-9.6%
CTEA.N0000
LK₨1,462.00
Dilmah Ceylon Tea
7D
-1.9%
1Y
24.6%
SUN.N0000
LK₨30.30
Sunshine Holdings
7D
-2.6%
1Y
14.8%
WATA.N0000
LK₨43.30
Watawala Plantations
7D
-1.4%
1Y
30.8%
HOPL.N0000
LK₨57.00
Horana Plantations
7D
2.0%
1Y
7.5%
LMF.N0000
LK₨84.70
Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)
7D
-2.9%
1Y
59.5%
RAL.N0000
LK₨10.90
Renuka Agri Foods
7D
-5.2%
1Y
194.6%
LDEV.N0000
LK₨18.60
Lankem Developments
7D
3.3%
1Y
-24.1%
BIL.N0000
LK₨5.30
Browns Investments
7D
-5.4%
1Y
-31.2%
BUKI.N0000
LK₨866.00
Bukit Darah
7D
1.0%
1Y
11.0%
CARS.N0000
LK₨710.00
Carson Cumberbatch
7D
-5.3%
1Y
47.9%
MCPL.N0000
LK₨49.60
Mahaweli Coconut Plantations
7D
1.2%
1Y
21.6%
GRAN.N0000
LK₨471.75
Ceylon Grain Elevators
7D
-2.5%
1Y
38.9%