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Sri Lankan (CSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M-1.9%
  • 1Y42.2%
  • YTD-2.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 3.1%, and Bukit Darah contributed the most with a 3.0% decline. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 42%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Feb 2026LK₨760.5bLK₨1.1tLK₨81.8b11.2x9.3x0.7x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026LK₨791.7bLK₨1.1tLK₨81.8b12x9.7x0.7x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025LK₨766.0bLK₨1.1tLK₨81.8b10.8x9.4x0.7x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025LK₨791.5bLK₨1.1tLK₨81.8b12.1x9.7x0.7x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025LK₨804.3bLK₨1.1tLK₨130.1b10.8x6.2x0.7x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025LK₨715.8bLK₨1.1tLK₨130.1b10.2x5.5x0.7x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025LK₨654.6bLK₨1.0tLK₨125.4b9x5.2x0.6x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025LK₨587.7bLK₨1.0tLK₨126.1b7.7x4.7x0.6x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025LK₨579.3bLK₨1.0tLK₨126.1b7.6x4.6x0.6x
Tue, 06 May 2025LK₨551.1bLK₨1.0tLK₨91.2b7.1x6x0.5x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025LK₨528.3bLK₨1.0tLK₨91.2b6.6x5.8x0.5x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025LK₨536.8bLK₨1.0tLK₨91.0b6.8x5.9x0.5x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025LK₨544.9bLK₨952.8bLK₨96.7b7.5x5.6x0.6x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024LK₨481.7bLK₨952.8bLK₨96.7b6.9x5x0.5x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024LK₨437.5bLK₨944.4bLK₨98.6b5.9x4.4x0.5x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024LK₨408.9bLK₨928.4bLK₨62.3b6.4x6.6x0.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024LK₨363.8bLK₨928.4bLK₨62.3b5.2x5.8x0.4x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024LK₨385.5bLK₨916.6bLK₨57.5b6.2x6.7x0.4x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024LK₨390.4bLK₨915.3bLK₨56.8b6.7x6.9x0.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024LK₨402.1bLK₨915.3bLK₨56.8b7x7.1x0.4x
Wed, 08 May 2024LK₨407.3bLK₨919.0bLK₨50.5b7x8.1x0.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024LK₨377.3bLK₨918.8bLK₨50.3b6.8x7.5x0.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024LK₨350.0bLK₨911.9bLK₨48.5b6.8x7.2x0.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024LK₨404.7bLK₨1.0tLK₨35.3b6.2x11.5x0.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023LK₨408.8bLK₨1.0tLK₨23.6b6.4x17.3x0.4x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023LK₨416.6bLK₨1.0tLK₨23.6b6.3x17.6x0.4x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023LK₨422.4bLK₨1.1tLK₨35.4b5.9x11.9x0.4x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023LK₨434.3bLK₨1.1tLK₨35.4b5.9x12.3x0.4x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023LK₨440.8bLK₨1.1tLK₨41.9b5.4x10.5x0.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023LK₨453.7bLK₨1.1tLK₨69.6b4.7x6.5x0.4x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023LK₨419.0bLK₨1.1tLK₨69.1b4.4x6.1x0.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023LK₨408.3bLK₨1.0tLK₨120.5b3.2x3.4x0.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023LK₨421.4bLK₨1.0tLK₨118.7b3.2x3.6x0.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023LK₨432.8bLK₨1.0tLK₨118.7b3.6x3.6x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3.6x


Total Market Cap: LK₨432.8bTotal Earnings: LK₨118.7bTotal Revenue: LK₨1.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.4x202420252026
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 9.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.49x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.1% 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 industry?

LK Market-0.90%
Consumer Staples-0.52%
Food-1.76%
Agricultural Products-1.51%
Packaged Foods and Meats-1.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.7x.
    • 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 7.1x.
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
LMF.N0000 Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)LK₨92.907.9%
+LK₨2.7b		108.8%PE20.6x
SUN.N0000 Sunshine HoldingsLK₨34.002.1%
+LK₨1.4b		56.0%PE17.7x
GRAN.N0000 Ceylon Grain ElevatorsLK₨469.754.5%
+LK₨1.2b		146.3%PE8.9x
CTEA.N0000 Dilmah Ceylon TeaLK₨1.70k2.0%
+LK₨684.3m		60.0%PE44.8x
ELPL.N0000 Elpitiya PlantationsLK₨183.501.7%
+LK₨218.6m		54.2%PE8.9x

Latest News

CTEA.N0000
LK₨1,696.00
Dilmah Ceylon Tea
7D
2.0%
1Y
60.0%
LMF.N0000
LK₨92.90
Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)
7D
7.9%
1Y
108.8%
LAMB.N0000
LK₨1,388.00
Kotmale Holdings
7D
-4.9%
1Y
242.7%
GRAN.N0000
LK₨469.75
Ceylon Grain Elevators
7D
4.5%
1Y
146.3%
KFP.N0000
LK₨170.50
Keells Food Products
7D
2.6%
1Y
0%
HARI.N0000
LK₨5,309.75
Harischandra Mills
7D
-3.8%
1Y
32.7%
RAL.N0000
LK₨14.80
Renuka Agri Foods
7D
-3.3%
1Y
311.1%
HPL.N0000
LK₨25.00
Hatton Plantations
7D
-6.0%
1Y
-11.7%
BUKI.N0000
LK₨906.25
Bukit Darah
7D
-4.6%
1Y
32.7%
MAL.N0000
LK₨58.70
Malwatte Valley Plantations
7D
1.4%
1Y
3.0%
TPL.N0000
LK₨144.00
Talawakelle Tea Estates
7D
1.8%
1Y
6.7%
CARS.N0000
LK₨630.00
Carson Cumberbatch
7D
-3.1%
1Y
40.2%
BIL.N0000
LK₨6.40
Browns Investments
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-20.0%
SUN.N0000
LK₨34.00
Sunshine Holdings
7D
2.1%
1Y
56.0%
WATA.N0000
LK₨45.10
Watawala Plantations
7D
-0.9%
1Y
62.2%
ELPL.N0000
LK₨183.50
Elpitiya Plantations
7D
1.7%
1Y
54.2%