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Sri Lankan (CSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D4.4%
  • 3M32.1%
  • 1Y93.6%
  • YTD47.5%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 4.4%, with Carson Cumberbatch leading the way, up 5.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 94%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 06 Oct 2025LK₨775.5bLK₨1.1tLK₨130.1b11.3x6x0.7x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025LK₨719.6bLK₨1.1tLK₨130.1b9.7x5.5x0.7x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025LK₨635.7bLK₨1.0tLK₨125.5b9.1x5.1x0.6x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025LK₨583.7bLK₨1.0tLK₨126.1b7.6x4.6x0.6x
Tue, 27 May 2025LK₨575.0bLK₨1.0tLK₨91.6b7x6.3x0.6x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025LK₨532.5bLK₨1.0tLK₨91.2b6.6x5.8x0.5x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025LK₨527.4bLK₨1.0tLK₨91.2b6.5x5.8x0.5x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025LK₨549.3bLK₨1.0tLK₨90.5b7.1x6.1x0.5x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025LK₨518.2bLK₨952.8bLK₨96.7b6.9x5.4x0.5x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024LK₨460.2bLK₨952.8bLK₨96.7b6.8x4.8x0.5x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024LK₨425.3bLK₨930.6bLK₨62.8b6.4x6.8x0.5x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024LK₨401.2bLK₨928.4bLK₨62.3b5.6x6.4x0.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024LK₨368.4bLK₨928.4bLK₨62.3b5.2x5.9x0.4x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024LK₨383.4bLK₨916.7bLK₨57.1b6.7x6.7x0.4x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024LK₨401.1bLK₨915.3bLK₨56.8b6.8x7.1x0.4x
Wed, 29 May 2024LK₨401.8bLK₨919.2bLK₨50.8b7.7x7.9x0.4x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024LK₨391.5bLK₨918.8bLK₨50.3b6.8x7.8x0.4x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024LK₨376.4bLK₨918.8bLK₨50.3b7.1x7.5x0.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024LK₨348.2bLK₨918.3bLK₨49.0b6.7x7.1x0.4x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024LK₨408.9bLK₨1.0tLK₨35.0b6.1x11.7x0.4x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023LK₨415.9bLK₨1.0tLK₨23.6b6.2x17.6x0.4x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023LK₨421.7bLK₨1.1tLK₨33.1b5x12.8x0.4x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023LK₨425.0bLK₨1.1tLK₨35.4b5.9x12x0.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023LK₨438.8bLK₨1.1tLK₨33.7b5.9x13x0.4x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023LK₨454.1bLK₨1.1tLK₨68.3b4.3x6.6x0.4x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023LK₨418.8bLK₨1.1tLK₨69.6b4.3x6x0.4x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023LK₨404.2bLK₨1.1tLK₨119.8b3.1x3.4x0.4x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023LK₨419.2bLK₨1.0tLK₨118.7b3.2x3.5x0.4x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023LK₨435.9bLK₨1.0tLK₨118.7b3.4x3.7x0.4x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023LK₨417.3bLK₨1.0tLK₨118.8b3.4x3.5x0.4x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023LK₨411.2bLK₨927.0bLK₨122.2b3.7x3.4x0.4x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022LK₨429.6bLK₨925.8bLK₨122.5b3.7x3.5x0.5x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022LK₨409.1bLK₨793.1bLK₨113.2b4.3x3.6x0.5x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022LK₨435.0bLK₨765.7bLK₨107.2b4.8x4.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.1x


Total Market Cap: LK₨435.0bTotal Earnings: LK₨107.2bTotal Revenue: LK₨765.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Food industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 6.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 6.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.46x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 6.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Market2.29%
Consumer Staples5.18%
Food4.37%
Agricultural Products6.26%
Packaged Foods and Meats3.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.3x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading below 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
CARS.N0000 Carson CumberbatchLK₨832.505.5%
+LK₨8.5b		178.4%PE7.8x
BUKI.N0000 Bukit DarahLK₨1.07k8.0%
+LK₨8.1b		157.2%PE6.3x
WATA.N0000 Watawala PlantationsLK₨44.0015.5%
+LK₨6.0b		134.0%PE20.6x
LMF.N0000 Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)LK₨68.2010.0%
+LK₨2.5b		134.4%PE21x
LAMB.N0000 Kotmale HoldingsLK₨747.5010.4%
+LK₨2.2b		82.3%PE37x

Latest News

WATA.N0000
LK₨44.00
Watawala Plantations
7D
15.5%
1Y
134.0%
NAMU.N0000
LK₨618.25
Namunukula Plantations
7D
12.3%
1Y
75.9%
RWSL.N0000
LK₨27.00
Raigam Wayamba Salterns
7D
-1.8%
1Y
309.1%
HPL.N0000
LK₨31.10
Hatton Plantations
7D
-1.9%
1Y
20.1%
KGAL.N0000
LK₨140.75
Kegalle Plantations
7D
-0.7%
1Y
24.3%
BIL.N0000
LK₨7.60
Browns Investments
7D
-1.3%
1Y
31.0%
MAL.N0000
LK₨62.50
Malwatte Valley Plantations
7D
6.8%
1Y
0.8%
CARS.N0000
LK₨832.50
Carson Cumberbatch
7D
5.5%
1Y
178.4%
CTEA.N0000
LK₨1,155.25
Dilmah Ceylon Tea
7D
-3.0%
1Y
15.3%
BUKI.N0000
LK₨1,067.25
Bukit Darah
7D
8.0%
1Y
157.2%
KAHA.N0000
LK₨24.00
Kahawatte Plantations
7D
-4.0%
1Y
46.3%
GRAN.N0000
LK₨365.50
Ceylon Grain Elevators
7D
-2.3%
1Y
115.3%
LMF.N0000
LK₨68.20
Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)
7D
10.0%
1Y
134.4%
LAMB.N0000
LK₨747.50
Kotmale Holdings
7D
10.4%
1Y
82.3%
SUN.N0000
LK₨31.70
Sunshine Holdings
7D
1.6%
1Y
101.9%
KFP.N0000
LK₨169.50
Keells Food Products
7D
-2.3%
1Y
3.0%