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Sri Lankan (CSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies63
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y67.4%
  • YTD27.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by LOLC Finance declining 3.2%. In the past year, the industry has gained 68%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 2.3% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Sri Lankan Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 27 Nov 2025LK₨2.5tLK₨1.6tLK₨407.2b9.9x6.3x1.6x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025LK₨2.6tLK₨1.6tLK₨399.5b9.4x6.4x1.6x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025LK₨2.3tLK₨1.6tLK₨397.5b9.1x5.9x1.5x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025LK₨2.4tLK₨1.6tLK₨397.6b8.8x5.9x1.5x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025LK₨2.1tLK₨1.5tLK₨372.9b8.8x5.7x1.4x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025LK₨2.0tLK₨1.5tLK₨372.9b7.9x5.3x1.3x
Tue, 13 May 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨1.4tLK₨333.7b6.9x5.4x1.3x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025LK₨1.7tLK₨1.4tLK₨329.8b5.8x5.1x1.2x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025LK₨1.9tLK₨1.4tLK₨328.9b6.7x5.7x1.3x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025LK₨2.0tLK₨1.2tLK₨289.2b8.1x6.9x1.7x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025LK₨1.9tLK₨1.2tLK₨285.3b8.4x6.6x1.6x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024LK₨1.5tLK₨1.2tLK₨290.3b6.7x5.2x1.3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨1.2tLK₨279.2b5.6x5x1.1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.2tLK₨278.5b5x4.4x1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.2tLK₨278.3b5.5x4.6x1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.2tLK₨261.2b6.9x5.1x1.1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨1.2tLK₨261.2b7.4x5.4x1.2x
Wed, 15 May 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨1.1tLK₨246.4b6.9x5.8x1.3x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨1.1tLK₨243.0b6.5x5.6x1.3x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.1tLK₨241.4b5.9x5.1x1.2x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.0tLK₨219.7b5.8x5x1.1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.0tLK₨219.2b6.8x6x1.3x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023LK₨1.3tLK₨1.0tLK₨219.3b6.5x6.1x1.3x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023LK₨1.3tLK₨956.3bLK₨182.7b6x7.3x1.4x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023LK₨1.4tLK₨952.8bLK₨182.2b6.4x7.8x1.5x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023LK₨1.5tLK₨952.8bLK₨182.2b7x8.1x1.5x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023LK₨1.4tLK₨893.7bLK₨167.9b7.4x8.6x1.6x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023LK₨1.2tLK₨903.9bLK₨167.8b5.8x7.1x1.3x
Thu, 18 May 2023LK₨1.0tLK₨849.9bLK₨203.0b6.2x5.1x1.2x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨831.9bLK₨206.6b7x5.4x1.3x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨833.1bLK₨206.9b7.2x5.5x1.4x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨799.3bLK₨210.2b6.1x5.1x1.4x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023LK₨1.1tLK₨798.8bLK₨210.1b6.4x5.1x1.4x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022LK₨1.1tLK₨799.0bLK₨210.3b6.6x5.2x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.2x


Total Market Cap: LK₨1.1tTotal Earnings: LK₨210.3bTotal Revenue: LK₨799.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Sri Lankan Financials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 27% 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 Financials sector?

LK Market-1.00%
Financials-0.99%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Insurance-0.33%
Banks-0.84%
Consumer Finance-1.05%
Capital Markets-1.88%
Diversified Financial-6.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Financial industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.7x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 14.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 2.3% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CINS.N0000 Ceylinco HoldingsLK₨3.15k4.0%
+LK₨3.2b		23.6%PE10.2x
CALF.N0000 Dialog FinanceLK₨98.902.2%
+LK₨246.5m		117.4%PE78.5x
SFCL.N0000 Senkadagala FinanceLK₨1.27k0.1%
+LK₨129.4m		238.5%PE52.1x
CFI.N0000 Colombo Fort InvestmentsLK₨453.501.6%
+LK₨62.0m		428.3%PE5.3x

Latest News

SFCL.N0000
LK₨1,269.50
Senkadagala Finance
7D
0.1%
1Y
238.5%
CINS.N0000
LK₨3,150.25
Ceylinco Holdings
7D
4.0%
1Y
23.6%
SAMP.N0000
LK₨146.00
Sampath Bank
7D
-1.8%
1Y
49.3%
NTB.N0000
LK₨302.00
Nations Trust Bank
7D
-1.7%
1Y
100.9%
CFI.N0000
LK₨453.50
Colombo Fort Investments
7D
1.6%
1Y
428.3%
CALF.N0000
LK₨98.90
Dialog Finance
7D
2.2%
1Y
117.4%
HNB.N0000
LK₨404.25
Hatton National Bank
7D
-2.3%
1Y
73.1%
CFIN.N0000
LK₨288.25
Central Finance
7D
-3.1%
1Y
129.7%
UAL.N0000
LK₨78.50
Union Assurance
7D
-3.8%
1Y
45.9%
LOFC.N0000
LK₨6.10
LOLC Finance
7D
-3.2%
1Y
1.7%
LFIN.N0000
LK₨155.00
LB Finance
7D
-2.5%
1Y
95.0%
COMB.N0000
LK₨207.75
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
7D
-1.1%
1Y
70.9%