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Sri Lankan (CSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies66
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-9.4%
  • 1Y2.3%
  • YTD-11.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by Hatton National Bank declining 2.1%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 Jul 2026LK₨2.3tLK₨1.7tLK₨374.3b8.1x6x1.3x
Fri, 19 Jun 2026LK₨2.4tLK₨1.7tLK₨373.9b8.7x6.5x1.4x
Sun, 17 May 2026LK₨2.5tLK₨1.6tLK₨376.4b8.9x6.6x1.5x
Tue, 14 Apr 2026LK₨2.4tLK₨1.6tLK₨374.5b8.9x6.5x1.6x
Thu, 12 Mar 2026LK₨2.4tLK₨1.6tLK₨383.0b8.7x6.4x1.6x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026LK₨2.6tLK₨1.6tLK₨408.2b9.4x6.4x1.6x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026LK₨2.5tLK₨1.6tLK₨406.9b8.9x6.1x1.5x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025LK₨2.4tLK₨1.6tLK₨406.9b9x6x1.5x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025LK₨2.5tLK₨1.6tLK₨400.3b10x6.3x1.6x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025LK₨2.4tLK₨1.6tLK₨397.5b9.5x6.1x1.5x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025LK₨2.3tLK₨1.6tLK₨397.5b9.2x5.9x1.5x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025LK₨2.2tLK₨1.5tLK₨373.3b8.7x5.8x1.5x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025LK₨1.9tLK₨1.5tLK₨372.9b7.7x5.2x1.3x
Mon, 19 May 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨1.4tLK₨343.5b6.8x5.4x1.3x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨1.4tLK₨329.8b6.3x5.4x1.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025LK₨1.8tLK₨1.4tLK₨329.8b6.4x5.5x1.3x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025LK₨1.9tLK₨1.2tLK₨289.3b7.9x6.7x1.6x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025LK₨1.9tLK₨1.2tLK₨285.3b8.5x6.5x1.6x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024LK₨1.5tLK₨1.2tLK₨289.5b6.9x5.3x1.3x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024LK₨1.5tLK₨1.2tLK₨270.8b5.8x5.4x1.2x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.2tLK₨278.5b5.1x4.8x1.1x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024LK₨1.2tLK₨1.2tLK₨278.5b5.4x4.4x1x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.2tLK₨261.4b6.8x5x1.1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨1.2tLK₨261.2b7.4x5.4x1.2x
Tue, 21 May 2024LK₨1.4tLK₨1.1tLK₨255.1b6.9x5.5x1.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.1tLK₨243.0b6.6x5.6x1.3x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.1tLK₨243.5b6x5.1x1.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.0tLK₨219.8b5.7x5.1x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024LK₨1.3tLK₨1.0tLK₨220.0b7x6x1.3x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023LK₨1.3tLK₨1.0tLK₨219.2b6.4x6.1x1.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023LK₨1.3tLK₨961.4bLK₨183.0b6.3x7.3x1.4x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023LK₨1.4tLK₨952.8bLK₨182.2b6.2x7.7x1.5x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023LK₨1.4tLK₨952.8bLK₨182.2b6.8x7.9x1.5x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023LK₨1.5tLK₨893.9bLK₨168.2b7.6x9x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9x


Total Market Cap: LK₨1.5tTotal Earnings: LK₨168.2bTotal Revenue: LK₨893.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 6x202420252026
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 6.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 24% 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-1.55%
Financials-1.91%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Banks-1.30%
Capital Markets-2.09%
Insurance-2.29%
Consumer Finance-2.38%
Diversified Financial-4.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Financial industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.1x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 4.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
CDB.N0000 Citizens Development Business FinanceLK₨41.201.7%
+LK₨502.0m		2.1%PE6.6x
PABC.N0000 Pan Asia BankingLK₨51.901.8%
+LK₨398.3m		0%PB0.7x
ATL.N0000 Amãna TakafulLK₨20.205.8%
+LK₨271.3m		32.9%PE11.7x
CALT.N0000 Capital AllianceLK₨50.600.8%
+LK₨131.8m		-4.2%PE8.3x
FCT.N0000 First Capital TreasuriesLK₨30.100.3%
+LK₨61.6m		27.5%PE11.5x

Latest News

CFI.N0000
LK₨379.75
Colombo Fort Investments
7D
1.3%
1Y
69.4%
NTB.N0000
LK₨305.00
Nations Trust Bank
7D
-2.0%
1Y
38.6%
LOFC.N0000
LK₨4.90
LOLC Finance
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-16.9%
CDB.N0000
LK₨41.20
Citizens Development Business Finance
7D
1.7%
1Y
2.1%
PLC.N0000
LK₨19.90
People's Leasing & Finance
7D
-3.9%
1Y
-8.8%
HNB.N0000
LK₨384.00
Hatton National Bank
7D
-2.1%
1Y
8.3%
FCT.N0000
LK₨30.10
First Capital Treasuries
7D
0.3%
1Y
27.5%
SEYB.N0000
LK₨96.00
Seylan Bank
7D
-3.9%
1Y
10.3%
ATL.N0000
LK₨20.20
Amãna Takaful
7D
5.8%
1Y
32.9%
CINS.N0000
LK₨2,850.00
Ceylinco Holdings
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-7.5%
COMB.N0000
LK₨201.00
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
7D
-0.6%
1Y
20.4%
PABC.N0000
LK₨51.90
Pan Asia Banking
7D
1.8%
1Y
0%
CALF.N0000
LK₨129.25
Dialog Finance
7D
0.2%
1Y
164.3%
CALT.N0000
LK₨50.60
Capital Alliance
7D
0.8%
1Y
-4.2%
LOLC.N0000
LK₨480.50
LOLC Holdings
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-14.2%