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Sri Lankan (CSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M4.4%
  • 1Y54.6%
  • YTD0.7%

In the last week, Capital Markets has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 55% over the past 12 months.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 15 Jan 2026LK₨180.3bLK₨62.0bLK₨34.7b5.3x5.2x2.9x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025LK₨146.8bLK₨62.0bLK₨34.7b4.8x4.2x2.4x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025LK₨160.8bLK₨58.5bLK₨29.9b6x5.4x2.7x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025LK₨163.9bLK₨58.5bLK₨29.9b5.4x5.5x2.8x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025LK₨154.5bLK₨58.5bLK₨29.9b4.9x5.2x2.6x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025LK₨129.6bLK₨52.3bLK₨23.4b6.8x5.5x2.5x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025LK₨118.7bLK₨52.3bLK₨23.4b5.5x5.1x2.3x
Thu, 29 May 2025LK₨80.4bLK₨40.5bLK₨21.0b4.6x3.8x2x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025LK₨77.3bLK₨45.5bLK₨22.1b4x3.5x1.7x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025LK₨77.9bLK₨45.5bLK₨22.1b4x3.5x1.7x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025LK₨85.6bLK₨45.5bLK₨22.1b4.5x3.9x1.9x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025LK₨66.3bLK₨22.9bLK₨7.3b13.2x9.1x2.9x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024LK₨58.5bLK₨22.9bLK₨7.3b10.3x8x2.6x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024LK₨65.2bLK₨59.5bLK₨24.1b5.4x2.7x1.1x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024LK₨66.3bLK₨73.5bLK₨34.3b3.8x1.9x0.9x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024LK₨59.0bLK₨73.5bLK₨34.3b3.5x1.7x0.8x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024LK₨63.2bLK₨82.4bLK₨37.8b4.1x1.7x0.8x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024LK₨64.1bLK₨85.2bLK₨39.7b4.3x1.6x0.8x
Fri, 31 May 2024LK₨65.3bLK₨85.3bLK₨39.8b3.3x1.6x0.8x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024LK₨68.5bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b2.9x1.7x0.8x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024LK₨68.9bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b2.5x1.7x0.8x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024LK₨60.4bLK₨84.4bLK₨40.1b2.3x1.5x0.7x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024LK₨82.3bLK₨84.4bLK₨42.3b3.7x1.9x1x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023LK₨88.8bLK₨84.7bLK₨43.4b3.7x2x1x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023LK₨98.1bLK₨50.1bLK₨20.6b5.5x4.8x2x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023LK₨111.3bLK₨50.0bLK₨20.7b4.8x5.4x2.2x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023LK₨117.9bLK₨50.0bLK₨20.7b5.1x5.7x2.4x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023LK₨104.9bLK₨34.4bLK₨10.9b7.9x9.6x3.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023LK₨89.6bLK₨34.3bLK₨10.7b6.6x8.4x2.6x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023LK₨74.4bLK₨31.2bLK₨9.5b7.2x7.8x2.4x
Mon, 01 May 2023LK₨58.8bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.6b12.8x36.9x4.4x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023LK₨60.4bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.6b14.4x37.9x4.5x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023LK₨63.6bLK₨13.3bLK₨1.6b14.4x39.9x4.8x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023LK₨63.4bLK₨8.4bLK₨502.1m21.8x126.3x7.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

126.3x


Total Market Cap: LK₨63.4bTotal Earnings: LK₨502.1mTotal Revenue: LK₨8.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Capital Markets 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 5.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 9.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have grown 311% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 95% 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 industry?

LK Market2.03%
Financials1.97%
Capital Markets0.37%
Asset Management1.11%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-0.37%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 4.4x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Asset Management industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 1.3x.
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
CFVF.N0000 First Capital HoldingsLK₨64.502.7%
+LK₨688.5m		66.2%PE3.7x
CIT.N0000 Colombo Investment TrustLK₨539.509.4%
+LK₨330.6m		397.5%PE4.1x
CFI.N0000 Colombo Fort InvestmentsLK₨448.753.0%
+LK₨117.3m		417.3%PE5.3x
ASIY.N0000 Asia Siyaka CommoditiesLK₨11.703.5%
+LK₨104.0m		91.8%PE14.5x

Latest News

LVEN.N0000
LK₨69.10
Lanka Ventures
7D
-1.3%
1Y
66.5%
ASIY.N0000
LK₨11.70
Asia Siyaka Commodities
7D
3.5%
1Y
91.8%
WAPO.N0000
LK₨104.25
Galle Face Capital Partners
7D
-1.4%
1Y
142.0%
CALT.N0000
LK₨54.30
Capital Alliance
7D
-0.5%
1Y
0.6%
CFVF.N0000
LK₨64.50
First Capital Holdings
7D
2.7%
1Y
66.2%
GUAR.N0000
LK₨278.50
Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust
7D
-0.4%
1Y
85.0%
CFI.N0000
LK₨448.75
Colombo Fort Investments
7D
3.0%
1Y
417.3%
CIT.N0000
LK₨539.50
Colombo Investment Trust
7D
9.4%
1Y
397.5%
FCT.N0000
LK₨37.10
First Capital Treasuries
7D
-1.3%
1Y
34.4%
CINV.N0000
LK₨129.00
Ceylon Investment
7D
-0.4%
1Y
72.0%