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Sri Lankan (CSE) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y44.6%
  • YTD41.3%

The Healthcare industry is up 1.1% in the last week, with Nawaloka Hospitals up 3.0%. This means that the industry has gained 45% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 Jan 2026LK₨97.2bLK₨79.8bLK₨7.9b14.2x12.3x1.2x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025LK₨99.2bLK₨79.8bLK₨7.9b14x12.5x1.2x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025LK₨96.5bLK₨77.9bLK₨7.1b14x13.5x1.2x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025LK₨94.8bLK₨77.9bLK₨7.1b13.4x13.3x1.2x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025LK₨90.5bLK₨77.9bLK₨7.1b12.5x12.7x1.2x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025LK₨84.0bLK₨75.2bLK₨5.9b14.6x14.2x1.1x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025LK₨76.0bLK₨75.2bLK₨5.9b12.6x12.8x1x
Thu, 15 May 2025LK₨69.0bLK₨73.4bLK₨5.0b12.2x13.8x0.9x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025LK₨68.3bLK₨73.4bLK₨5.0b12.2x13.6x0.9x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025LK₨67.9bLK₨73.4bLK₨5.0b12x13.6x0.9x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025LK₨70.2bLK₨72.8bLK₨5.5b11.4x12.7x1x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025LK₨68.8bLK₨72.8bLK₨5.5b11.5x12.4x0.9x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024LK₨63.4bLK₨72.8bLK₨5.5b10.8x11.5x0.9x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024LK₨63.2bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b9.9x10x0.9x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024LK₨62.5bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b10.1x9.9x0.9x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024LK₨66.4bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b11.1x10.5x0.9x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024LK₨71.5bLK₨70.1bLK₨5.8b10.9x12.3x1x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024LK₨73.4bLK₨70.1bLK₨5.8b11.2x12.6x1x
Fri, 17 May 2024LK₨70.1bLK₨67.6bLK₨2.5b12.8x27.8x1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024LK₨71.9bLK₨67.6bLK₨2.5b12.7x28.4x1.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024LK₨72.2bLK₨67.6bLK₨2.5b12.6x28.6x1.1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024LK₨68.0bLK₨55.8bLK₨3.5b14.2x19.3x1.2x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024LK₨74.9bLK₨65.9bLK₨3.0b15.2x25.3x1.1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023LK₨75.9bLK₨65.9bLK₨3.0b14.7x25.5x1.2x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023LK₨75.6bLK₨63.9bLK₨2.7b17.2x27.8x1.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023LK₨75.3bLK₨63.9bLK₨2.7b19.6x27.7x1.2x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023LK₨71.8bLK₨63.9bLK₨2.7b17.9x26.4x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023LK₨72.3bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.4b17.1x21.5x1.2x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023LK₨71.3bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.4b17x21.2x1.2x
Sat, 20 May 2023LK₨68.5bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.7b13.5x18.5x1.1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023LK₨77.3bLK₨60.1bLK₨5.4b11.4x14.4x1.3x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023LK₨74.8bLK₨60.1bLK₨5.4b11.4x14x1.2x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023LK₨75.1bLK₨58.6bLK₨7.4b11.4x10.2x1.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023LK₨70.6bLK₨58.1bLK₨8.2b8.4x8.7x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.7x


Total Market Cap: LK₨70.6bTotal Earnings: LK₨8.2bTotal Revenue: LK₨58.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Healthcare 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 12.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Healthcare sector?

LK Market2.18%
Healthcare1.08%
Healthcare Services1.09%
Healthtech0.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Healthtech industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.5x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Healthcare Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 16.9x.
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
NHL.N0000 Nawaloka HospitalsLK₨10.303.0%
+LK₨422.9m		134.1%PE19.7x
LHCL.N0000 Lanka HospitalsLK₨106.001.2%
+LK₨279.7m		33.3%PE14.2x
AMSL.N0000 Asiri Surgical HospitalLK₨13.702.2%
+LK₨158.5m		14.2%PE11.6x
ASIR.N0000 Asiri Hospital HoldingsLK₨30.000.3%
+LK₨113.8m		16.7%PE9.2x
SINH.N0000 Singhe HospitalsLK₨10.501.0%
+LK₨43.1m		288.9%PE24x

Latest News

LHCL.N0000
LK₨106.00
Lanka Hospitals
7D
1.2%
1Y
33.3%
SINH.N0000
LK₨10.50
Singhe Hospitals
7D
1.0%
1Y
288.9%
ASIR.N0000
LK₨30.00
Asiri Hospital Holdings
7D
0.3%
1Y
16.7%
AMSL.N0000
LK₨13.70
Asiri Surgical Hospital
7D
2.2%
1Y
14.2%
ECL.N0000
LK₨15.80
eChannelling
7D
0.6%
1Y
14.5%
NHL.N0000
LK₨10.30
Nawaloka Hospitals
7D
3.0%
1Y
134.1%
CHL.N0000
LK₨270.00
Ceylon Hospitals
7D
0.4%
1Y
134.8%
MULL.N0000
LK₨2.10
Muller & Phipps (Ceylon)
7D
-4.5%
1Y
75.0%