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Sri Lankan (CSE) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M6.4%
  • 1Y44.6%
  • YTD1.9%

In the last week, the Healthcare industry is up 1.9%, with Ceylon Hospitals up 18%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 45%.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 12 Jan 2026LK₨100.3bLK₨79.8bLK₨7.9b14x12.7x1.3x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025LK₨99.3bLK₨79.8bLK₨7.9b14.4x12.5x1.2x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025LK₨103.7bLK₨78.0bLK₨7.2b14.5x14.5x1.3x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025LK₨96.4bLK₨77.9bLK₨7.1b13.2x13.5x1.2x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025LK₨98.6bLK₨77.9bLK₨7.1b13.6x13.8x1.3x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025LK₨86.3bLK₨75.2bLK₨5.9b15.2x14.6x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025LK₨81.6bLK₨75.2bLK₨5.9b14.3x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 26 May 2025LK₨70.6bLK₨73.5bLK₨5.3b11.3x13.3x1x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025LK₨68.9bLK₨73.4bLK₨5.0b12.1x13.7x0.9x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025LK₨68.1bLK₨73.4bLK₨5.0b11.8x13.6x0.9x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025LK₨71.2bLK₨73.4bLK₨5.4b12.1x13.3x1x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025LK₨69.4bLK₨72.8bLK₨5.5b11.6x12.5x1x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024LK₨65.1bLK₨72.8bLK₨5.5b10.9x11.8x0.9x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024LK₨62.4bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b10.1x9.9x0.9x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024LK₨62.0bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b10.2x9.8x0.9x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024LK₨61.2bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b9.7x9.7x0.9x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024LK₨68.2bLK₨70.1bLK₨5.8b10.2x11.7x1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024LK₨70.7bLK₨70.1bLK₨5.8b11.1x12.2x1x
Tue, 28 May 2024LK₨71.2bLK₨68.0bLK₨2.7b12.7x26.8x1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024LK₨71.4bLK₨67.6bLK₨2.5b12.9x28.2x1.1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024LK₨71.3bLK₨67.6bLK₨2.5b12.5x28.2x1.1x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024LK₨70.2bLK₨67.0bLK₨2.0b13.4x34.5x1x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024LK₨74.0bLK₨65.9bLK₨3.0b14.7x25x1.1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023LK₨75.3bLK₨65.9bLK₨3.0b14.7x25.5x1.1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023LK₨76.7bLK₨65.1bLK₨3.0b15.1x25.9x1.2x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023LK₨75.1bLK₨63.9bLK₨2.7b18.3x27.6x1.2x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023LK₨74.5bLK₨63.9bLK₨2.7b19.2x27.4x1.2x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023LK₨72.1bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.4b17x21.5x1.2x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023LK₨71.6bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.4b17x21.3x1.2x
Wed, 31 May 2023LK₨67.3bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.7b13.3x18.2x1.1x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023LK₨74.4bLK₨60.1bLK₨5.4b11.2x13.9x1.2x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023LK₨79.2bLK₨60.1bLK₨5.4b11.5x14.8x1.3x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023LK₨75.5bLK₨59.9bLK₨5.7b11.3x13.3x1.3x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023LK₨73.6bLK₨58.1bLK₨8.2b8.9x9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: LK₨73.6bTotal Earnings: LK₨8.2bTotal Revenue: LK₨58.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.1x202420252026
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 12.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
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 Market3.17%
Healthcare1.86%
Healthtech6.88%
Healthcare Services1.76%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Healthtech industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.7x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the 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
CHL.N0000 Ceylon HospitalsLK₨319.7517.8%
+LK₨2.0b		163.7%PE12.5x
NHL.N0000 Nawaloka HospitalsLK₨11.102.8%
+LK₨422.9m		91.4%PE21.2x
SINH.N0000 Singhe HospitalsLK₨11.407.5%
+LK₨345.0m		322.2%PE26.1x
AMSL.N0000 Asiri Surgical HospitalLK₨14.102.2%
+LK₨158.5m		20.5%PE11.9x
ECL.N0000 eChannellingLK₨17.106.9%
+LK₨134.3m		23.9%PE52.9x

Latest News

CHL.N0000
LK₨319.75
Ceylon Hospitals
7D
17.8%
1Y
163.7%
SINH.N0000
LK₨11.40
Singhe Hospitals
7D
7.5%
1Y
322.2%
ASIR.N0000
LK₨29.40
Asiri Hospital Holdings
7D
-3.3%
1Y
16.2%
AMSL.N0000
LK₨14.10
Asiri Surgical Hospital
7D
2.2%
1Y
20.5%
ECL.N0000
LK₨17.10
eChannelling
7D
6.9%
1Y
23.9%
NHL.N0000
LK₨11.10
Nawaloka Hospitals
7D
2.8%
1Y
91.4%