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Sri Lankan (CSE) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M8.2%
  • 1Y47.2%
  • YTD3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has risen 1.9%, driven by gains from Ceylon Hospitals of 17%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 45%.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 Jan 2026LK₨102.1bLK₨79.8bLK₨7.9b14x12.9x1.3x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025LK₨100.0bLK₨79.8bLK₨7.9b14.4x12.6x1.3x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025LK₨103.5bLK₨78.0bLK₨7.2b14.6x14.4x1.3x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025LK₨96.4bLK₨77.9bLK₨7.1b13.2x13.5x1.2x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025LK₨97.6bLK₨77.9bLK₨7.1b13.6x13.7x1.3x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025LK₨86.8bLK₨75.2bLK₨5.9b15.5x14.6x1.2x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025LK₨81.6bLK₨75.2bLK₨5.9b14.3x13.8x1.1x
Tue, 27 May 2025LK₨71.7bLK₨73.5bLK₨5.3b11.7x13.5x1x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025LK₨68.7bLK₨73.4bLK₨5.0b12.2x13.7x0.9x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025LK₨68.5bLK₨73.4bLK₨5.0b12x13.7x0.9x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025LK₨71.2bLK₨73.3bLK₨5.1b12x13.9x1x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025LK₨69.4bLK₨72.8bLK₨5.5b11.6x12.5x1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024LK₨66.2bLK₨72.8bLK₨5.5b11.1x12x0.9x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024LK₨62.4bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b10.1x9.9x0.9x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024LK₨61.4bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b10.1x9.7x0.9x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024LK₨62.5bLK₨71.1bLK₨6.3b10.1x9.9x0.9x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024LK₨68.6bLK₨70.1bLK₨5.8b10.3x11.8x1x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024LK₨70.7bLK₨70.1bLK₨5.8b11.1x12.2x1x
Wed, 29 May 2024LK₨71.2bLK₨68.0bLK₨2.7b12.7x26.8x1x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024LK₨70.2bLK₨67.6bLK₨2.5b12.9x27.8x1x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024LK₨71.3bLK₨67.6bLK₨2.5b12.5x28.2x1.1x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024LK₨69.8bLK₨67.0bLK₨1.9b13.4x35.9x1x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024LK₨75.8bLK₨65.9bLK₨3.0b15.4x25.6x1.2x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023LK₨74.6bLK₨65.9bLK₨3.0b14.7x25.2x1.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023LK₨76.7bLK₨65.1bLK₨3.0b15.1x25.9x1.2x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023LK₨75.6bLK₨63.9bLK₨2.7b18.8x27.8x1.2x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023LK₨73.8bLK₨63.9bLK₨2.7b19x27.2x1.2x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023LK₨72.1bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.4b17x21.5x1.2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023LK₨71.6bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.4b17x21.3x1.2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023LK₨68.1bLK₨60.2bLK₨3.7b13.3x18.4x1.1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023LK₨73.7bLK₨60.1bLK₨5.4b11x13.8x1.2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023LK₨79.2bLK₨60.1bLK₨5.4b11.5x14.8x1.3x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023LK₨75.0bLK₨59.9bLK₨5.9b11.5x12.8x1.3x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023LK₨74.0bLK₨58.1bLK₨8.2b9x9.1x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.1x


Total Market Cap: LK₨74.0bTotal 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 Market2.33%
Healthcare2.67%
Healthtech3.03%
Healthcare Services2.66%
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₨317.5017.3%
+LK₨2.0b		161.9%PE12.4x
SINH.N0000 Singhe HospitalsLK₨11.6010.5%
+LK₨474.4m		329.6%PE26.6x
NHL.N0000 Nawaloka HospitalsLK₨11.002.8%
+LK₨422.9m		89.7%PE21x
AMSL.N0000 Asiri Surgical HospitalLK₨14.304.4%
+LK₨317.1m		22.2%PE12.1x
ECL.N0000 eChannellingLK₨17.003.0%
+LK₨61.1m		23.2%PE52.6x

Latest News

CHL.N0000
LK₨317.50
Ceylon Hospitals
7D
17.3%
1Y
161.9%
LHCL.N0000
LK₨104.50
Lanka Hospitals
7D
-2.1%
1Y
28.2%
SINH.N0000
LK₨11.60
Singhe Hospitals
7D
10.5%
1Y
329.6%
AMSL.N0000
LK₨14.30
Asiri Surgical Hospital
7D
4.4%
1Y
22.2%
ECL.N0000
LK₨17.00
eChannelling
7D
3.0%
1Y
23.2%
NHL.N0000
LK₨11.00
Nawaloka Hospitals
7D
2.8%
1Y
89.7%
MULL.N0000
LK₨2.30
Muller & Phipps (Ceylon)
7D
4.5%
1Y
91.7%