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Sri Lankan (CSE) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M-5.8%
  • 1Y1.8%
  • YTD-10.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Industrials industry has dropped 2.0%, driven by pullbacks in John Keells Holdings and Richard Pieris of 2.0% and 9.4%, respectively. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 36% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 24 Jul 2026LK₨1.3tLK₨2.4tLK₨80.7b10.4x16.2x0.6x
Sun, 21 Jun 2026LK₨1.4tLK₨2.4tLK₨80.7b11x17.2x0.6x
Tue, 19 May 2026LK₨1.4tLK₨2.2tLK₨79.9b11.7x17.2x0.6x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026LK₨1.4tLK₨2.2tLK₨79.8b11.6x17x0.6x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026LK₨1.3tLK₨2.1tLK₨84.2b11.7x15.8x0.6x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026LK₨1.5tLK₨2.1tLK₨84.2b13.1x17.7x0.7x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026LK₨1.4tLK₨2.1tLK₨80.7b12.8x17.5x0.7x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025LK₨1.3tLK₨2.1tLK₨80.7b11.5x16.6x0.6x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025LK₨1.3tLK₨1.9tLK₨109.9b13.1x12.1x0.7x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025LK₨1.3tLK₨1.9tLK₨109.5b12.9x11.9x0.7x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025LK₨1.3tLK₨1.9tLK₨109.3b11.6x11.4x0.6x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025LK₨1.2tLK₨1.8tLK₨108.1b12.8x11.5x0.7x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025LK₨1.1tLK₨1.8tLK₨108.1b10.5x10.1x0.6x
Wed, 21 May 2025LK₨1.0tLK₨1.8tLK₨92.2b10.5x11x0.6x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025LK₨964.3bLK₨1.8tLK₨91.3b9.5x10.6x0.5x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025LK₨976.0bLK₨1.8tLK₨91.3b9.7x10.7x0.6x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025LK₨1.0tLK₨1.7tLK₨94.6b10.2x10.8x0.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025LK₨988.0bLK₨1.7tLK₨97.0b8.9x10.2x0.6x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024LK₨850.8bLK₨1.7tLK₨97.0b7.8x8.8x0.5x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024LK₨824.5bLK₨1.7tLK₨62.0b8.3x13.3x0.5x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024LK₨740.7bLK₨1.6tLK₨62.5b8.2x11.8x0.5x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024LK₨676.6bLK₨1.6tLK₨62.5b7.8x10.8x0.4x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024LK₨736.5bLK₨1.6tLK₨52.9b7.7x13.9x0.5x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024LK₨785.2bLK₨1.6tLK₨52.9b8.2x14.8x0.5x
Thu, 23 May 2024LK₨1.1tLK₨1.9tLK₨33.4b9.8x31.7x0.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024LK₨1.0tLK₨1.9tLK₨35.8b9.3x28.5x0.6x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024LK₨1.0tLK₨1.9tLK₨35.8b9.3x28.2x0.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024LK₨914.6bLK₨1.8tLK₨17.2b9.2x53.3x0.5x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024LK₨924.3bLK₨1.8tLK₨20.3b9.8x45.5x0.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023LK₨931.9bLK₨1.8tLK₨20.3b9.7x45.8x0.5x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023LK₨953.3bLK₨2.0tLK₨25.8b7x36.9x0.5x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023LK₨982.8bLK₨2.1tLK₨37.2b7.5x26.4x0.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023LK₨982.7bLK₨2.1tLK₨43.0b6.4x22.9x0.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023LK₨980.8bLK₨2.1tLK₨83.6b6.3x11.7x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.7x


Total Market Cap: LK₨980.8bTotal Earnings: LK₨83.6bTotal Revenue: LK₨2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Sri Lankan Industrials 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 16.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 Industrials sector?

LK Market-1.17%
Industrials-1.97%
Marine and Shipping0%0
Transportation0%0
Trade Distributors-0.58%
Building-1.85%
Construction-1.89%
Industrials-2.07%
Electrical-2.09%
Machinery-3.51%
Commercial Services-4.75%
Logistics-8.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Machinery industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 86.2x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 10% per year.
  • In contrast, the Industrials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 35% 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
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