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Sri Lankan (CSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M30.5%
  • 1Y165.4%
  • YTD94.3%

The Real Estate industry is up 3.4% in the last week, with Overseas Realty (Ceylon) up 10%. In the same time, Prime Lands Residencies was down 5.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 165%.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 27 Oct 2025LK₨140.0bLK₨23.2bLK₨11.4b15.2x12.3x6x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025LK₨132.8bLK₨23.2bLK₨11.4b13.7x11.7x5.7x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025LK₨113.6bLK₨23.2bLK₨11.3b12.2x10x4.9x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025LK₨97.2bLK₨22.2bLK₨9.2b11.6x10.5x4.4x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025LK₨81.7bLK₨22.2bLK₨9.2b10.5x8.8x3.7x
Thu, 15 May 2025LK₨68.0bLK₨21.7bLK₨9.8b8.5x6.9x3.1x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025LK₨66.9bLK₨21.0bLK₨10.6b8x6.3x3.2x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025LK₨68.0bLK₨21.0bLK₨10.6b8.8x6.4x3.2x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025LK₨73.5bLK₨20.6bLK₨9.8b9.1x7.5x3.6x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025LK₨72.2bLK₨20.6bLK₨9.7b8.9x7.4x3.5x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024LK₨55.8bLK₨20.6bLK₨9.8b6.4x5.7x2.7x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024LK₨53.5bLK₨20.4bLK₨10.3b6.3x5.2x2.6x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024LK₨53.2bLK₨19.7bLK₨8.6b6.4x6.2x2.7x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024LK₨52.5bLK₨19.7bLK₨8.5b6.5x6.1x2.7x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024LK₨52.2bLK₨18.3bLK₨7.9b6.7x6.6x2.8x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024LK₨53.7bLK₨18.3bLK₨7.9b7x6.8x2.9x
Fri, 17 May 2024LK₨55.2bLK₨19.2bLK₨6.3b7.2x8.8x2.9x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024LK₨53.6bLK₨18.4bLK₨6.8b6.7x7.9x2.9x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024LK₨50.2bLK₨18.4bLK₨6.8b6.7x7.4x2.7x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024LK₨46.6bLK₨18.9bLK₨4.9b6.7x9.5x2.5x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024LK₨46.8bLK₨20.0bLK₨4.7b7.4x10x2.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023LK₨48.3bLK₨20.0bLK₨4.7b7.8x10.4x2.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023LK₨48.7bLK₨27.1bLK₨6.9b7.9x7.1x1.8x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023LK₨51.8bLK₨28.4bLK₨8.5b8x6.1x1.8x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023LK₨51.8bLK₨28.4bLK₨8.5b8.2x6.1x1.8x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023LK₨52.9bLK₨33.9bLK₨8.9b8.4x6x1.6x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023LK₨46.5bLK₨33.9bLK₨8.9b7.4x5.2x1.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023LK₨44.8bLK₨34.4bLK₨10.5b6.4x4.3x1.3x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023LK₨49.4bLK₨40.6bLK₨10.8b6.9x4.6x1.2x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023LK₨48.7bLK₨40.6bLK₨10.8b6.2x4.5x1.2x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023LK₨46.5bLK₨40.4bLK₨12.8b6.6x3.6x1.2x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023LK₨45.2bLK₨40.2bLK₨13.7b6.1x3.3x1.1x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022LK₨45.9bLK₨40.2bLK₨13.6b7.1x3.4x1.1x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022LK₨44.9bLK₨34.1bLK₨11.6b8.1x3.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3.9x


Total Market Cap: LK₨44.9bTotal Earnings: LK₨11.6bTotal Revenue: LK₨34.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Sri Lankan Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Sri Lankan Real Estate industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 6.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 12% per year.
  • This means that the cost of doing business could be reducing since sales have declined but profits have remained steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Sri Lankan Real Estate sector?

LK Market0.80%
Real Estate3.43%
Real Estate3.43%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Real Estate industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Real Estate industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 6.9x.
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
OSEA.N0000 Overseas Realty (Ceylon)LK₨43.3010.2%
+LK₨5.0b		141.9%PE7.4x
SHAW.N0000 Lee HedgesLK₨219.0017.1%
+LK₨819.3m		212.9%PE13.3x
EAST.N0000 East West PropertiesLK₨62.202.0%
+LK₨165.9m		503.9%PE132.5x
CABO.N0000 Cargo Boat DevelopmentLK₨175.503.1%
+LK₨94.7m		186.3%PE12.7x
MSL.N0000 Mercantile ShippingLK₨539.005.4%
+LK₨78.2m		196.2%PS70.8x

Latest News

SHAW.N0000
LK₨219.00
Lee Hedges
7D
17.1%
1Y
212.9%
ONAL.N0000
LK₨49.20
On'ally Holdings
7D
0.8%
1Y
91.4%
CABO.N0000
LK₨175.50
Cargo Boat Development
7D
3.1%
1Y
186.3%
ETWO.N0000
LK₨88.70
Equity Two
7D
1.7%
1Y
136.5%
PLR.N0000
LK₨30.30
Prime Lands Residencies
7D
-5.0%
1Y
256.5%
EAST.N0000
LK₨62.20
East West Properties
7D
2.0%
1Y
503.9%
CTLD.N0000
LK₨37.40
CT Land Development
7D
1.6%
1Y
54.5%
CLND.N0000
LK₨44.00
Colombo Land and Development
7D
-2.4%
1Y
141.8%
MSL.N0000
LK₨539.00
Mercantile Shipping
7D
5.4%
1Y
196.2%
OSEA.N0000
LK₨43.30
Overseas Realty (Ceylon)
7D
10.2%
1Y
141.9%
CSD.N0000
LK₨28.40
Seylan Developments
7D
-0.7%
1Y
72.1%