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Malawian (MSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-4.0%
  • 1Y94.1%
  • YTD-4.2%

The market has stayed flat over the 7 days. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 94% over the past year.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Malawian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 07 Apr 2026MK 30.6tMK 4.6tMK 1.2t25.7x25.5x6.7x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026MK 26.7tMK 4.1tMK 1.0t23.7x26.6x6.5x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026MK 27.5tMK 4.1tMK 1.0t23.8x27.5x6.7x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025MK 27.9tMK 4.0tMK 960.2b22.3x29.1x6.9x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025MK 29.2tMK 3.9tMK 905.6b27.2x32.2x7.6x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025MK 26.5tMK 3.9tMK 905.6b28.6x29.3x6.9x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025MK 24.8tMK 3.8tMK 899.0b23x27.5x6.5x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025MK 20.1tMK 3.3tMK 741.3b29.7x27.2x6.1x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025MK 19.4tMK 3.3tMK 708.9b27.9x27.4x6x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025MK 15.6tMK 3.1tMK 660.9b19.7x23.5x5x
Mon, 12 May 2025MK 15.5tMK 3.0tMK 597.4b21.6x26x5.2x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025MK 15.7tMK 2.8tMK 512.8b23.1x30.7x5.7x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025MK 15.2tMK 2.7tMK 472.0b22.2x32.2x5.6x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025MK 12.0tMK 2.7tMK 472.0b18.9x25.4x4.4x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024MK 9.1tMK 2.7tMK 472.0b12.7x19.2x3.4x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024MK 8.5tMK 2.7tMK 494.8b10.3x17.2x3.2x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024MK 7.8tMK 2.7tMK 494.8b9.8x15.7x2.9x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024MK 7.7tMK 2.5tMK 457.2b12.8x16.8x3.1x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024MK 7.4tMK 2.4tMK 446.6b13x16.7x3.1x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024MK 6.7tMK 2.3tMK 423.5b13.1x15.9x2.9x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024MK 6.3tMK 2.3tMK 391.0b14.1x16.1x2.7x
Tue, 14 May 2024MK 6.1tMK 2.3tMK 409.2b13.8x14.8x2.6x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024MK 6.2tMK 2.2tMK 451.6b12.3x13.7x2.8x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024MK 6.0tMK 2.0tMK 412.3b12.3x14.6x3.1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024MK 6.2tMK 2.0tMK 418.8b12.9x14.8x3.1x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024MK 5.9tMK 2.0tMK 418.8b14x14.1x3x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023MK 6.0tMK 1.9tMK 381.2b16.3x15.7x3.2x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023MK 6.1tMK 1.8tMK 352.4b16.2x17.3x3.4x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023MK 6.4tMK 1.7tMK 331.1b16.9x19.2x3.7x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023MK 6.2tMK 1.6tMK 290.6b19.8x21.4x3.8x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023MK 6.0tMK 1.6tMK 265.6b19.9x22.5x3.7x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023MK 5.6tMK 1.6tMK 287.3b14.6x19.3x3.6x
Wed, 17 May 2023MK 5.2tMK 1.5tMK 276.8b14.5x18.8x3.5x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023MK 4.4tMK 1.3tMK 242.6b15.1x18.2x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.2x


Total Market Cap: MK 4.4tTotal Earnings: MK 242.6bTotal Revenue: MK 1.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malawian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.6x202420252026
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malawian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 25.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Malawian listed companies have grown 70% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 51% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Malawian Market?

MW Market-0.16%
Consumer Staples0.0014%
Real Estate0%0
Consumer Discretionary-0.0078%
Industrials-0.048%
Telecom-0.11%
Financials-0.19%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.1x.
    • It looks like investors are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • The Real Estate sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading below its 3-year average of 6.7x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data in this market to determine future earnings growth rates.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
ILLOVO Illovo Sugar (Malawi)MK 2.95k0.001%
+MK 28.5m		64.6%PE27.2xConsumer Staples
SUNBIRD Sunbird TourismMK 2.25k0.0009%
+MK 5.2m		649.0%PE52.2xConsumer Discretionary
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ILLOVO
MK 2,948.54
Illovo Sugar (Malawi)
7D
0.001%
1Y
64.6%
PCL
MK 7,817.26
Press
7D
-0.03%
1Y
136.4%
NICO
MK 1,669.87
NICO Holdings
7D
-0.06%
1Y
114.9%
NBS
MK 850.73
NBS Bank
7D
-0.3%
1Y
145.2%
FDHB
MK 591.90
FDH Bank
7D
-0.2%
1Y
88.0%
TNM
MK 30.73
Telekom Networks Malawi
7D
-0.2%
1Y
23.1%
FMBCH
MK 2,717.44
FMBcapital Holdings
7D
-0.3%
1Y
111.0%
AIRTEL
MK 113.03
Airtel Malawi
7D
-0.03%
1Y
-12.4%
STANDARD
MK 4,199.91
Standard Bank
7D
-0.002%
1Y
121.0%
SUNBIRD
MK 2,248.05
Sunbird Tourism
7D
0.0009%
1Y
649.0%