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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies118
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y14.0%
  • YTD-1.5%

The Consumer Staples is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad has stood out, gaining 6.0%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 14% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 17 Mar 2026RM 294.1bRM 203.1bRM 11.7b11.6x25.1x1.4x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026RM 304.0bRM 201.9bRM 16.1b13.8x18.9x1.5x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026RM 306.9bRM 200.2bRM 16.1b13.6x19.1x1.5x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025RM 291.9bRM 200.0bRM 16.1b13.5x18.2x1.5x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025RM 287.2bRM 196.1bRM 16.1b13.6x17.8x1.5x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025RM 275.9bRM 196.1bRM 16.0b13.8x17.2x1.4x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025RM 262.8bRM 195.8bRM 16.1b13x16.3x1.3x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025RM 264.5bRM 213.9bRM 16.1b13.2x16.4x1.2x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025RM 259.4bRM 213.4bRM 16.0b12.2x16.2x1.2x
Sat, 24 May 2025RM 266.9bRM 209.0bRM 16.1b12.5x16.6x1.3x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025RM 256.9bRM 204.6bRM 15.4b11.9x16.6x1.3x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025RM 254.7bRM 205.8bRM 15.4b12.9x16.5x1.2x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025RM 266.6bRM 200.5bRM 14.5b13.8x18.4x1.3x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025RM 269.3bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.4x18.7x1.4x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024RM 277.7bRM 198.9bRM 14.4b13.9x19.3x1.4x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024RM 277.0bRM 194.6bRM 14.4b14.9x19.2x1.4x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024RM 270.7bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.2x18.7x1.4x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024RM 251.2bRM 185.7bRM 14.0b14.2x17.9x1.4x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024RM 252.3bRM 182.0bRM 13.0b15.4x19.5x1.4x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024RM 247.3bRM 180.7bRM 12.8b15.2x19.3x1.4x
Sun, 26 May 2024RM 257.5bRM 179.3bRM 12.0b16.3x21.5x1.4x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024RM 252.6bRM 179.3bRM 11.9b14.9x21.2x1.4x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024RM 247.2bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.9x20.8x1.4x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024RM 245.4bRM 183.7bRM 12.6b14.6x19.6x1.3x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024RM 246.4bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.6x19.4x1.3x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023RM 240.5bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14x18.9x1.3x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023RM 241.6bRM 188.2bRM 12.6b14.6x19.1x1.3x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023RM 239.3bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.2x19x1.3x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023RM 244.1bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.5x19.3x1.3x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023RM 248.5bRM 198.4bRM 15.5b13.1x16x1.3x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023RM 239.5bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b12.8x15.4x1.2x
Mon, 29 May 2023RM 244.3bRM 202.1bRM 16.0b13.2x15.3x1.2x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023RM 247.1bRM 202.8bRM 18.0b12.1x13.7x1.2x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023RM 242.4bRM 204.6bRM 18.0b11.8x13.4x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.4x


Total Market Cap: RM 242.4bTotal Earnings: RM 18.0bTotal Revenue: RM 204.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Consumer Staples sector?

MY Market-1.08%
Consumer Staples0.35%
Food and Staples Retail1.18%
Food0.74%
Personal Products-1.52%
Beverage-3.13%
Household Products-5.05%
Tobacco-9.18%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 55% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.5% 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
99SMART 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings BerhadRM 3.556.0%
+RM 1.7b
74.0%PE48.6x
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 33.264.9%
+RM 970.6m
54.8%PE25.1x
PPB PPB Group BerhadRM 11.141.8%
+RM 284.5m
-4.8%PS2.9x
SOP Sarawak Oil Palms BerhadRM 4.404.0%
+RM 152.7m
46.2%PE8.9x
GCB Guan Chong BerhadRM 0.767.8%
+RM 150.8m
-50.5%PE9.2x

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