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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies118
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-1.4%
  • 1Y15.2%
  • YTD0.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat, although notably 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad gained 3.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 16% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 Apr 2026RM 300.3bRM 201.8bRM 11.7b12.3x25.7x1.5x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026RM 296.2bRM 203.1bRM 11.7b11.6x25.3x1.5x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026RM 303.3bRM 202.3bRM 16.1b13.4x18.8x1.5x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026RM 308.3bRM 200.2bRM 16.1b13.6x19.2x1.5x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025RM 292.6bRM 200.0bRM 16.1b13.6x18.2x1.5x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025RM 287.7bRM 196.3bRM 16.3b13.5x17.6x1.5x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025RM 276.8bRM 196.0bRM 16.1b13.8x17.2x1.4x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025RM 264.2bRM 196.0bRM 16.0b13x16.5x1.3x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025RM 262.5bRM 214.0bRM 16.1b13.1x16.3x1.2x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025RM 261.1bRM 213.6bRM 16.0b12.3x16.3x1.2x
Wed, 28 May 2025RM 266.6bRM 209.0bRM 16.1b13x16.6x1.3x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025RM 257.5bRM 204.6bRM 15.5b11.9x16.6x1.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025RM 254.2bRM 205.8bRM 15.4b12.9x16.5x1.2x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025RM 264.9bRM 200.5bRM 14.5b13.6x18.3x1.3x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025RM 264.6bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.2x18.4x1.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024RM 275.6bRM 198.9bRM 14.4b13.8x19.1x1.4x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024RM 274.9bRM 194.6bRM 14.5b15x19x1.4x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024RM 271.9bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.3x18.8x1.4x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024RM 249.3bRM 185.7bRM 14.0b14.3x17.8x1.3x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024RM 250.8bRM 181.9bRM 13.0b15.2x19.3x1.4x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024RM 249.3bRM 180.7bRM 12.8b15.2x19.5x1.4x
Thu, 30 May 2024RM 254.2bRM 180.1bRM 12.1b16.4x21x1.4x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024RM 255.5bRM 179.4bRM 11.9b15.2x21.4x1.4x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024RM 248.0bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.8x20.9x1.4x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024RM 247.5bRM 183.7bRM 12.6b14.6x19.7x1.3x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024RM 245.3bRM 183.7bRM 12.7b13.7x19.3x1.3x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023RM 242.4bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b13.9x19.1x1.3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023RM 241.0bRM 188.2bRM 12.6b14.3x19.1x1.3x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023RM 239.6bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.3x19x1.3x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023RM 242.2bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.2x19.2x1.3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023RM 248.1bRM 198.6bRM 15.5b13.1x16x1.2x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023RM 241.9bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b12.6x15.5x1.2x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023RM 240.1bRM 201.5bRM 15.7b12.8x15.3x1.2x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023RM 244.0bRM 202.8bRM 18.0b11.9x13.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.5x


Total Market Cap: RM 244.0bTotal Earnings: RM 18.0bTotal Revenue: RM 202.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.5x202420252026
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 25.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
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 Market1.42%
Consumer Staples0.42%
Tobacco4.71%
Household Products2.70%
Food and Staples Retail2.61%
Personal Products1.98%
Beverage1.60%
Food-0.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.8%, 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 26% 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
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 3.872.1%
+RM 292.0m
-19.0%PE32.8x
FFB Farm Fresh BerhadRM 2.464.2%
+RM 188.4m
36.7%PE35.6x
SOP Sarawak Oil Palms BerhadRM 4.764.2%
+RM 170.7m
61.4%PE9.6x
AEON Aeon (M) BhdRM 1.197.2%
+RM 112.3m
-16.2%PE12.5x
BAT British American Tobacco (Malaysia) BerhadRM 6.106.1%
+RM 99.9m
-3.0%PE8.6x

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