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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies116
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M4.1%
  • 1Y0.3%
  • YTD-3.9%

The Consumer Staples industry is up 1.6% in the last week, with Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad up 5.0%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.0% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Sep 2025RM 268.1bRM 196.0bRM 16.0b13.6x16.7x1.4x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025RM 267.2bRM 214.1bRM 16.2b13.1x16.5x1.2x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025RM 265.0bRM 213.6bRM 16.0b13.1x16.5x1.2x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025RM 260.9bRM 213.4bRM 16.0b12.4x16.3x1.2x
Wed, 07 May 2025RM 262.6bRM 204.7bRM 15.5b12.1x17x1.3x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025RM 255.5bRM 204.6bRM 15.4b12.3x16.5x1.2x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025RM 263.8bRM 205.6bRM 15.5b12.1x17x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025RM 262.3bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.1x18.2x1.3x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024RM 270.9bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.6x18.8x1.4x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024RM 272.7bRM 195.6bRM 14.0b14.9x19.4x1.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024RM 272.7bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.4x18.9x1.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024RM 265.2bRM 194.7bRM 14.4b13.9x18.4x1.4x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024RM 249.3bRM 182.1bRM 13.0b14.9x19.2x1.4x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024RM 250.5bRM 182.2bRM 13.0b16x19.3x1.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024RM 253.8bRM 180.5bRM 12.8b15.5x19.8x1.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024RM 260.2bRM 179.8bRM 12.0b15.4x21.6x1.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024RM 253.6bRM 180.6bRM 11.9b15.5x21.3x1.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024RM 245.6bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.2x20.7x1.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024RM 247.9bRM 183.8bRM 12.7b14.3x19.5x1.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023RM 243.3bRM 183.8bRM 12.7b14.1x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023RM 241.1bRM 186.6bRM 13.0b14.5x18.6x1.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023RM 241.7bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.4x19.2x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023RM 244.1bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.4x19.3x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023RM 246.3bRM 198.4bRM 15.5b13.2x15.9x1.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023RM 244.3bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b12.8x15.7x1.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023RM 241.1bRM 201.7bRM 15.7b12.6x15.4x1.2x
Fri, 12 May 2023RM 246.1bRM 202.9bRM 18.0b12.1x13.6x1.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023RM 242.7bRM 202.8bRM 18.0b12x13.5x1.2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023RM 245.8bRM 200.2bRM 17.9b12.1x13.7x1.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023RM 245.2bRM 198.7bRM 18.6b12.5x13.2x1.2x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022RM 244.6bRM 196.0bRM 18.2b12x13.4x1.2x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022RM 234.4bRM 193.0bRM 17.8b12.6x13.1x1.2x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022RM 232.3bRM 188.7bRM 18.3b11.2x12.7x1.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022RM 231.3bRM 187.9bRM 18.2b11.7x12.7x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 231.3bTotal Earnings: RM 18.2bTotal Revenue: RM 187.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Consumer Staples industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.1x.
  • 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 4.2% 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 Market1.24%
Consumer Staples1.60%
Tobacco7.58%
Food1.99%
Personal Products1.26%
Food and Staples Retail0.96%
Beverage-0.91%
Household Products-3.41%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.5% 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
NESTLE Nestlé (Malaysia) BerhadRM 97.901.9%
+RM 422.1m		-3.6%PE57.4x
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 5.181.2%
+RM 414.9m		12.6%PE13.7x
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 22.922.6%
+RM 360.9m		28.3%PE17.6x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 4.321.6%
+RM 255.4m		-8.3%PE35.2x
HEIM Heineken Malaysia BerhadRM 21.183.2%
+RM 199.4m		-5.9%PE14x

Latest News

CARLSBG
RM 16.54
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-14.3%
GCB
RM 0.92
Guan Chong Berhad
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-20.9%

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SOP
RM 3.29
Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad
7D
-3.2%
1Y
9.7%

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Sep 02
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SDG
RM 5.18
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
1.2%
1Y
12.6%

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PPB
RM 9.93
PPB Group Berhad
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-31.2%

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Sep 01
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IOICORP
RM 3.93
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
-0.5%
1Y
1.0%

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FFB
RM 2.12
Farm Fresh Berhad
7D
3.4%
1Y
26.2%

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QL
RM 4.32
QL Resources Berhad
7D
1.6%
1Y
-8.3%
KLK
RM 19.96
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-4.9%
F&N
RM 27.06
Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-9.8%

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AEON
RM 1.26
Aeon (M) Bhd
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-12.5%
NESTLE
RM 97.90
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
1.9%
1Y
-3.6%
99SMART
RM 2.53
99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad
7D
0.4%
1Y
33.9%

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HEIM
RM 21.18
Heineken Malaysia Berhad
7D
3.2%
1Y
-5.9%

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Aug 20
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BAT
RM 5.11
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
7.4%
1Y
-33.7%
UTDPLT
RM 22.92
United Plantations Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
28.3%