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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies118
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-1.7%
  • 1Y12.6%
  • YTD-1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat, although notably Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd gained 5.0%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 13% 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
Fri, 27 Mar 2026RM 295.1bRM 203.1bRM 11.7b11.8x25.2x1.5x
Sun, 22 Feb 2026RM 301.2bRM 202.3bRM 16.1b13.5x18.7x1.5x
Tue, 20 Jan 2026RM 303.8bRM 200.2bRM 16.1b13.8x18.9x1.5x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025RM 294.3bRM 200.0bRM 16.0b13.4x18.3x1.5x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025RM 292.7bRM 197.0bRM 16.3b13.5x17.9x1.5x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025RM 279.0bRM 196.2bRM 16.1b13.7x17.4x1.4x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025RM 267.0bRM 196.0bRM 16.0b13.3x16.7x1.4x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025RM 262.6bRM 213.9bRM 16.1b12.9x16.4x1.2x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025RM 264.8bRM 213.6bRM 16.0b12.9x16.5x1.2x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025RM 261.7bRM 212.9bRM 16.0b12.3x16.3x1.2x
Thu, 01 May 2025RM 261.9bRM 204.5bRM 15.4b12x17x1.3x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025RM 257.6bRM 205.9bRM 15.4b12.2x16.7x1.3x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025RM 264.2bRM 200.6bRM 14.5b13.4x18.3x1.3x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025RM 265.1bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.1x18.4x1.3x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024RM 272.1bRM 198.9bRM 14.4b13.9x18.9x1.4x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024RM 275.5bRM 194.8bRM 14.5b14.4x19x1.4x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024RM 271.1bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.3x18.8x1.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024RM 262.4bRM 194.7bRM 14.4b13.8x18.2x1.3x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024RM 248.8bRM 182.0bRM 13.0b15.1x19.2x1.4x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024RM 249.7bRM 180.9bRM 12.8b15.7x19.5x1.4x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024RM 254.0bRM 180.8bRM 12.8b15.6x19.9x1.4x
Fri, 03 May 2024RM 258.0bRM 179.8bRM 12.0b15.3x21.4x1.4x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024RM 247.2bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.9x20.8x1.4x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024RM 244.5bRM 181.6bRM 11.8b14.7x20.8x1.3x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024RM 247.5bRM 183.7bRM 12.7b14.4x19.5x1.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023RM 244.2bRM 183.8bRM 12.7b14.1x19.2x1.3x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023RM 243.5bRM 188.1bRM 12.7b14.8x19.2x1.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023RM 240.1bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.2x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023RM 244.5bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.1x19.3x1.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023RM 248.5bRM 198.6bRM 15.5b13.4x16x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023RM 241.3bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b12.8x15.5x1.2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023RM 239.6bRM 201.7bRM 15.6b12.8x15.3x1.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023RM 244.6bRM 202.9bRM 18.0b12.1x13.6x1.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023RM 243.0bRM 204.5bRM 18.0b12x13.5x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.5x


Total Market Cap: RM 243.0bTotal Earnings: RM 18.0bTotal Revenue: RM 204.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202420252026
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 25.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.2x.
  • 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-0.56%
Consumer Staples-0.37%
Food and Staples Retail0.92%
Beverage0.51%
Food-0.67%
Personal Products-1.54%
Tobacco-2.03%
Household Products-2.64%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.1x.
    • 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
F&N Fraser & Neave Holdings BhdRM 30.765.0%
+RM 535.5m
26.6%PE25x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM 4.172.0%
+RM 502.8m
14.2%PE16.4x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 3.783.6%
+RM 474.5m
-19.1%PE32.1x
ECOSHOP Eco-Shop Marketing BerhadRM 1.363.8%
+RM 287.8m
n/aPE33.7x
JPG Johor Plantations Group BerhadRM 1.726.2%
+RM 250.0m
38.7%PE12.5x

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