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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies118
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y12.9%
  • YTD-1.4%

The Consumer Staples is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but PPB Group Berhad has stood out, gaining 3.6%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 13% 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
Thu, 26 Mar 2026RM 294.4bRM 203.1bRM 11.7b11.8x25.2x1.4x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026RM 301.2bRM 202.3bRM 16.1b13.5x18.7x1.5x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026RM 304.1bRM 200.2bRM 16.1b13.8x18.9x1.5x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025RM 293.9bRM 200.0bRM 16.1b13.7x18.3x1.5x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025RM 292.9bRM 196.9bRM 16.3b13.6x17.9x1.5x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025RM 279.0bRM 196.2bRM 16.1b13.7x17.4x1.4x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025RM 265.0bRM 196.0bRM 16.0b13.2x16.5x1.4x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025RM 262.6bRM 213.9bRM 16.1b12.9x16.4x1.2x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025RM 264.8bRM 213.6bRM 16.0b12.9x16.5x1.2x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025RM 261.7bRM 212.9bRM 16.0b12.3x16.3x1.2x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025RM 257.6bRM 204.6bRM 15.5b12x16.7x1.3x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025RM 257.2bRM 205.9bRM 15.5b12.1x16.6x1.2x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025RM 264.2bRM 200.6bRM 14.5b13.4x18.2x1.3x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025RM 264.7bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.2x18.4x1.3x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024RM 274.2bRM 198.9bRM 14.4b13.9x19x1.4x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024RM 275.5bRM 194.8bRM 14.5b14.4x19x1.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024RM 271.1bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.3x18.8x1.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024RM 264.5bRM 194.7bRM 14.4b14.2x18.3x1.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024RM 246.8bRM 182.0bRM 13.0b14.9x19x1.4x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024RM 249.7bRM 180.9bRM 12.8b15.7x19.5x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024RM 252.1bRM 179.9bRM 12.5b15.8x20.2x1.4x
Thu, 02 May 2024RM 256.7bRM 179.8bRM 12.0b15.2x21.3x1.4x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024RM 247.2bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.9x20.8x1.4x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024RM 245.7bRM 181.6bRM 11.8b14.8x20.8x1.4x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024RM 246.2bRM 183.7bRM 12.7b14.1x19.4x1.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023RM 243.7bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.1x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023RM 243.5bRM 188.1bRM 12.7b14.8x19.2x1.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023RM 240.1bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.2x19.1x1.3x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023RM 244.0bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.1x19.3x1.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023RM 248.5bRM 198.6bRM 15.5b13.4x16x1.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023RM 240.4bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b12.6x15.4x1.2x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023RM 240.1bRM 201.7bRM 15.6b13x15.4x1.2x
Fri, 05 May 2023RM 244.7bRM 202.8bRM 18.0b12.1x13.6x1.2x
Sun, 02 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-1.21%
Consumer Staples-0.56%
Food-0.14%
Food and Staples Retail-1.07%
Personal Products-2.51%
Beverage-2.81%
Household Products-3.07%
Tobacco-3.65%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.0x.
    • 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
PPB PPB Group BerhadRM 11.443.6%
+RM 569.0m		-0.9%PS3x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 3.773.0%
+RM 401.5m		-18.9%PE32x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM 4.111.2%
+RM 314.3m		11.1%PE16.2x
JPG Johor Plantations Group BerhadRM 1.685.7%
+RM 225.0m		36.6%PE12.2x
HEIM Heineken Malaysia BerhadRM 23.042.1%
+RM 145.0m		-14.3%PE15.2x

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