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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies120
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y14.8%
  • YTD0.2%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 2.5%, with SD Guthrie Berhad leading the way, up 2.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 15%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 Jul 2026RM 299.4bRM 200.4bRM 11.5b11.9x26x1.5x
Sun, 07 Jun 2026RM 286.3bRM 200.0bRM 11.5b12.1x24.9x1.4x
Tue, 05 May 2026RM 301.3bRM 202.1bRM 11.6b12.3x25.9x1.5x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026RM 300.1bRM 203.0bRM 11.7b11.9x25.7x1.5x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026RM 297.8bRM 203.4bRM 15.9b12.1x18.7x1.5x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026RM 304.5bRM 200.3bRM 16.1b14.2x19x1.5x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025RM 299.1bRM 200.2bRM 16.1b13.6x18.6x1.5x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025RM 294.7bRM 197.7bRM 16.4b13.5x17.9x1.5x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025RM 282.6bRM 196.2bRM 16.1b13.4x17.6x1.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 244.3bTotal Earnings: RM 15.6bTotal Revenue: RM 198.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.2x202420252026
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 26.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x 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 9.6% 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 Market0.78%
Consumer Staples1.68%
Food1.75%
Beverage1.68%
Food and Staples Retail1.64%
Household Products0.25%
Tobacco-0.80%
Personal Products-1.53%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 7.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 6.243.3%
+RM 1.4b		30.5%PE17.3x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM 4.515.1%
+RM 1.4b		18.7%PE17.5x
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 34.263.4%
+RM 709.3m		57.6%PE25.9x
ECOSHOP Eco-Shop Marketing BerhadRM 1.504.9%
+RM 403.0m		18.1%PE35.7x
F&N Fraser & Neave Holdings BhdRM 29.702.5%
+RM 264.1m		3.8%PE26.7x

Latest News

UTDPLT
RM 34.26
United Plantations Berhad
7D
3.4%
1Y
57.6%
IOICORP
RM 4.51
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
5.1%
1Y
18.7%
KMLOONG
RM 2.70
Kim Loong Resources Berhad
7D
-0.7%
1Y
16.9%
APOLLO
RM 5.84
Apollo Food Holdings Berhad
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-6.3%
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KLK
RM 21.60
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
7D
-0.5%
1Y
4.5%
BAT
RM 4.99
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-1.4%
1Y
4.6%
SDG
RM 6.24
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
3.3%
1Y
30.5%
GCB
RM 1.16
Guan Chong Berhad
7D
5.5%
1Y
-3.3%
PPB
RM 9.49
PPB Group Berhad
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-6.6%
F&N
RM 29.70
Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd
7D
2.5%
1Y
3.8%
BLDPLNT
RM 15.00
BLD Plantation Bhd
7D
-1.3%
1Y
42.9%
QL
RM 3.85
QL Resources Berhad
7D
1.9%
1Y
-14.8%
KAREX
RM 0.43
Karex Berhad
7D
-11.3%
1Y
-38.6%
DLADY
RM 32.00
Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad
7D
-1.2%
1Y
12.4%
JPG
RM 1.87
Johor Plantations Group Berhad
7D
3.9%
1Y
50.8%
ECOSHOP
RM 1.50
Eco-Shop Marketing Berhad
7D
4.9%
1Y
18.1%