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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies120
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y16.4%
  • YTD1.3%

SD Guthrie Berhad is up 3.3%, leading the way for the Consumer Staples industry, which has gained 1.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 16%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 12 Jul 2026RM 302.8bRM 200.4bRM 11.5b12.1x26.3x1.5x
Tue, 09 Jun 2026RM 286.5bRM 200.0bRM 11.5b12.1x24.9x1.4x
Thu, 07 May 2026RM 299.0bRM 201.9bRM 11.6b12.4x25.8x1.5x
Sat, 04 Apr 2026RM 301.1bRM 203.0bRM 11.7b12.1x25.8x1.5x
Mon, 02 Mar 2026RM 297.8bRM 203.2bRM 11.8b12.6x25.2x1.5x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026RM 308.8bRM 200.3bRM 16.1b14.1x19.2x1.5x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025RM 299.9bRM 200.2bRM 16.1b13.7x18.7x1.5x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025RM 293.7bRM 198.2bRM 16.5b13.2x17.8x1.5x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025RM 282.4bRM 196.2bRM 16.0b13.4x17.6x1.4x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025RM 270.4bRM 196.0bRM 16.0b13.2x16.9x1.4x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025RM 264.5bRM 214.1bRM 16.2b13.1x16.4x1.2x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025RM 264.0bRM 213.2bRM 16.0b13.1x16.5x1.2x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025RM 262.1bRM 213.4bRM 16.0b12.4x16.3x1.2x
Fri, 09 May 2025RM 260.7bRM 205.1bRM 15.8b12.3x16.5x1.3x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025RM 254.2bRM 204.6bRM 15.4b12.1x16.5x1.2x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025RM 261.6bRM 211.1bRM 15.9b12.1x16.4x1.2x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025RM 262.8bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.4x18.2x1.3x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024RM 273.7bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.8x19x1.4x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024RM 272.7bRM 195.7bRM 14.0b14.9x19.5x1.4x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024RM 272.7bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.1x18.9x1.4x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024RM 266.3bRM 194.7bRM 14.4b13.9x18.5x1.4x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024RM 250.5bRM 182.1bRM 13.0b14.9x19.3x1.4x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024RM 251.4bRM 182.2bRM 13.0b15.9x19.3x1.4x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024RM 251.7bRM 180.5bRM 12.8b15.2x19.7x1.4x
Sat, 11 May 2024RM 258.0bRM 179.8bRM 12.0b15.4x21.4x1.4x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024RM 253.6bRM 179.3bRM 11.9b15.5x21.3x1.4x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024RM 243.3bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b14.6x20.5x1.3x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024RM 246.5bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14x19.4x1.3x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023RM 242.3bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.1x19.1x1.3x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023RM 240.9bRM 186.6bRM 13.0b14.2x18.5x1.3x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023RM 241.8bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.3x19.2x1.3x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023RM 243.1bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.5x19.2x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023RM 246.3bRM 198.4bRM 15.5b13.2x15.9x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023RM 244.3bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b12.9x15.7x1.2x
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 19.3x202420252026
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 26.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.3x.
  • 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 Market0.60%
Consumer Staples1.94%
Food2.20%
Beverage1.78%
Food and Staples Retail1.01%
Household Products0.58%
Personal Products-0.62%
Tobacco-1.38%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.6x.
    • 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 27% 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 9.6% 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%