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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies117
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M5.4%
  • 1Y13.2%
  • YTD1.6%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is down 1.7% with IOI Corporation Berhad down the most at 1.9%. In the past year, the industry has gained 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.6% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 05 Feb 2026RM 305.5bRM 200.2bRM 16.0b13.4x19x1.5x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026RM 298.8bRM 200.2bRM 16.0b13.4x18.6x1.5x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025RM 289.9bRM 200.0bRM 16.1b13.1x18.1x1.4x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025RM 284.9bRM 196.2bRM 16.1b13.3x17.7x1.5x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025RM 273.2bRM 196.1bRM 16.0b13.7x17x1.4x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025RM 267.6bRM 214.6bRM 16.2b13.2x16.5x1.2x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025RM 260.4bRM 213.2bRM 16.0b13.1x16.3x1.2x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025RM 259.3bRM 213.4bRM 16.0b12.1x16.2x1.2x
Sat, 17 May 2025RM 263.7bRM 205.3bRM 15.8b12.6x16.7x1.3x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025RM 249.0bRM 204.6bRM 15.4b11.8x16.1x1.2x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025RM 252.2bRM 205.8bRM 15.5b11.7x16.3x1.2x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025RM 266.5bRM 199.1bRM 14.4b13.6x18.5x1.3x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025RM 274.0bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.6x19x1.4x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024RM 275.9bRM 198.9bRM 14.4b13.9x19.2x1.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024RM 268.7bRM 194.5bRM 14.4b14.3x18.6x1.4x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024RM 269.9bRM 194.7bRM 14.4b14.2x18.7x1.4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024RM 248.6bRM 183.4bRM 13.3b15.1x18.7x1.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024RM 256.2bRM 182.2bRM 13.0b15.6x19.7x1.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024RM 249.5bRM 180.7bRM 12.8b15.2x19.5x1.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024RM 260.5bRM 180.0bRM 12.1b16.1x21.5x1.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024RM 253.7bRM 179.3bRM 11.9b15.2x21.3x1.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024RM 245.6bRM 180.4bRM 11.8b14.8x20.7x1.4x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024RM 243.5bRM 183.7bRM 12.6b14.1x19.4x1.3x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024RM 243.4bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.2x19.2x1.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023RM 239.3bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.2x18.9x1.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023RM 240.9bRM 188.1bRM 12.6b14.7x19.1x1.3x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023RM 241.2bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.3x19.1x1.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023RM 244.1bRM 192.1bRM 13.6b14.6x17.9x1.3x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023RM 250.9bRM 198.2bRM 15.6b13.1x16.1x1.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023RM 240.7bRM 201.7bRM 15.7b12.7x15.4x1.2x
Mon, 22 May 2023RM 251.2bRM 203.0bRM 17.9b12x14x1.2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023RM 246.4bRM 202.8bRM 18.0b11.9x13.7x1.2x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023RM 238.6bRM 200.2bRM 17.9b11.7x13.3x1.2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023RM 246.6bRM 200.2bRM 18.7b12.6x13.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.2x


Total Market Cap: RM 246.6bTotal Earnings: RM 18.7bTotal Revenue: RM 200.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.8x202420252026
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 17.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x 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 5.0% 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-1.26%
Consumer Staples-1.71%
Household Products-0.49%
Tobacco-0.64%
Food-1.40%
Personal Products-1.77%
Food and Staples Retail-2.62%
Beverage-2.62%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.4%, 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 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 6.7% 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 5.840.7%
+RM 276.6m
19.7%PE14.5x
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 4.161.2%
+RM 182.5m
-9.0%PE34.8x
HEIM Heineken Malaysia BerhadRM 24.062.2%
+RM 157.1m
0.08%PE15.8x
LHI Leong Hup International BerhadRM 0.823.8%
+RM 99.7m
40.2%PE6.1x
GENP Genting Plantations BerhadRM 5.182.0%
+RM 89.7m
-8.6%PE10.3x

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