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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies118
  • 7D0.05%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y7.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Consumer Staples industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 7.0% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.6% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 02 Jan 2026RM 300.1bRM 200.2bRM 16.0b13.3x18.7x1.5x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025RM 289.9bRM 200.0bRM 16.0b13.1x18.1x1.4x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025RM 286.2bRM 196.2bRM 16.1b13.6x17.8x1.5x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025RM 271.5bRM 196.1bRM 16.0b13.7x16.9x1.4x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025RM 267.6bRM 214.5bRM 16.2b13.2x16.5x1.2x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025RM 261.7bRM 213.2bRM 16.0b13.1x16.4x1.2x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025RM 260.5bRM 213.4bRM 16.0b12.2x16.2x1.2x
Fri, 16 May 2025RM 264.2bRM 205.1bRM 15.8b12.6x16.7x1.3x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025RM 249.0bRM 204.6bRM 15.4b11.8x16.1x1.2x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025RM 255.7bRM 205.8bRM 15.5b12.1x16.5x1.2x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025RM 265.4bRM 199.1bRM 14.4b13.6x18.4x1.3x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025RM 274.0bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.6x19x1.4x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024RM 272.4bRM 198.9bRM 14.4b13.9x18.9x1.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024RM 270.8bRM 194.6bRM 14.4b14.5x18.8x1.4x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024RM 269.7bRM 194.7bRM 14.4b14.2x18.7x1.4x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024RM 248.6bRM 183.4bRM 13.3b15.1x18.7x1.4x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024RM 256.3bRM 182.2bRM 13.0b15.6x19.7x1.4x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024RM 249.3bRM 180.5bRM 12.8b15.2x19.5x1.4x
Sat, 18 May 2024RM 260.5bRM 180.1bRM 12.1b16x21.5x1.4x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024RM 255.0bRM 179.3bRM 11.9b15.5x21.5x1.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024RM 247.9bRM 180.4bRM 11.8b15.2x20.9x1.4x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024RM 243.4bRM 183.7bRM 12.6b14.2x19.4x1.3x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024RM 243.4bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.2x19.2x1.3x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023RM 239.0bRM 183.9bRM 12.7b14.3x18.8x1.3x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023RM 240.1bRM 188.2bRM 12.6b14.8x19.1x1.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023RM 241.2bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.3x19.1x1.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023RM 244.2bRM 192.1bRM 13.6b14.7x17.9x1.3x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023RM 250.6bRM 198.2bRM 15.6b13.1x16.1x1.3x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023RM 241.1bRM 201.7bRM 15.7b12.4x15.4x1.2x
Sun, 21 May 2023RM 251.2bRM 203.0bRM 17.9b12x14x1.2x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023RM 245.7bRM 202.8bRM 18.0b11.8x13.7x1.2x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023RM 239.9bRM 200.2bRM 17.9b11.8x13.4x1.2x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023RM 246.6bRM 200.2bRM 18.7b12.6x13.2x1.2x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023RM 242.8bRM 198.4bRM 18.6b11.9x13x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13x


Total Market Cap: RM 242.8bTotal Earnings: RM 18.6bTotal Revenue: RM 198.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.6x202420252026
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 17.6x.
  • 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 4.8% 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-0.033%
Consumer Staples0.048%
Household Products3.21%
Personal Products1.52%
Food and Staples Retail0.23%
Tobacco0.23%
Food0.085%
Beverage-0.79%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 13.9% 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 1.5% 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 5.732.0%
+RM 760.7m		15.1%PE14.3x
99SMART 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings BerhadRM 3.810.8%
+RM 252.0m		54.9%PE55x
FAREAST Far East Holdings BerhadRM 4.306.7%
+RM 160.3m		22.2%PE10.6x
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 30.060.7%
+RM 124.4m		45.7%PE23.5x
LHI Leong Hup International BerhadRM 0.743.5%
+RM 86.3m		23.1%PE5.6x

Latest News

99SMART
RM 3.81
99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad
7D
0.8%
1Y
54.9%

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad (KLSE:99SMART)

Jan 01
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad (KLSE:99SMART)
KMLOONG
RM 2.35
Kim Loong Resources Berhad
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-5.6%
QL
RM 3.79
QL Resources Berhad
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-20.9%

Investors Will Want QL Resources Berhad's (KLSE:QL) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Dec 29
Investors Will Want QL Resources Berhad's (KLSE:QL) Growth In ROCE To Persist
SDG
RM 5.73
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
2.0%
1Y
15.1%

SD Guthrie Berhad's (KLSE:SDG) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Dec 29
SD Guthrie Berhad's (KLSE:SDG) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
F&N
RM 35.50
Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd
7D
-1.4%
1Y
26.0%
FFB
RM 2.84
Farm Fresh Berhad
7D
-2.1%
1Y
55.2%

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Farm Fresh Berhad (KLSE:FFB)

Dec 22
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Farm Fresh Berhad (KLSE:FFB)
FAREAST
RM 4.30
Far East Holdings Berhad
7D
6.7%
1Y
22.2%

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Far East Holdings Berhad (KLSE:FAREAST)

Dec 22
Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Far East Holdings Berhad (KLSE:FAREAST)
IOICORP
RM 4.00
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
-1.2%
1Y
3.4%

Is IOI Corporation Berhad (KLSE:IOICORP) A Risky Investment?

Dec 20
Is IOI Corporation Berhad (KLSE:IOICORP) A Risky Investment?
NESTLE
RM 114.00
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-1.0%
1Y
14.1%

We Think Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:NESTLE) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Dec 10
We Think Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:NESTLE) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
UTDPLT
RM 30.06
United Plantations Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
45.7%

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of United Plantations Berhad (KLSE:UTDPLT)

Dec 08
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of United Plantations Berhad (KLSE:UTDPLT)
LHI
RM 0.74
Leong Hup International Berhad
7D
3.5%
1Y
23.1%

Investors Shouldn't Overlook Leong Hup International Berhad's (KLSE:LHI) Impressive Returns On Capital

Dec 04
Investors Shouldn't Overlook Leong Hup International Berhad's (KLSE:LHI) Impressive Returns On Capital
GENP
RM 5.10
Genting Plantations Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
-13.0%
KSENG
RM 5.51
Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-2.3%
PPB
RM 11.06
PPB Group Berhad
7D
0.5%
1Y
-10.8%
DLADY
RM 31.00
Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad
7D
3.1%
1Y
0.9%

Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad (KLSE:DLADY) Will Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.25

Nov 16
Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad (KLSE:DLADY) Will Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.25
ECOSHOP
RM 1.46
Eco-Shop Marketing Berhad
7D
-1.4%
1Y
n/a