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Malaysian (KLSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies119
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y14.0%
  • YTD-0.5%

In the last week, the Consumer Staples industry is up 1.2%, with SD Guthrie Berhad up 3.2%. This means that the industry has gained 14% over the past year. 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
Tue, 07 Jul 2026RM 297.3bRM 200.1bRM 11.5b11.7x25.8x1.5x
Thu, 04 Jun 2026RM 283.0bRM 200.0bRM 11.5b12.1x24.6x1.4x
Sat, 02 May 2026RM 302.7bRM 202.1bRM 11.6b12.2x26x1.5x
Mon, 30 Mar 2026RM 296.7bRM 203.2bRM 11.7b11.8x25.4x1.5x
Wed, 25 Feb 2026RM 301.8bRM 202.3bRM 16.1b13.4x18.7x1.5x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026RM 304.4bRM 200.3bRM 16.1b14x19x1.5x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025RM 300.0bRM 200.2bRM 16.1b13.8x18.7x1.5x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025RM 292.7bRM 197.1bRM 16.3b13.5x17.9x1.5x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025RM 281.0bRM 196.2bRM 16.1b13.6x17.5x1.4x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025RM 268.1bRM 196.0bRM 16.0b13.6x16.7x1.4x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025RM 263.3bRM 214.1bRM 16.1b12.9x16.3x1.2x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025RM 264.0bRM 213.6bRM 16.0b12.8x16.5x1.2x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025RM 260.9bRM 213.4bRM 16.0b12.3x16.3x1.2x
Sun, 04 May 2025RM 262.6bRM 204.7bRM 15.5b12.3x17x1.3x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025RM 257.6bRM 204.6bRM 15.4b12.2x16.7x1.3x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025RM 264.9bRM 202.3bRM 14.3b13.1x18.5x1.3x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025RM 265.3bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.4x18.4x1.3x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024RM 270.9bRM 199.0bRM 14.4b13.6x18.8x1.4x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024RM 275.9bRM 195.9bRM 14.0b15.6x19.7x1.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024RM 272.6bRM 194.9bRM 14.5b14.3x18.9x1.4x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024RM 263.3bRM 194.7bRM 14.4b13.8x18.2x1.4x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024RM 249.7bRM 182.1bRM 13.0b15.2x19.2x1.4x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024RM 251.0bRM 182.2bRM 13.0b15.4x19.3x1.4x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024RM 253.8bRM 180.5bRM 12.8b15.4x19.8x1.4x
Mon, 06 May 2024RM 257.7bRM 179.8bRM 12.0b15.4x21.4x1.4x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024RM 249.5bRM 180.4bRM 11.9b15.4x21x1.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024RM 245.7bRM 181.3bRM 11.8b14.2x20.8x1.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024RM 246.6bRM 183.8bRM 12.7b14x19.4x1.3x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023RM 244.1bRM 183.8bRM 12.7b14.1x19.2x1.3x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023RM 241.9bRM 188.7bRM 12.7b14.7x19x1.3x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023RM 242.5bRM 188.0bRM 12.6b14.4x19.3x1.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023RM 245.5bRM 188.4bRM 12.6b14.1x19.4x1.3x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023RM 246.4bRM 198.6bRM 15.5b13.2x15.9x1.2x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023RM 243.6bRM 198.4bRM 15.6b13.1x15.6x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 243.6bTotal 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 25.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
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 Staples1.74%
Food and Staples Retail2.85%
Beverage2.14%
Household Products2.00%
Food1.52%
Personal Products-0.13%
Tobacco-0.59%
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 13.8%, 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 29% 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 9.9% 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 6.153.2%
+RM 1.3b		28.9%PE17x
ECOSHOP Eco-Shop Marketing BerhadRM 1.4310.0%
+RM 748.3m		12.6%PE34x
KLK Kuala Lumpur Kepong BerhadRM 21.562.9%
+RM 668.2m		3.0%PE21.5x
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 33.502.6%
+RM 522.6m		53.7%PE25.3x
F&N Fraser & Neave Holdings BhdRM 29.104.5%
+RM 454.8m		1.0%PE26.2x

Latest News

FAREAST
RM 3.83
Far East Holdings Berhad
7D
-6.1%
1Y
4.6%
KLK
RM 21.56
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
7D
2.9%
1Y
3.0%
99SMART
RM 3.61
99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad
7D
1.4%
1Y
60.4%
HSSBAKERY
RM 0.14
HSS Holdings Berhad
7D
-18.2%
1Y
n/a
SDG
RM 6.15
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
3.2%
1Y
28.9%
LWSABAH
RM 1.43
Life Water Berhad
7D
-2.7%
1Y
74.4%
GCB
RM 1.06
Guan Chong Berhad
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-10.9%
IOICORP
RM 4.29
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
1.2%
1Y
13.5%
F&N
RM 29.10
Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd
7D
4.5%
1Y
1.0%
HSPLANT
RM 2.26
Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad
7D
-3.0%
1Y
21.5%
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NESTLE
RM 90.76
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-2.8%
1Y
17.7%
KSENG
RM 5.11
Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-5.9%
QL
RM 3.83
QL Resources Berhad
7D
2.1%
1Y
-16.2%
ECOSHOP
RM 1.43
Eco-Shop Marketing Berhad
7D
10.0%
1Y
12.6%
UTDPLT
RM 33.50
United Plantations Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
53.7%
HOCKSOON
RM 0.31
Hock Soon Capital Berhad
7D
-6.1%
1Y
n/a