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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 02, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y6.7%
  • YTD-0.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 1.3%, driven by a pullback from Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad of 5.1%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 6.7%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 03 Mar 2026RM 219.6bRM 160.9bRM 9.0b11.1x24.5x1.4x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026RM 225.0bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b10.8x17x1.4x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025RM 221.0bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b10.6x16.7x1.4x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025RM 219.9bRM 158.0bRM 13.7b12.2x16x1.4x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025RM 213.0bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.6x16x1.4x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025RM 205.3bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.7x15.5x1.3x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025RM 201.3bRM 174.7bRM 13.4b11.3x15x1.2x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025RM 200.7bRM 174.2bRM 13.2b11.5x15.2x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025RM 198.5bRM 174.4bRM 13.2b10.6x15x1.1x
Sat, 10 May 2025RM 204.7bRM 169.1bRM 13.2b11.2x15.5x1.2x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025RM 201.4bRM 168.5bRM 12.8b11.3x15.7x1.2x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025RM 204.6bRM 173.6bRM 13.3b10.1x15.4x1.2x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025RM 207.3bRM 164.3bRM 12.0b11.5x17.3x1.3x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024RM 214.5bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.8x18x1.3x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024RM 212.5bRM 161.3bRM 11.6b13.1x18.4x1.3x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024RM 213.7bRM 160.7bRM 12.0b13.3x17.8x1.3x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024RM 211.4bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b13x17.6x1.3x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024RM 212.5bRM 157.0bRM 11.0b13.8x19.4x1.4x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024RM 213.7bRM 157.1bRM 11.0b14.4x19.4x1.4x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024RM 210.6bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14.4x19.5x1.4x
Sun, 12 May 2024RM 218.8bRM 155.3bRM 10.1b14.9x21.7x1.4x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024RM 216.7bRM 155.0bRM 10.0b14.7x21.6x1.4x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024RM 207.7bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14x20.8x1.3x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024RM 208.9bRM 158.1bRM 10.8b13.5x19.4x1.3x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024RM 204.7bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.2x19x1.3x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023RM 204.6bRM 161.0bRM 11.0b12.9x18.7x1.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023RM 204.2bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.2x19.1x1.3x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023RM 206.1bRM 162.6bRM 10.7b13.5x19.2x1.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023RM 208.0bRM 172.8bRM 13.6b12.4x15.3x1.2x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023RM 205.7bRM 173.0bRM 13.7b11.7x15x1.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023RM 201.9bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.5x14.7x1.1x
Mon, 15 May 2023RM 209.6bRM 179.3bRM 16.3b11.5x12.8x1.2x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023RM 209.5bRM 179.4bRM 16.3b11.5x12.8x1.2x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023RM 208.8bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.4x12.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 208.8bTotal Earnings: RM 16.3bTotal Revenue: RM 179.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Malaysian Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 18% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.6% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Consumer Staples industry?

MY Market-1.67%
Consumer Staples-1.16%
Food-1.30%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.36%
Agricultural Products-1.82%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 0.03%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 15.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
QL QL Resources BerhadRM 3.971.0%
+RM 146.0m		-17.6%PE33.7x
LHI Leong Hup International BerhadRM 0.813.2%
+RM 84.9m		24.6%PE5.5x
MHC MHC Plantations BhdRM 1.7510.1%
+RM 31.4m		71.6%PE7.1x
MFLOUR Malayan Flour Mills BerhadRM 0.653.2%
+RM 24.8m		31.3%PE5.8x
CEPAT Cepatwawasan Group BerhadRM 0.806.7%
+RM 15.3m		14.3%PE8.9x

Latest News

NESTLE
RM 106.90
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-4.9%
1Y
33.4%
LHI
RM 0.81
Leong Hup International Berhad
7D
3.2%
1Y
24.6%
QL
RM 3.97
QL Resources Berhad
7D
1.0%
1Y
-17.6%
PPB
RM 10.62
PPB Group Berhad
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-4.3%
GCB
RM 0.69
Guan Chong Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
-57.3%
TAANN
RM 4.65
Ta Ann Holdings Berhad
7D
0.6%
1Y
25.0%
MSM
RM 0.88
MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad
7D
-18.2%
1Y
-35.2%
MFLOUR
RM 0.65
Malayan Flour Mills Berhad
7D
3.2%
1Y
31.3%
SDG
RM 5.64
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
-4.7%
1Y
13.9%
CEPAT
RM 0.80
Cepatwawasan Group Berhad
7D
6.7%
1Y
14.3%
FFB
RM 2.55
Farm Fresh Berhad
7D
-8.9%
1Y
52.7%
ABLEGLOB
RM 1.66
Able Global Berhad
7D
2.5%
1Y
11.4%
MHC
RM 1.75
MHC Plantations Bhd
7D
10.1%
1Y
71.6%
IOICORP
RM 3.94
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
-3.7%
1Y
4.5%
KLK
RM 19.00
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
7D
-5.0%
1Y
-7.1%
UTDPLT
RM 29.44
United Plantations Berhad
7D
-2.9%
1Y
28.0%