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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 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%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.7%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 01 Mar 2026RM 219.6bRM 161.2bRM 13.1b10.8x16.8x1.4x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026RM 225.9bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b11.1x17x1.4x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025RM 220.8bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b10.7x16.6x1.4x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025RM 219.9bRM 158.0bRM 13.7b12.2x16.1x1.4x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025RM 210.9bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.6x15.9x1.4x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025RM 204.4bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.6x15.4x1.3x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025RM 203.0bRM 174.7bRM 13.4b11.7x15.2x1.2x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025RM 201.0bRM 174.2bRM 13.2b11.5x15.3x1.2x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025RM 199.3bRM 174.4bRM 13.2b10.5x15.1x1.1x
Thu, 08 May 2025RM 206.9bRM 168.6bRM 12.9b10.9x16.1x1.2x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025RM 201.4bRM 168.5bRM 12.8b11.3x15.7x1.2x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025RM 209.3bRM 173.6bRM 13.3b10.7x15.7x1.2x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025RM 207.3bRM 164.3bRM 12.0b11.5x17.3x1.3x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024RM 213.5bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.7x17.9x1.3x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024RM 214.8bRM 161.3bRM 11.6b13.3x18.6x1.3x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024RM 212.8bRM 160.7bRM 12.0b12.8x17.7x1.3x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024RM 210.3bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b12.5x17.5x1.3x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024RM 212.5bRM 157.0bRM 11.0b13.8x19.4x1.4x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024RM 212.0bRM 157.1bRM 11.0b14.2x19.3x1.4x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024RM 213.3bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14.4x19.8x1.4x
Fri, 10 May 2024RM 219.8bRM 155.3bRM 10.1b14.7x21.8x1.4x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024RM 215.6bRM 155.0bRM 10.0b14.7x21.5x1.4x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024RM 209.1bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14x20.9x1.4x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024RM 208.9bRM 158.1bRM 10.8b13.4x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023RM 204.7bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.2x19x1.3x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023RM 203.7bRM 160.9bRM 11.1b13x18.4x1.3x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023RM 204.5bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.2x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023RM 206.1bRM 162.7bRM 10.7b13.5x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023RM 208.0bRM 172.8bRM 13.6b12.5x15.3x1.2x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023RM 205.3bRM 173.0bRM 13.7b11.6x15x1.2x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023RM 202.9bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.5x14.8x1.2x
Sat, 13 May 2023RM 209.6bRM 179.3bRM 16.3b11.3x12.8x1.2x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023RM 206.9bRM 179.4bRM 16.3b11.4x12.7x1.2x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023RM 210.9bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.5x12.9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.9x


Total Market Cap: RM 210.9bTotal 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 relatively neutral on the Malaysian Food 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 17.2x.
  • 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 7.1% 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 Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 16.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 0.3% 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 4.081.2%
+RM 182.5m		-15.9%PE34.6x
GCB Guan Chong BerhadRM 0.715.1%
+RM 96.0m		-57.0%PE4.9x
MHC MHC Plantations BhdRM 1.8116.8%
+RM 51.1m		77.5%PE7.3x
MFLOUR Malayan Flour Mills BerhadRM 0.676.3%
+RM 49.6m		32.7%PE9.1x
NESTLE Nestlé (Malaysia) BerhadRM 109.900.2%
+RM 46.9m		30.2%PE50.2x

Latest News

CEPAT
RM 0.83
Cepatwawasan Group Berhad
7D
11.4%
1Y
20.3%
MSM
RM 0.91
MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad
7D
-14.6%
1Y
-33.9%
QL
RM 4.08
QL Resources Berhad
7D
1.2%
1Y
-15.9%
FFB
RM 2.62
Farm Fresh Berhad
7D
-6.4%
1Y
57.8%
MHC
RM 1.81
MHC Plantations Bhd
7D
16.8%
1Y
77.5%
SDG
RM 5.75
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
-1.9%
1Y
13.4%
IOICORP
RM 3.96
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
-1.0%
1Y
1.8%
HSPLANT
RM 2.15
Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad
7D
-6.1%
1Y
7.0%
KLK
RM 19.00
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-7.9%
NESTLE
RM 109.90
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
0.2%
1Y
30.2%
UTDPLT
RM 29.52
United Plantations Berhad
7D
-1.6%
1Y
28.8%
JPG
RM 1.55
Johor Plantations Group Berhad
7D
-2.5%
1Y
26.0%
PPB
RM 10.88
PPB Group Berhad
7D
0.2%
1Y
1.3%
GCB
RM 0.71
Guan Chong Berhad
7D
5.1%
1Y
-57.0%
FAREAST
RM 4.02
Far East Holdings Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
14.5%

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)
MFLOUR
RM 0.67
Malayan Flour Mills Berhad
7D
6.3%
1Y
32.7%