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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M1.2%
  • 1Y12.8%
  • YTD1.5%

The Food is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but United Plantations Berhad has stood out, gaining 5.2%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 13% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Mar 2026RM 223.4bRM 161.0bRM 8.8b10.6x25.3x1.4x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026RM 221.4bRM 160.1bRM 13.3b10.6x16.7x1.4x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026RM 228.8bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b11.8x17.3x1.4x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025RM 215.7bRM 159.7bRM 13.3b11.7x16.3x1.4x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025RM 218.2bRM 156.7bRM 13.6b12.2x16.1x1.4x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025RM 207.6bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.8x15.6x1.3x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025RM 199.4bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.5x15x1.3x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025RM 200.1bRM 174.5bRM 13.3b11.4x15x1.1x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025RM 199.5bRM 174.6bRM 13.2b10.9x15.1x1.1x
Tue, 27 May 2025RM 203.5bRM 170.0bRM 13.3b11.3x15.3x1.2x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025RM 202.2bRM 168.5bRM 12.8b10.7x15.8x1.2x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025RM 201.9bRM 168.3bRM 12.8b10.7x15.8x1.2x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025RM 209.5bRM 164.3bRM 12.0b12.1x17.5x1.3x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025RM 208.7bRM 163.5bRM 11.7b11.8x17.8x1.3x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024RM 216.6bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b12.1x18.1x1.3x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024RM 218.3bRM 160.5bRM 12.1b13.7x18.1x1.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024RM 213.5bRM 160.7bRM 12.0b12.5x17.8x1.3x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024RM 211.3bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b12.6x17.6x1.3x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024RM 212.8bRM 156.9bRM 10.9b13.8x19.4x1.4x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024RM 209.2bRM 155.6bRM 10.8b13.9x19.4x1.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024RM 216.2bRM 155.2bRM 10.1b15.4x21.4x1.4x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024RM 217.5bRM 155.0bRM 10.0b14.7x21.6x1.4x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024RM 211.0bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14.5x21.1x1.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024RM 208.4bRM 156.8bRM 10.6b14x19.6x1.3x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024RM 208.8bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.5x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023RM 205.3bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13x19x1.3x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023RM 203.6bRM 162.4bRM 10.7b13.3x19x1.3x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023RM 204.1bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.3x19.1x1.3x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023RM 206.3bRM 162.7bRM 10.7b13.6x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023RM 209.8bRM 172.8bRM 13.6b11.9x15.4x1.2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023RM 203.7bRM 173.1bRM 13.7b11.5x14.9x1.2x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023RM 202.5bRM 176.0bRM 13.6b11.1x14.8x1.2x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023RM 207.7bRM 179.6bRM 16.3b11.4x12.7x1.2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023RM 205.8bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.2x12.6x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.6x


Total Market Cap: RM 205.8bTotal Earnings: RM 16.3bTotal Revenue: RM 179.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.4x202420252026
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 25.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.4x.
  • 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 19% 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 Market0.16%
Consumer Staples-0.12%
Food0.92%
Agricultural Products2.27%
Packaged Foods and Meats-1.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 0.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 15.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.4% 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
UTDPLT United Plantations BerhadRM 34.825.2%
+RM 1.1b		58.3%PE26.3x
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 5.902.6%
+RM 1.0b		21.4%PE16.3x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM 4.091.7%
+RM 440.0m		10.5%PE16.1x
PPB PPB Group BerhadRM 11.601.4%
+RM 227.6m		-1.5%PS3x
JPG Johor Plantations Group BerhadRM 1.625.9%
+RM 225.0m		29.6%PE11.7x

Latest News

MHC
RM 1.53
MHC Plantations Bhd
7D
-13.1%
1Y
48.5%
APOLLO
RM 5.58
Apollo Food Holdings Berhad
7D
-7.0%
1Y
-15.7%
MFLOUR
RM 0.59
Malayan Flour Mills Berhad
7D
-7.8%
1Y
22.9%
PPB
RM 11.60
PPB Group Berhad
7D
1.4%
1Y
-1.5%
NESTLE
RM 100.40
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-3.6%
1Y
61.3%
LHI
RM 0.77
Leong Hup International Berhad
7D
-3.8%
1Y
23.4%
SOP
RM 4.32
Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad
7D
-1.4%
1Y
40.3%
QL
RM 3.65
QL Resources Berhad
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-22.2%
HSPLANT
RM 2.33
Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad
7D
5.4%
1Y
18.9%
AJI
RM 12.30
Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-14.9%
GENP
RM 5.14
Genting Plantations Berhad
7D
2.8%
1Y
-1.2%
SDG
RM 5.90
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
21.4%
IOICORP
RM 4.09
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
1.7%
1Y
10.5%
KLK
RM 19.92
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
-6.9%
UTDPLT
RM 34.82
United Plantations Berhad
7D
5.2%
1Y
58.3%
JPG
RM 1.62
Johor Plantations Group Berhad
7D
5.9%
1Y
29.6%