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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies85
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-0.1%
  • 1Y14.1%
  • YTD0.4%

Last week, the Food industry hasn't moved much but Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad is up 3.2% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 12% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Jun 2026RM 220.8bRM 159.0bRM 8.7b11.1x25.2x1.4x
Fri, 15 May 2026RM 221.8bRM 161.1bRM 8.7b10.9x25.4x1.4x
Sun, 12 Apr 2026RM 227.6bRM 161.0bRM 8.8b10.7x25.9x1.4x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026RM 219.1bRM 161.0bRM 8.8b10.5x24.8x1.4x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026RM 223.2bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b11.1x16.8x1.4x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026RM 220.1bRM 159.9bRM 13.3b11x16.6x1.4x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025RM 215.7bRM 159.7bRM 13.3b11.2x16.3x1.4x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025RM 214.2bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.7x16.1x1.4x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025RM 206.5bRM 156.2bRM 13.3b11.5x15.5x1.3x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025RM 204.1bRM 174.8bRM 13.5b11.7x15.2x1.2x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025RM 198.3bRM 174.2bRM 13.2b11.5x15x1.1x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025RM 197.2bRM 174.4bRM 13.2b10.9x14.9x1.1x
Sat, 17 May 2025RM 207.2bRM 169.1bRM 13.2b11.3x15.7x1.2x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025RM 196.6bRM 168.5bRM 12.8b10.6x15.3x1.2x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025RM 200.2bRM 168.3bRM 12.8b10x15.6x1.2x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025RM 209.6bRM 164.3bRM 12.0b12.1x17.5x1.3x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025RM 215.1bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.7x18x1.3x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024RM 217.2bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b12.5x18.2x1.3x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024RM 210.9bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b13.3x17.6x1.3x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024RM 212.9bRM 160.6bRM 12.0b12.7x17.7x1.3x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024RM 210.6bRM 158.4bRM 11.3b13.7x18.7x1.3x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024RM 217.7bRM 157.1bRM 11.0b14.5x19.8x1.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024RM 210.2bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14.2x19.5x1.4x
Sun, 19 May 2024RM 219.4bRM 155.2bRM 10.1b15.3x21.6x1.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024RM 215.7bRM 155.0bRM 10.0b14.9x21.5x1.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024RM 208.4bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14.6x20.9x1.3x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024RM 205.3bRM 156.8bRM 10.6b13.1x19.3x1.3x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024RM 205.5bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.7x19x1.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023RM 202.7bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13x18.8x1.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023RM 203.9bRM 162.4bRM 10.7b13.5x19x1.3x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023RM 204.2bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.5x19.1x1.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023RM 206.6bRM 166.4bRM 11.7b13.6x17.6x1.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023RM 212.3bRM 172.8bRM 13.7b12.1x15.6x1.2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023RM 202.2bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.7x14.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.7x


Total Market Cap: RM 202.2bTotal Earnings: RM 13.7bTotal Revenue: RM 176.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.4x202420252026
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 25.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.4x.
  • 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 14% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.4% 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 Market1.05%
Consumer Staples1.02%
Food0.58%
Packaged Foods and Meats1.05%
Agricultural Products0.36%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 1.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 5.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.2% 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
KLK Kuala Lumpur Kepong BerhadRM 20.763.2%
+RM 712.7m		4.0%PE20.7x
NESTLE Nestlé (Malaysia) BerhadRM 96.802.5%
+RM 553.4m		35.0%PE40.8x
FFB Farm Fresh BerhadRM 2.4511.4%
+RM 471.1m		31.7%PE35.6x
GCB Guan Chong BerhadRM 1.066.0%
+RM 164.4m		-22.1%PE11.3x
LHI Leong Hup International BerhadRM 0.765.6%
+RM 135.5m		23.8%PE5x

Latest News

SDG
RM 6.00
SD Guthrie Berhad
7D
-0.3%
1Y
31.0%
GCB
RM 1.06
Guan Chong Berhad
7D
6.0%
1Y
-22.1%
IOICORP
RM 4.23
IOI Corporation Berhad
7D
0.2%
1Y
16.5%
PPB
RM 9.16
PPB Group Berhad
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-14.9%
NESTLE
RM 96.80
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
2.5%
1Y
35.0%
KSENG
RM 5.24
Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-2.1%
QL
RM 3.74
QL Resources Berhad
7D
0.8%
1Y
-18.7%
GENP
RM 5.30
Genting Plantations Berhad
7D
2.7%
1Y
8.6%
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KMLOONG
RM 2.68
Kim Loong Resources Berhad
7D
-0.7%
1Y
19.1%
FFB
RM 2.45
Farm Fresh Berhad
7D
11.4%
1Y
31.7%
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INNO
RM 2.04
Innoprise Plantations Berhad
7D
-3.3%
1Y
19.3%
DLADY
RM 32.26
Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad
7D
-1.6%
1Y
9.4%
LHI
RM 0.76
Leong Hup International Berhad
7D
5.6%
1Y
23.8%
KLK
RM 20.76
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
7D
3.2%
1Y
4.0%
JPG
RM 1.67
Johor Plantations Group Berhad
7D
-1.8%
1Y
34.7%
SOP
RM 4.56
Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad
7D
-1.9%
1Y
44.8%