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Malaysian (KLSE) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies100
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y14.2%
  • YTD-1.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Construction industry has risen 1.8%, driven by gains in Kelington Group Berhad and IJM Corporation Berhad of 8.1% and 4.3%, respectively. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 29 Apr 2026RM 82.2bRM 72.3bRM 2.8b15.8x29.2x1.1x
Fri, 27 Mar 2026RM 75.5bRM 72.2bRM 2.8b15.6x26.8x1x
Sun, 22 Feb 2026RM 79.0bRM 71.2bRM 3.5b12x22.3x1.1x
Tue, 20 Jan 2026RM 81.8bRM 71.1bRM 3.7b12.6x22x1.2x
Thu, 18 Dec 2025RM 80.4bRM 70.9bRM 3.7b11.3x21.7x1.1x
Sat, 15 Nov 2025RM 83.9bRM 68.9bRM 3.6b13.8x23.5x1.2x
Mon, 13 Oct 2025RM 89.0bRM 68.6bRM 3.5b15x25.2x1.3x
Wed, 10 Sep 2025RM 86.3bRM 68.2bRM 3.4b13x25.1x1.3x
Fri, 08 Aug 2025RM 84.2bRM 66.1bRM 3.2b14.9x26.7x1.3x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025RM 79.3bRM 66.2bRM 3.0b13.8x26.2x1.2x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025RM 73.6bRM 64.7bRM 2.9b13.8x25x1.1x
Thu, 01 May 2025RM 68.7bRM 62.6bRM 3.2b15.1x21.4x1.1x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025RM 67.9bRM 62.6bRM 3.2b15x21.1x1.1x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025RM 73.1bRM 61.2bRM 2.5b16.7x29.5x1.2x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025RM 72.8bRM 60.6bRM 2.5b17.9x29.2x1.2x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024RM 75.2bRM 60.2bRM 2.4b18.1x30.8x1.2x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024RM 72.3bRM 58.0bRM 1.9b19.6x37.1x1.2x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024RM 70.7bRM 57.7bRM 2.0b20.4x36x1.2x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024RM 65.8bRM 56.3bRM 1.9b19.5x34.1x1.2x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024RM 68.9bRM 55.1bRM 1.6b27.3x43x1.3x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024RM 69.8bRM 54.9bRM 1.5b26x47.3x1.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024RM 60.6bRM 54.6bRM 1.4b24.2x44.2x1.1x
Fri, 03 May 2024RM 54.6bRM 53.7bRM 946.2m20.7x57.7x1x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024RM 54.6bRM 53.8bRM 931.8m21.8x58.6x1x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024RM 50.9bRM 50.2bRM 925.6m20.4x55x1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024RM 50.8bRM 49.5bRM 850.9m20.2x59.7x1x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023RM 47.1bRM 49.4bRM 841.3m19.3x56x1x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023RM 46.6bRM 46.4bRM 623.8m19.4x74.7x1x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023RM 46.9bRM 45.9bRM 651.3m19.2x71.9x1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023RM 44.5bRM 44.1bRM 571.8m19.2x77.9x1x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023RM 42.2bRM 43.1bRM 609.3m17.8x69.3x1x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023RM 40.1bRM 43.2bRM 686.1m17.2x58.4x0.9x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023RM 41.2bRM 42.3bRM 588.6m16.8x70x1x
Sat, 06 May 2023RM 41.7bRM 42.3bRM 725.6m16.9x57.5x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

57.5x


Total Market Cap: RM 41.7bTotal Earnings: RM 725.6mTotal Revenue: RM 42.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 41x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Malaysian Construction industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 29.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 41.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 57% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Industrials industry?

MY Market1.24%
Industrials0.27%
Construction1.82%
Construction and Engineering1.82%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
KGB Kelington Group BerhadRM 6.158.1%
+RM 403.2m		82.5%PE34.8x
IJM IJM Corporation BerhadRM 2.414.3%
+RM 350.5m		6.2%PE27.6x
MRCB Malaysian Resources Corporation BerhadRM 0.3621.7%
+RM 290.4m		-20.7%PE34.5x
WCT WCT Holdings BerhadRM 0.4925.3%
+RM 155.9m		-25.0%PE16.1x
SUNCON Sunway Construction Group BerhadRM 7.031.6%
+RM 146.1m		58.0%PE25.8x

Latest News

NADIBHD
RM 0.34
Gagasan Nadi Cergas Berhad
7D
-8.0%
1Y
16.9%
WCT
RM 0.49
WCT Holdings Berhad
7D
25.3%
1Y
-25.0%
PEKAT
RM 1.65
Pekat Group Berhad
7D
6.5%
1Y
35.2%
MRCB
RM 0.36
Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad
7D
21.7%
1Y
-20.7%
KGB
RM 6.15
Kelington Group Berhad
7D
8.1%
1Y
82.5%
IJM
RM 2.41
IJM Corporation Berhad
7D
4.3%
1Y
6.2%

IJM Corp: Has the market become too pessimistic on this blue-chip builder?

IJM Corporation Berhad now looks like one of those large-cap names where the market price may be telling a much weaker story than the underlying business. After Sunway’s takeover attempt lapsed, IJM’s share price fell back toward its pre-offer range, with the stock recently around RM2.31 to RM2.36.
BNASTRA
RM 1.93
Binastra Corporation Berhad
7D
-1.0%
1Y
4.9%

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MITRA
RM 0.71
Mitrajaya Holdings Berhad
7D
20.2%
1Y
142.4%
KITACON
RM 0.68
Kumpulan Kitacon Berhad
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-8.1%
GEOHAN
RM 0.30
Geohan Corporation Berhad
7D
-11.6%
1Y
n/a
GAMUDA
RM 4.42
Gamuda Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
4.2%
SSB8
RM 0.58
Southern Score Builders Berhad
7D
-3.3%
1Y
23.4%
KERJAYA
RM 2.33
Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
16.5%
EKOVEST
RM 0.24
Ekovest Berhad
7D
14.3%
1Y
-22.6%
SUNCON
RM 7.03
Sunway Construction Group Berhad
7D
1.6%
1Y
58.0%
SAG
RM 0.73
Signature Alliance Group Berhad
7D
-2.0%
1Y
n/a