List of Sri Lankan public corporations by market capitalisation

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This is a list of largest publicly traded companies on Colombo Stock Exchange by market capitalisation in Sri Lanka . Only the top 50 companies are listed below.

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These 50 companies alone account for about 75% of the total market capitalisation of the Colombo Stock Exchange. [1] On January 4, 2021, total market capitalisation crossed three trillion rupees mark for the first time. [2] Hayleys announced a stock split on January 21 of 2021 and it resulted in increasing market capitalization by over 100 billion rupees. All share price index surpassed 8000 points for the first as a result. [3]

CompanyMarket capitalisation Rs. (mns)Percentage of Total market cap. Sector FoundedReference
Expolanka Holdings 276,1327.74Transportation2003 [4]
John Keells Holdings 188,0025.27Capital Goods1979 [5]
LOLC Finance 165,3964.64Diversified Financials2001 [6]
LOLC Holdings 157,6484.42Diversified Financials1980 [7]
Ceylon Tobacco Company 155,1514.35Food, Beverage and Tobacco1932 [8]
Sri Lanka Telecom 152,6914.28Communication Services1974 [9]
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka 81,8802.30Food, Beverage and Tobacco1989 [10]
Dialog Axiata 80,8272.27Communication Services1993 [11]
Lanka IOC 73,4802.06Energy2002 [12]
Browns Investments 71,8492.01Food, Beverage and Tobacco2008 [13]
Commercial Bank of Ceylon 69,7061.95Banks1969 [14]
Cargills (Ceylon) 64,4191.81Food and Staples Retailing1946 [15]
Melstacorp 62,3491.75Food, Beverage and Tobacco1998 [16]
Sampath Bank 57,4621.61Banks1986 [17]
Lion Brewery (Ceylon) 55,9601.57Food, Beverage and Tobacco1996 [18]
Hatton National Bank 52,8161.48Banks1970 [19]
Carson Cumberbatch 51,6501.45Food, Beverage and Tobacco1913 [20]
Hayleys 50,8501.43Capital Goods1952 [21]
Aitken Spence 50,7501.42Capital Goods1952 [22]
Ceylinco Insurance 42,9201.20Insurance1987 [23]
Bukit Darah 42,7121.20Food, Beverage and Tobacco1961 [24]
Hemas Holdings 37,8811.06Capital Goods1948 [25]
Vallibel One 37,5841.05Capital Goods2010 [26]
C T Holdings 37,5621.05Food and Staples Retailing1928 [27]
Ceylon Cold Stores 36,6851.03Food, Beverage and Tobacco1866 [28]
Richard Pieris & Company 36,6311.03Capital Goods1940 [29]
Royal Ceramics Lanka 29,1380.82Capital Goods1990 [30]
LB Finance 28,3120.79Diversified Financials1971 [31]
Softlogic Life Insurance 26,9250.76Insurance1999 [32]
Senkadagala Finance 25,9270.73Diversified Financials1968 [33]
Asiri Hospital Holdings 25,8220.72Health Care Equipment and Services1980 [34]
John Keells Hotels 24,0260.67Consumer Services1979 [35]
Ceylon Beverage Holdings 23,8000.67Food, Beverage and Tobacco1910 [36]
Hunas Holdings 22,7810.64Consumer Services1989 [37]
WindForce 22,4230.63Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders2010 [38]
The Lanka Hospitals Corporation 22,3510.63Health Care Equipment and Services1997 [39]
Teejay Lanka 22,1470.62Consumer Durables and Apparel2000 [40]
Brown and Company 21,4220.60Capital Goods1892 [41]
Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company 20,9860.59Food, Beverage and Tobacco1981 [42]
Sunshine Holdings 20,9090.59Food, Beverage and Tobacco1973 [43]
Chevron Lubricants Lanka 19,8720.56Materials1992 [44]
Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings 19,8070.56Consumer Services1978 [45]
PGP Glass Ceylon 18,9070.53Materials1956 [46]
Union Assurance 18,0320.51Insurance1987 [47]
CIC Holdings 17,9040.50Materials1964 [48]
Overseas Realty (Ceylon) 17,9000.50Real estate1980 [49]
Nations Trust Bank 17,5420.49Banks1999 [50]
National Development Bank 17,3370.49Banks1979 [51]
DFCC Bank 16,8780.47Banks1955 [52]
Haycarb 16,5800.46Materials1973 [53]

Source: Colombo Stock Exchange, 20 May 2023

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