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.

List These 50 companies alone account for about 75% of the total market capitalisation of the Colombo Stock Exchange. On January 4, 2021, total market capitalisation crossed three trillion rupees mark for the first time. 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.

Company Market capitalisation Rs. (mns) Percentage of Total market cap. Sector Founded Reference Expolanka Holdings 276,132 7.74 Transportation 2003 John Keells Holdings 188,002 5.27 Capital Goods 1979 LOLC Finance 165,396 4.64 Diversified Financials 2001 LOLC Holdings 157,648 4.42 Diversified Financials 1980 Ceylon Tobacco Company 155,151 4.35 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1932 Sri Lanka Telecom 152,691 4.28 Communication Services 1974 Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka 81,880 2.30 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1989 Dialog Axiata 80,827 2.27 Communication Services 1993 Lanka IOC 73,480 2.06 Energy 2002 Browns Investments 71,849 2.01 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 2008 Commercial Bank of Ceylon 69,706 1.95 Banks 1969 Cargills (Ceylon) 64,419 1.81 Food and Staples Retailing 1946 Melstacorp 62,349 1.75 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1998 Sampath Bank 57,462 1.61 Banks 1986 Lion Brewery (Ceylon) 55,960 1.57 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1996 Hatton National Bank 52,816 1.48 Banks 1970 Carson Cumberbatch 51,650 1.45 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1913 Hayleys 50,850 1.43 Capital Goods 1952 Aitken Spence 50,750 1.42 Capital Goods 1952 Ceylinco Insurance 42,920 1.20 Insurance 1987 Bukit Darah 42,712 1.20 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1961 Hemas Holdings 37,881 1.06 Capital Goods 1948 Vallibel One 37,584 1.05 Capital Goods 2010 C T Holdings 37,562 1.05 Food and Staples Retailing 1928 Ceylon Cold Stores 36,685 1.03 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1866 Richard Pieris & Company 36,631 1.03 Capital Goods 1940 Royal Ceramics Lanka 29,138 0.82 Capital Goods 1990 LB Finance 28,312 0.79 Diversified Financials 1971 Softlogic Life Insurance 26,925 0.76 Insurance 1999 Senkadagala Finance 25,927 0.73 Diversified Financials 1968 Asiri Hospital Holdings 25,822 0.72 Health Care Equipment and Services 1980 John Keells Hotels 24,026 0.67 Consumer Services 1979 Ceylon Beverage Holdings 23,800 0.67 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1910 Hunas Holdings 22,781 0.64 Consumer Services 1989 WindForce 22,423 0.63 Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders 2010 The Lanka Hospitals Corporation 22,351 0.63 Health Care Equipment and Services 1997 Teejay Lanka 22,147 0.62 Consumer Durables and Apparel 2000 Brown and Company 21,422 0.60 Capital Goods 1892 Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company 20,986 0.59 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1981 Sunshine Holdings 20,909 0.59 Food, Beverage and Tobacco 1973 Chevron Lubricants Lanka 19,872 0.56 Materials 1992 Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings 19,807 0.56 Consumer Services 1978 PGP Glass Ceylon 18,907 0.53 Materials 1956 Union Assurance 18,032 0.51 Insurance 1987 CIC Holdings 17,904 0.50 Materials 1964 Overseas Realty (Ceylon) 17,900 0.50 Real estate 1980 Nations Trust Bank 17,542 0.49 Banks 1999 National Development Bank 17,337 0.49 Banks 1979 DFCC Bank 16,878 0.47 Banks 1955 Haycarb 16,580 0.46 Materials 1973 Source: Colombo Stock Exchange, 20 May 2023

See also List of public corporations by market capitalization

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