Sri Lankan companies with the most employees

Below are Sri Lankan companies that have the largest workforce. Sorted by the number of employees, they can be growing or holding a stable position in the market, so analyze them to find a reliable investment.
Symbol
Employees
FY
Price
Chg %
Vol
Rel vol
Mkt cap
P/E
EPS dil
TTM
EPS dil growth
TTM YoY
Div yield %
TTM
Sector
Analyst rating
HAYL.N0000Hayleys PLC
38.75 K227.00 LKR−0.77%125.58 K2.72175.89 B LKR10.7121.20 LKR+17.47%5.42%Producer manufacturing
No rating
MELS.N0000Melstacorp Plc
32.86 K184.00 LKR−0.94%70.51 K2.74210.94 B LKR10.6117.34 LKR+10.81%4.50%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
JKH.N0000John Keells Holdings PLC
25.31 K18.7 LKR−1.06%1.13 M0.53322.89 B LKR18.371.02 LKR+206.01%1.65%Retail trade
Strong buy
SPEN.N0000Aitken Spence PLC
20.3 K134.00 LKR−2.19%24.87 K0.3653.59 B LKR7.0519.00 LKR+44.65%3.03%Consumer services
Strong buy
DIPD.N0000Dipped Products PLC
18.21 K64.0 LKR+0.79%2.39 M4.1836.52 B LKR9.896.47 LKR−5.27%3.11%Producer manufacturing
No rating
RICH.N0000Richard Pieris & Co PLC
17.36 K28.5 LKR−1.72%16.74 K0.4554.95 B LKR23.951.19 LKR−34.65%5.56%Producer manufacturing
No rating
CARS.N0000Carson Cumberbatch PLC
15.35 K745.00 LKR+9.56%5702.03128.54 B LKR18.7939.65 LKR−62.95%1.94%Distribution services
No rating
BUKI.N0000Bukit Darah PLC
15.35 K820.25 LKR−3.50%1670.6183.13 B LKR22.9835.70 LKR−79.14%0.70%Producer manufacturing
No rating
CTHR.N0000C T Holdings PLC
11.89 K534.50 LKR−2.82%150.02107.65 B LKR13.7338.92 LKR+40.02%2.85%Consumer services
No rating
CARG.N0000Cargills (Ceylon) Plc
11.81 K654.00 LKR−0.87%2290.43166.2 B LKR15.4642.30 LKR+37.48%2.87%Retail trade
No rating
SHL.N0000Softlogic Holdings PLC
11.04 K8.5 LKR−3.41%411.47 K1.3011.44 B LKR—−6.65 LKR+19.41%0.00%Retail trade
No rating
VONE.N0000Vallibel One PLC
10.25 K89.0 LKR−1.00%51.31 K1.0397.61 B LKR7.2512.27 LKR+14.43%1.75%Distribution services
No rating
CCS.N0000Ceylon Cold Stores Plc
8.43 K125.00 LKR+0.81%70.08 K1.01117.85 B LKR15.398.12 LKR+29.23%5.74%Consumer non-durables
Buy
SLTL.N0000Sri Lanka Telecom Plc
7.9 K85.0 LKR−1.16%25.42 K1.48149.26 B LKR12.446.83 LKR+59.84%0.91%Communications
No rating
KVAL.N0000Kelani Valley Plantations PLC
7.27 K82.5 LKR+0.61%1.03 K0.035.3 B LKR7.0311.73 LKR+3.05%4.30%Process industries
No rating
COMB.N0000Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc
6.8 K210.25 LKR+1.57%889.14 K4.47331.8 B LKR5.4038.94 LKR−4.47%3.93%Finance
Strong buy
HHL.N0000Hemas Holdings Ltd.
6.5 K31.8 LKR0.00%303.49 K1.4893.47 B LKR11.032.88 LKR−34.08%3.21%Health services
Strong buy
HPL.N0000Hatton Plantations PLC
6.16 K23.9 LKR+1.27%14.87 K0.625.37 B LKR7.503.19 LKR+45.65%4.41%Consumer non-durables
No rating
HNB.N0000Hatton National Bank PLC
5.64 K393.75 LKR−0.32%166.11 K0.64216.09 B LKR4.8381.45 LKR−6.36%3.86%Finance
Strong buy
LOFC.N0000LOLC Finance PLC
5.47 K4.9 LKR−3.92%965.87 K1.01130.85 B LKR5.430.90 LKR+17.56%0.00%Finance
No rating
MASK.N0000Maskeliya Plantations Plc
5.45 K62.5 LKR−0.48%2490.083.33 B LKR5.2911.82 LKR−3.58%6.47%Process industries
No rating
SAMP.N0000Sampath Bank PLC
4.92 K152.00 LKR+0.66%865.55 K2.28168.28 B LKR5.1229.68 LKR+7.21%7.18%Finance
Strong buy
TPL.N0000Talawakelle Tea Estates Plc
4.85 K134.00 LKR−3.94%2.06 K0.516.29 B LKR6.7319.91 LKR−0.87%6.32%Consumer non-durables
No rating
LFIN.N0000L B Finance PLC
4.67 K155.00 LKR+0.16%39.96 K0.5884.77 B LKR5.5527.92 LKR+28.97%5.36%Finance
No rating
RCL.N0000Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC
4.66 K46.0 LKR+0.22%207.45 K1.3049.3 B LKR6.696.88 LKR+43.73%4.49%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
ELPL.N0000Elpitiya Plantations Plc
4.56 K177.00 LKR+1.72%1.1 K0.2312.3 B LKR7.4023.93 LKR+14.80%4.15%Non-energy minerals
No rating
KOTA.N0000Kotagala Plantations Plc
4.44 K7.9 LKR−2.47%200.95 K1.923.22 B LKR18.730.42 LKR−60.84%0.00%Non-energy minerals
No rating
CINS.N0000Ceylinco holdings plc
4.32 K2,950.00 LKR0.00%360.9267.36 B LKR7.53391.70 LKR+20.57%1.76%Finance
No rating
KGAL.N0000Kegalle Plantations PLC
4.27 K130.00 LKR−3.53%1 K0.783.25 B LKR45.882.83 LKR−82.52%2.31%Process industries
No rating
AGAL.N0000Agalawatte Plantations Plc
3.83 K49.9 LKR+3.96%1.35 K0.477.39 B LKR9.435.29 LKR−31.20%1.59%Process industries
No rating
SINS.N0000Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC
3.69 K74.5 LKR−1.32%182.6 K0.2581.85 B LKR10.886.85 LKR+62.14%2.85%Retail trade
No rating
HOPL.N0000Horana Plantations PLC
3.59 K53.3 LKR+4.51%2.6 K1.711.34 B LKR9.955.36 LKR−7.77%2.70%Process industries
No rating
KAHA.N0000Kahawatte Plantations PLC
3.57 K14.0 LKR0.00%4.2 K0.421.4 B LKR—−1.94 LKR−131.73%0.00%Process industries
No rating
AHUN.N0000Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC
3.47 K83.6 LKR−1.65%15 K0.2027.58 B LKR11.367.36 LKR−7.57%0.34%Consumer services
Strong buy
MGT.N0000Hayleys Fabric PLC
3.44 K31.1 LKR−1.27%345.87 K2.0912.26 B LKR32.030.97 LKR−76.50%1.73%Process industries
No rating
BOPL.N0000Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC
3.31 K68.0 LKR+1.49%4.55 K4.375.47 B LKR6.3110.78 LKR+12.80%9.19%Non-energy minerals
No rating
TJL.N0000Teejay Lanka Plc
3.3 K29.4 LKR+2.80%177.13 K3.9520.49 B LKR—−0.88 LKR−122.25%8.27%Consumer non-durables
No rating
SEYB.N0000Seylan Bank PLC
3.26 K97.5 LKR+1.56%11.75 K0.3251.38 B LKR4.7920.34 LKR+9.19%4.36%Finance
No rating
KHL.N0000John Keells Hotels PLC
3.04 K16.3 LKR−1.21%156.28 K1.4222.86 B LKR23.700.69 LKR+102.62%2.23%Consumer services
Strong buy
SUN.N0000Sunshine Holdings PLC
3.03 K30.7 LKR0.00%281.06 K1.4259.43 B LKR17.431.76 LKR−8.32%5.96%Retail trade
Strong buy
DOCK.N0000Colombo Dockyard Plc
3 K113.75 LKR+0.22%158.74 K0.6942.29 B LKR—−7.21 LKR+44.69%0.00%Producer manufacturing
No rating
NDB.N0000National Development Bank PLC
2.86 K114.25 LKR+0.66%80.45 K1.7847.11 B LKR4.3626.21 LKR−12.86%0.00%Finance
No rating
DIAL.N0000Dialog Axiata PLC
2.78 K47.2 LKR+1.07%970.61 K0.37414.02 B LKR14.073.36 LKR+50.89%6.44%Communications
Strong buy
PLC.N0000People's Leasing & Finance PLC
2.68 K18.7 LKR+1.08%6.3 M2.4139.72 B LKR7.152.62 LKR+35.95%3.89%Finance
No rating
NAMU.N0000Namunukula Plantations PLC
2.65 K66.4 LKR−0.90%9100.1315.44 B LKR8.258.05 LKR+15.39%3.08%Process industries
No rating
HAPU.N0000Hapugastenne Plantations Plc
2.6 K52.5 LKR0.00%1330.362.51 B LKR14.083.73 LKR−38.92%0.00%Process industries
No rating
DFCC.N0000DFCC Bank PLC
2.5 K132.50 LKR−1.67%84.04 K1.4456.45 B LKR6.2921.07 LKR−4.60%1.94%Finance
No rating
NTB.N0000Nations Trust Bank Plc
2.46 K310.25 LKR+0.08%46.49 K0.55102.04 B LKR3.9878.05 LKR+48.20%1.15%Finance
Strong buy
CFIN.N0000Central Finance Company PLC
2.46 K219.00 LKR−0.45%23.76 K0.5748.03 B LKR4.7246.37 LKR+3.25%3.08%Finance
No rating
LCEY.N0000Lankem Ceylon PLC
2.44 K30.7 LKR+1.66%2.13 K0.194.12 B LKR—−3.50 LKR+39.62%0.00%Process industries
No rating
CIC.N0000CIC Holdings PLC
2.36 K27.9 LKR−2.11%275.32 K0.2250.3 B LKR7.363.79 LKR+32.67%1.81%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
CDB.N0000Citizens Development Business Finance Plc
2.31 K32.9 LKR+0.30%13.62 K0.1423.06 B LKR5.176.37 LKR+12.18%5.43%Finance
No rating
DIMO.N0000Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC
2.24 K1,400.00 LKR−3.05%3210.5612.82 B LKR6.78206.54 LKR—3.60%Retail trade
No rating
LHCL.N0000Lanka Hospitals Corp. Plc
2.21 K104.00 LKR−0.95%6.14 K0.2923.72 B LKR9.7610.66 LKR+47.68%2.83%Health services
No rating
UDPL.N0000Udapussellawa Plantations PLC
2.19 K132.25 LKR−3.47%2620.292.66 B LKR3.8834.06 LKR−36.97%0.00%Consumer non-durables
No rating
VFIN.N0000Vallibel Finance Plc
2.17 K87.5 LKR−0.57%59.36 K1.5322.3 B LKR5.2416.71 LKR+21.50%3.17%Finance
No rating
HAYC.N0000Haycarb PLC
2.08 K213.00 LKR0.00%96.4 K0.9762.47 B LKR15.0714.14 LKR−0.08%2.14%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
CHL.N0000Ceylon Hospitals Plc
2.07 K60.0 LKR−2.76%3.39 K1.079.59 B LKR10.395.77 LKR+3.56%1.82%Health services
No rating
NHL.N0000Nawaloka Hospitals Plc
2 K11.5 LKR−2.54%120.3 K0.6915.65 B LKR25.980.44 LKR−39.20%0.00%Health services
No rating
AEL.N0000Access Engineering PLC
2 K79.5 LKR−1.24%170.64 K0.6277 B LKR10.147.84 LKR+34.87%2.60%Industrial services
No rating
MERC.N0000Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
1.95 K22.8 LKR+1.79%182.26 K2.4013.64 B LKR10.082.26 LKR+12.89%0.00%Finance
No rating
HNBF.N0000HNB Finance Plc
1.91 K7.5 LKR−1.32%1.74 M1.1315.95 B LKR8.770.86 LKR+102.51%0.00%Finance
No rating
BPPL.N0000BPPL Holdings PLC
1.9 K17.5 LKR+0.57%2.58 K0.215.22 B LKR20.450.86 LKR—2.94%Producer manufacturing
No rating
ALLI.N0000Alliance Finance Company PLC
1.78 K307.00 LKR−2.54%9831.1610.24 B LKR4.9162.50 LKR+8.22%3.29%Finance
No rating
ACL.N0000ACL Cables PLC
1.64 K98.0 LKR+1.03%258.87 K1.5466.05 B LKR10.369.46 LKR+33.31%0.65%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
HASU.N0000HNB Life PLC
1.61 K134.50 LKR+0.37%22.64 K0.2519.61 B LKR8.2116.39 LKR+26.58%3.82%Finance
No rating
PABC.N0000Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC
1.6 K55.7 LKR+1.09%281.88 K2.8022.13 B LKR5.3910.34 LKR−7.43%2.00%Finance
No rating
DPL.N0000Dankotuwa Porcelain Ltd.
1.58 K12.9 LKR0.00%23.63 K1.092 B LKR—−3.94 LKR+18.88%0.00%Consumer durables
No rating
WATA.N0000Watawala Plantations PLC
1.47 K45.5 LKR−1.30%597.5 K5.8845.03 B LKR19.202.37 LKR+12.16%5.64%Consumer non-durables
No rating
UML.N0000United Motors Lanka PLC
1.35 K24.0 LKR−2.04%214.14 K1.4123.71 B LKR5.894.08 LKR+1,205.45%3.62%Retail trade
No rating
RHL.N0000Renuka Holdings Plc
1.3 K37.2 LKR−5.10%105.4 K2.676.68 B LKR7.435.01 LKR+166.64%0.00%Miscellaneous
No rating
COCO.N0000Renuka Foods Plc
1.29 K22.0 LKR−2.22%359.87 K0.998.01 B LKR13.051.69 LKR—0.47%Producer manufacturing
No rating
AHPL.N0000Asian Hotels & Properties PLC
1.29 K47.0 LKR−1.88%1.83 K0.0820.32 B LKR—−0.15 LKR−2,709.09%1.09%Consumer services
No rating
SDB.N0000Sanasa Developement Bank Plc
1.26 K43.8 LKR−1.79%61.14 K0.997.39 B LKR20.222.17 LKR+10.03%0.00%Finance
No rating
TKYO.N0000Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC
1.26 K80.1 LKR−2.08%641 K1.9730.61 B LKR13.925.75 LKR−25.68%3.33%Non-energy minerals
Strong buy
BFL.N0000Bairaha Farms Plc
1.26 K83.0 LKR0.00%56.13 K0.777.32 B LKR6.6612.46 LKR+121.72%2.19%Process industries
No rating
SFCL.N0000Senkadagala Finance PLC
1.22 K308.50 LKR−4.78%3.97 K3.0928.11 B LKR13.4322.97 LKR+5.58%0.90%Finance
No rating
JETS.N0000Jetwing Symphony PLC
1.2 K14.6 LKR−1.35%53.95 K0.278.61 B LKR16.740.87 LKR−1.07%3.50%Consumer services
No rating
AAIC.N0000Softlogic Life Insurance PLC
1.14 K80.8 LKR+1.25%262.29 K1.1324.96 B LKR5.2015.55 LKR+37.94%6.72%Finance
No rating
UBC.N0000Union Bank of Colombo PLC
1.14 K12.2 LKR+2.52%50.93 K1.8512.46 B LKR13.030.94 LKR+93.47%0.00%Finance
No rating
BRWN.N0000Brown & Company PLC
1.11 K128.00 LKR+2.40%46.33 K1.6825.41 B LKR—−73.95 LKR−150.37%0.00%Distribution services
No rating
AAF.N0000Asia Asset Finance PLC
1.1 K45.5 LKR+1.11%55.45 K0.849.78 B LKR5.518.25 LKR+224.62%1.15%Finance
No rating
MBSL.N0000Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC
1.03 K11.0 LKR+8.91%1.72 M10.405.09 B LKR—−0.19 LKR−149.26%0.00%Finance
No rating
SFIN.N0000Singer Finance (Lanka) Plc
98744.5 LKR+3.49%60.57 K1.5814.43 B LKR7.016.35 LKR+16.46%2.43%Finance
No rating
DIST.N0000Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka Plc
98356.0 LKR−1.23%34.88 K0.27254.84 B LKR15.653.58 LKR−2.31%5.42%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
ALUM.N0000Alumex Plc
97116.4 LKR−1.20%141.91 K0.559.46 B LKR9.251.77 LKR−29.67%4.24%Non-energy minerals
No rating
ABL.N0000Amana Bank Plc
92824.3 LKR+1.25%499.6 K2.7213.39 B LKR4.954.91 LKR+41.62%10.29%Finance
No rating
TILE.N0000Lanka Tiles PLC
89841.9 LKR+1.45%25.46 K1.3710.66 B LKR8.704.81 LKR+19.51%4.23%Producer manufacturing
No rating
COOP.N0000Co-operative Insurance Company PLC
8833.3 LKR0.00%1.45 M1.445.29 B LKR14.150.23 LKR+85.82%0.00%Finance
No rating
CTEA.N0000Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company Plc
8711,280.00 LKR+0.39%3301.1926.13 B LKR12.07106.04 LKR+93.68%1.98%Consumer non-durables
No rating
LMF.N0000Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) Plc
83688.4 LKR+0.23%180.23 K0.7333.48 B LKR12.337.17 LKR+80.90%1.19%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
CARE.N0000Printcare PLC
83134.5 LKR−6.25%6.51 K1.582.91 B LKR—−11.26 LKR−23.50%0.00%Commercial services
No rating
UAL.N0000Union Assurance PLC
82170.7 LKR+1.00%2.1 K0.1840.66 B LKR12.475.67 LKR+3.97%7.25%Finance
No rating
ABAN.N0000Abans Electricals PLC
8001,014.00 LKR−2.78%2320.555.12 B LKR9.35108.43 LKR−8.12%2.59%Consumer durables
No rating
LOLC.N0000LOLC Holdings Plc
756405.00 LKR−0.74%27.41 K0.29178.32 B LKR5.9368.28 LKR−34.92%0.00%Finance
No rating
TRAN.N0000Trans Asia Hotels PLC
74245.7 LKR−0.44%2000.088.8 B LKR27.351.67 LKR+8.70%2.27%Consumer services
No rating
RAL.N0000Renuka Agri Foods Ltd.
74210.9 LKR−2.68%813.58 K0.788.53 B LKR8.811.24 LKR—0.00%Consumer non-durables
No rating
SERV.N0000Kingsbury PLC
73713.7 LKR−2.84%115.64 K1.356.44 B LKR19.440.70 LKR−49.39%0.00%Consumer services
No rating
PARQ.N0000Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC
73588.9 LKR+1.02%146.91 K1.0911.76 B LKR11.317.86 LKR+15.30%2.44%Non-energy minerals
No rating
GRAN.N0000Ceylon Grain Elevators Ltd
732461.00 LKR−1.91%7.76 K0.6027.9 B LKR7.2663.49 LKR+39.44%3.23%Process industries
No rating