Name
|
Industry
|
Sector
|
Headquarters
|
Founded
|
Notes
|
Aitken Spence
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1868
|
Hotels, logistics, energy
|
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
|
Consumer services
|
Publishing
|
Colombo
|
1926
|
Publishing
|
Bank of Ceylon
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1939
|
State commercial bank
|
Barefoot
|
Consumer goods
|
Clothing & accessories
|
Colombo
|
1958
|
Clothing & accessories, furnishings
|
Airtel Sri Lanka
|
Telecommunications
|
Mobile telecommunications
|
Colombo
|
2009
|
Mobile network, part of Bharti Airtel (India)
|
CameraLK
|
Electronic items
|
Electronics
|
Colombo
|
2010
|
camera, electronic devices
|
Cargills
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1844
|
Consumer goods, retail, financials
|
Ceylinco Consolidated
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1938
|
Financials, technology, health care, travel & leisure
|
Ceylon Biscuits Limited
|
Consumer goods
|
Food products
|
Colombo
|
1939
|
Food manufacturer and confectionary
|
Ceylon Cold Stores
|
Consumer goods
|
Food products
|
Colombo
|
1866
|
Food products
|
Ceylon Electricity Board
|
Utilities
|
Conventional electricity
|
Colombo
|
1969
|
State electrical distribution and generation
|
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
|
Oil & gas
|
Exploration & production
|
Colombo
|
1962
|
Petrochemical refining and sales
|
Ceylon Tobacco Company
|
Consumer goods
|
Tobacco
|
Colombo
|
1932
|
Tobacco products
|
Cinnamon Air
|
Consumer services
|
Airlines
|
Colombo
|
2012
|
Domestic airline
|
Colombo Dockyard
|
Industrials
|
Commercial vehicles & trucks
|
Colombo
|
1974
|
Ship building
|
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1920
|
Commercial bank
|
Country Style Foods
|
Consumer goods
|
Food products
|
Colombo
|
1981
|
Beverage and dairy
|
Daintee
|
Consumer goods
|
Food products
|
Colombo
|
1984
|
Confectionery, food products
|
Damro
|
Consumer goods
|
Furniture, Homeware Manufacturer
|
Colombo
|
1986
|
Furniture, Plantations, Electronic appliances
|
DFCC Bank
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1955
|
Development bank
|
Dialog Axiata
|
Telecommunications
|
Mobile telecommunications
|
Colombo
|
1993
|
Mobile networks, broadband, part of Axiata Group (Malaysia)
|
Dialog Broadband Networks
|
Telecommunications
|
Fixed line telecommunications
|
Colombo
|
2005
|
Broadband
|
Dialog TV
|
Consumer services
|
Broadcasting & entertainment
|
Colombo
|
2005
|
Broadcasting, part of Axiata Group (Malaysia)
|
Dilmah
|
Consumer goods
|
Soft drinks
|
Colombo
|
1988
|
Tea, beverages
|
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka
|
Consumer goods
|
Distillers & vintners
|
Colombo
|
1913
|
Distilleries and other non-alcoholic goods
|
Durdans Hospital
|
Health care
|
Health care providers
|
Colombo
|
1945
|
Hospital
|
Etisalat
|
Telecommunications
|
Mobile telecommunications
|
Colombo
|
1989
|
Mobile network, part of Etisalat (UAE)
|
Expolanka Holdings
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1978
|
Logistics, travel & leisure, manufacturing
|
ExpoRail
|
Consumer services
|
Travel & tourism
|
Colombo
|
2011
|
Commuter railroads, part of Expolanka Holdings
|
FitsAir
|
Consumer services
|
Airlines
|
Colombo
|
1997
|
Scheduled airline
|
Gateway Group
|
Consumer services
|
Specialised consumer services
|
Colombo
|
1986
|
Education
|
George Steuart Group
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1835
|
Food & beverages, health care, travel & leisure
|
Hatton National Bank
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1888
|
Private bank
|
Hayleys
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1878
|
Industrials, consumer goods, travel & leisure
|
Hemas Holdings
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1948
|
Health care, transportation, consumer goods
|
Hemas Hospitals
|
Health care
|
Health care providers
|
Colombo
|
2008
|
Hospital chain
|
Hutch
|
Telecommunications
|
Mobile telecommunications
|
Colombo
|
1991
|
Mobile network, part of Hutchison Asia Telecom Group (Hong Kong)
|
Independent Television Network
|
Consumer services
|
Broadcasting & entertainment
|
Colombo
|
1979
|
Broadcasting
|
Island Tea
|
Consumer goods
|
Soft drinks
|
Philippines
|
2017
|
Tea, beverages
|
JAT Holdings
|
Conglomerate
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1993[6]
|
Paints and related products, Furnishing, Real estate, Exports
|
Jetwing Hotels
|
Consumer services
|
Hotels
|
Colombo
|
1973[7]
|
Hotel chain
|
John Keells IT
|
Technology
|
Software
|
Colombo
|
1998
|
IT services, part of John Keells Holdings
|
John Keells Holdings
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1870
|
Transportation, logistics, retail, financials
|
Lanka Bell
|
Telecommunications
|
Mobile telecommunications
|
Colombo
|
1997
|
Mobile network, part of Melstacorp
|
Lanka Hospitals
|
Health care
|
Health care providers
|
Colombo
|
2002
|
Hospital
|
LAUGFS Holdings
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo[8]
|
1995
|
Oil & gas, real estate, industrials
|
Leader Publications
|
Consumer services
|
Publishing
|
Colombo
|
1994
|
Publishing
|
Maliban Biscuit Manufactories Limited
|
Consumer goods
|
Food products
|
Colombo
|
1954
|
Food products
|
MAS Holdings
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1986[9]
|
Fabrics, clothing, financial services
|
MBC Networks
|
Consumer services
|
Broadcasting & entertainment
|
Colombo
|
1993
|
Broadcasting, part of Capital Maharaja
|
Melstacorp
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1998[10]
|
Food & beverage, logistics, energy, technology
|
Micro Cars
|
Consumer goods
|
Automobiles
|
Colombo
|
1995
|
Motor vehicle manufacturer
|
Mihin Lanka
|
Consumer services
|
Airlines
|
Colombo
|
2006
|
Airline, defunct 2016
|
MillenniumIT ESP
|
Technology
|
Software
|
Colombo
|
1996
|
IT
|
Mobitel
|
Telecommunications
|
Mobile telecommunications
|
Colombo
|
1993
|
Mobile network, part of Sri Lanka Telecom
|
MTV Channel
|
Consumer services
|
Broadcasting & entertainment
|
Colombo
|
1992
|
Broadcasting, part of Capital Maharaja
|
National Savings Bank
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1971
|
State savings bank
|
Nations Trust Bank
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1999
|
Bank
|
Nawaloka Hospital
|
Health care
|
Health care providers
|
Colombo
|
1985
|
Hospital
|
Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital
|
Health care
|
Health care providers
|
Colombo
|
2013
|
Hospital
|
Pan Asia Bank
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1995
|
Bank
|
Pelwatte Sugar Industries
|
Consumer goods
|
Food products
|
Buttala
|
1981
|
Sugar
|
People's Bank
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1961
|
Commercial bank
|
Rainco
|
Consumer goods
|
Personal products
|
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
|
1977
|
Personal goods
|
Richard Pieris & Company
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1940
|
Manufacturing, Engineering, Retail and Plantation
|
Sampath Bank
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1986
|
Commercial bank
|
Sarasavi Bookshop
|
Consumer services
|
Specialty retailers
|
Colombo
|
1973
|
Book store chain
|
Seylan Bank
|
Financials
|
Banks
|
Colombo
|
1987
|
Commercial bank
|
Simplifly
|
Consumer services
|
Airlines
|
Colombo
|
2004
|
Charter airline
|
Softlogic Holdings
|
Conglomerates
|
-
|
Colombo
|
1991
|
I/T, health care, retail, financials
|
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
|
Consumer services
|
Broadcasting & entertainment
|
Colombo
|
1925
|
Broadcasting
|
Sri Lanka Insurance
|
Financials
|
Full line insurance
|
Colombo
|
1961
|
Insurance
|
Sri Lanka Ports Authority
|
Industrials
|
Marine transportation
|
Colombo
|
1979
|
Marine shipping
|
Sri Lanka Railways
|
Industrials
|
Railroads
|
Colombo
|
1858
|
Railroads
|
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
|
Consumer services
|
Broadcasting & entertainment
|
Colombo
|
1982
|
Broadcasting
|
Sri Lanka Telecom
|
Telecommunications
|
Fixed line telecommunications
|
Colombo
|
1991
|
Telecom, ISP
|
Sri Lanka Transport Board
|
Industrials
|
Delivery services
|
Colombo
|
1958
|
Transportation services
|
SriLankan Airlines
|
Consumer services
|
Airlines
|
Colombo
|
1979
|
Flag airline
|
SupremeSAT
|
Industrials
|
Aerospace
|
Colombo
|
2011
|
Satellite operator
|
Upali Newspapers
|
Consumer services
|
Publishing
|
Colombo
|
1981
|
Publishing
|
Vesess
|
Technology
|
Software
|
Colombo
|
2004
|
IT
|
MTD Walkers PLC
|
Conglomerates
|
Engineering
|
Colombo
|
1854
|
General Engineering
|
Wijeya Newspapers
|
Consumer services
|
Publishing
|
Colombo
|
1979
|
Publishing
|
WSO2
|
Technology
|
Software
|
Colombo
|
2004
|
IT
|