Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC
CTC.N0000Food, Beverage & TobaccoMain Board
Rs1,795.00
+10.50 (+0.59%)Market closedPrices for October 30Delayed up to 15 minutesPrices are polled from the exchange every 15 minutes during the session, so what you see can be up to 15 minutes old. Not suitable for trading decisions on the minute.
52-week low
1,654.75
52-week high
1,849.00
- Previous closeThe level at the end of the previous trading day — the baseline today's change is measured from.
- 1,784.50
- Open
- 1,798.00
- Day rangeThe lowest and highest level reached during today's session; the marker shows where it stands now.
- 1,782.00 – 1,798.00
- Shares tradedHow many shares changed hands. Compare it with the usual volume: a move on heavy volume has more participants behind it.
- 814
- 0.2× the 30-day average
- TurnoverThe rupee value of every share that changed hands today (price × shares, summed). Higher turnover means more money moved through the market.
- Rs 1.5M
- 26 trades
- Market valueMarket capitalisation: share price × shares issued. For the market, the total value of every listed company at today's prices.
- Rs 336.2B
- 4.63% of the whole market
- Since 1 JanuaryYear to date: the change since the last close of the previous year.
- +4.03%
- Dividend yield
- 8.78%
- BetaHow much the share has tended to move when the market moves. 1 means in step with the ASPI; above 1, more than the market; below 1, less.
- 0.20
- Foreign holding
- —
Price history
Full chart with events2026-10-30O 1,798.00H 1,798.00L 1,782.00C 1,795.00+0.59%Vol 814
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In plain words
What the chart above shows, measured. Not advice.
- The price is above its 50-day average (Rs 1,786.19) and its 200-day average (Rs 1,782.71): higher than where it has been over the last few months and the last year.
- Momentum (RSI) is 58, between the 30 and 70 that chart readers watch: neither a fast rise nor a fast fall.
- A quiet day: 0.2× its usual daily volume.
- +0.39% over the last month, −0.15% over the last three.
If you had invested
Rs 11,514+Rs 1,514 (+15.14%)
- Bought on Oct 30, 2025
- 5.90 shares at Rs 1695.75
- Worth today
- Rs 10,585
- Dividends received
- Rs 929
Before brokerage and tax, counting part shares. Past prices do not tell you future ones.
Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC in the news
Articles where the company or its directors are the subject, with the line that names it.
No recent articles about this company.
In market reports
Where the day's market wrap named this share.
Connections
Who Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC is linked to — by the news, its directors, its group and its sector.
- Sector peers
Sector peers
- MELS Melstacorp PLC−0.14%
- BUKI Bukit Darah PLC0.00%
Board of directors
The directors on the company's board today.
S.K Shah
ChairmanIndependent
S. Abbasi
Managing DirectorExecutive
A.L.P. Yong
Executive
S.P. Chandrasiri
Non-executive
K. De Alwis
Independent
H.A. De Silva Wijeyeratne
Independent
G. Tarrant
Non-executive
Dividends
8.78% yield over the last 12 months at today's price.
| Per share | Ex-dividend | Payment | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rs 41.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Interim · 2026 |
| Rs 17.54 | May 27, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | Final · Financial Year as at 31st of December 2025 |
| Rs 34.00 | May 21, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | Interim · Financial year ended 31st December 2026 |
| Rs 28.00 | Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | Interim · Financial year ended 31st December 2025 |
| Rs 37.00 | Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | Interim · 2025 |
Disclosures
Resignation of directors
Resignation of Mr. Stuart Robert Kidd from the Board as a Director of the Company with effect from 31st August 2026.
Cash dividend
Second Interim Dividend for the period of three months ending 2026
Rs 41.00 a shareEx-dividend Aug 24, 2026Paid Sep 14, 2026Filing (PDF)
Corporate disclosure
Resignation of directors
Resignation of Executive Director from the Board of Directors of Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC
Appointment of directors
Appointment of Mr. Adrian Lee Peng Yong as an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 01st August 2026.
Annual general meeting - approved
Cash dividend
DECLARATION OF RS. 34.00 PER SHARE AS THE FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR THE PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS ENDING 31ST MARCH 2026
Rs 34.00 a shareEx-dividend May 21, 2026Paid Jun 10, 2026Filing (PDF)
Change of company secretary/registrar
Corporate disclosure
Directors' dealings
Directors buying and selling their own companies' shares.
No dealings by directors recently.
About the company
In the company's own words.
Manufature and Marketing of Cigarettes and Smoking tobacco.Production and export of Cigarettes.
- Established
- 1932
- Listed
- January 1, 1955
- ISIN
- LK0042N00008
- Shares issued
- 187,323,751
- All-time rangePrices as they were traded. A share split or bonus issue makes old prices look much higher than today's without anyone losing money.
- 19.00 – 1,849.00
- Company secretaries
- Mr.Kamaranga Hennadige Ravindu Anuranga Peiris,147, Koralawella, Moratuwa,0112496200
- Auditors
- Messrs KPMG Ford ,Rhodes,Thornton & Co
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