Largest Employers in Sri Lanka

276 Companies

Rank Company Employees
1
L
LOLC Holdings PLC
COSE:LOLC.N0000
56,260
2
H
Hayleys PLC
COSE:HAYL.N0000
38,746
3
M
Melstacorp PLC
COSE:MELS.N0000
32,860
4
J
John Keells Holdings PLC
COSE:JKH.N0000
18,558
5
D
Dipped Products PLC
COSE:DIPD.N0000
18,207
6
R
Richard Pieris and Company PLC
COSE:RICH.N0000
17,363
7
B
Bukit Darah PLC
COSE:BUKI.N0000
15,349
8
C
Carson Cumberbatch PLC
COSE:CARS.N0000
15,349
9
H
Hela Apparel Holdings PLC
COSE:HELA.N0000
13,824
10
C
C T Holdings PLC
COSE:CTHR.N0000
11,889
11
C
Cargills (Ceylon) PLC
COSE:CARG.N0000
11,809
12
S
Softlogic Holdings PLC
COSE:SHL.N0000
11,044
13
V
Vallibel One PLC
COSE:VONE.N0000
9,219
14
A
Agarapatana Plantations PLC
COSE:AGPL.N0000
8,582
15
A
Aitken Spence PLC
COSE:SPEN.N0000
8,528
16
S
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
COSE:SLTL.N0000
7,900
17
H
Hatton Plantations PLC
COSE:HPL.N0000
6,158
18
C
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
COSE:COMB.N0000
6,030
19
M
Maskeliya Plantations PLC
COSE:MASK.N0000
5,915
20
H
Hatton National Bank PLC
COSE:HNB.N0000
5,633
21
L
LOLC Finance PLC
COSE:LOFC.N0000
5,468
22
K
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC
COSE:KVAL.N0000
5,442
23
H
Hemas Holdings PLC
COSE:HHL.N0000
5,173
24
S
Sampath Bank PLC
COSE:SAMP.N0000
5,147
25
A
Asiri Hospital Holdings PLC
COSE:ASIR.N0000
4,992
26
C
Ceylon Cold Stores PLC
COSE:CCS.N0000
4,862
27
L
LB Finance PLC
COSE:LFIN.N0000
4,665
28
R
Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC
COSE:RCL.N0000
4,659
29
E
Elpitiya Plantations PLC
COSE:ELPL.N0000
4,563
30
K
Kotagala Plantations PLC
COSE:KOTA.N0000
4,437
31
P
People's Leasing & Finance PLC
COSE:PLC.N0000
4,401
32
C
Ceylinco Holdings PLC
COSE:CINS.N0000
4,321
33
M
Madulsima Plantations PLC
COSE:MADU.N0000
4,052
34
A
Agalawatte Plantations PLC
COSE:AGAL.N0000
3,827
35
T
Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC
COSE:TPL.N0000
3,714
36
B
Balangoda Plantations PLC
COSE:BALA.N0000
3,595
37
H
Horana Plantations PLC
COSE:HOPL.N0000
3,591
38
K
Kahawatte Plantations PLC
COSE:KAHA.N0000
3,568
39
K
Kegalle Plantations PLC
COSE:KGAL.N0000
3,418
40
S
Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC
COSE:SINS.N0000
3,364
41
C
Commercial Credit and Finance PLC
COSE:COCR.N0000
3,334
42
S
Seylan Bank PLC
COSE:SEYB.N0000
3,318
43
B
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC
COSE:BOPL.N0000
3,310
44
T
Teejay Lanka PLC
COSE:TJL.N0000
3,293
45
H
Hayleys Fabric PLC
COSE:MGT.N0000
3,064
46
S
Sunshine Holdings PLC
COSE:SUN.N0000
3,001
47
N
National Development Bank PLC
COSE:NDB.N0000
2,897
48
M
Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC
COSE:MAL.N0000
2,818
49
D
Dialog Axiata PLC
COSE:DIAL.N0000
2,776
50
N
Nations Trust Bank PLC
COSE:NTB.N0000
2,771
51
D
DFCC Bank PLC
COSE:DFCC.N0000
2,742
52
H
Hapugastenne Plantations PLC
COSE:HAPU.N0000
2,597
53
U
Udapussellawa Plantations PLC
COSE:UDPL.N0000
2,543
54
N
Namunukula Plantations PLC
COSE:NAMU.N0000
2,537
55
C
Central Finance Company PLC
COSE:CFIN.N0000
2,459
56
T
The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC
COSE:LHCL.N0000
2,427
57
C
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC
COSE:CDB.N0000
2,353
58
C
CIC Holdings PLC
COSE:CIC.N0000
2,297
59
E
E.B. Creasy & Company PLC
COSE:EBCR.N0000
2,183
60
V
Vallibel Finance PLC
COSE:VFIN.N0000
2,175
61
H
Haycarb PLC
COSE:HAYC.N0000
2,084
62
L
Lanka Walltiles PLC
COSE:LWL.N0000
2,073
63
C
Ceylon Hospitals PLC
COSE:CHL.N0000
2,072
64
C
Colombo Dockyard PLC
COSE:DOCK.N0000
2,065
65
D
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC
COSE:DIMO.N0000
2,040
66
A
Access Engineering PLC
COSE:AEL.N0000
2,004
67
M
Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC
COSE:MERC.N0000
1,949
68
H
HNB Finance PLC
COSE:HNBF.N0000
1,907
69
C
Ceylon Land & Equity PLC
COSE:KZOO.N0000
1,855
70
A
Alliance Finance Company PLC
COSE:ALLI.N0000
1,832
71
N
Nawaloka Hospitals PLC
COSE:NHL.N0000
1,706
72
A
Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC
COSE:AHUN.N0000
1,703
73
P
Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC
COSE:PABC.N0000
1,644
74
H
HNB Life PLC
COSE:HASU.N0000
1,609
75
R
R I L Property PLC
COSE:RIL.N0000
1,580
76
D
Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC
COSE:DPL.N0000
1,578
77
W
Watawala Plantations PLC
COSE:WATA.N0000
1,468
78
A
ACL Cables PLC
COSE:ACL.N0000
1,462
79
O
Odel PLC
COSE:ODEL.N0000
1,402
80
A
Asian Hotels and Properties PLC
COSE:AHPL.N0000
1,394
81
C
Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC
COSE:GRAN.N0000
1,372
82
U
United Motors Lanka PLC
COSE:UML.N0000
1,316
83
R
Renuka Holdings PLC
COSE:RHL.N0000
1,296
84
R
Renuka Foods PLC
COSE:COCO.N0000
1,294
85
T
Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC
COSE:TKYO.N0000
1,261
86
S
SANASA Development Bank PLC
COSE:SDB.N0000
1,260
87
S
Senkadagala Finance PLC
COSE:SFCL.N0000
1,212
88
D
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC
COSE:DIST.N0000
1,200
89
J
John Keells Hotels PLC
COSE:KHL.N0000
1,189
90
S
Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC
COSE:SFIN.N0000
1,136
91
B
Brown and Company PLC
COSE:BRWN.N0000
1,115
92
C
Co-operative Insurance Company PLC
COSE:COOP.N0000
1,109
93
A
Asia Asset Finance PLC
COSE:AAF.N0000
1,098
94
U
Union Bank of Colombo PLC
COSE:UBC.N0000
1,070
95
S
Softlogic Capital PLC
COSE:SCAP.N0000
1,066
96
M
Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC
COSE:MBSL.N0000
1,029
97
S
Softlogic Life Insurance PLC
COSE:AAIC.N0000
942
98
A
Amãna Bank PLC
COSE:ABL.N0000
917
99
B
BPPL Holdings PLC
COSE:BPPL.N0000
888
100
D
Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC
COSE:CTEA.N0000
871