The Consumer Goods sector has been on a remarkable run in 2025, posting a year-to-date gain of 83.85% and leading all sectors on the Nigerian Exchange.
Tracked by the NGX Consumer Goods Index, the sector opened the year at 1,731.7 points and has already seen over 6.9 billion shares traded, jumping to 3,183.7 points so far.
Analysts attribute the surge mainly to the solid operational performance of companies in the sector during the first half of 2025, which boosted profitability and helped lift investor confidence as foreign exchange pressures from 2024 eased.
So far this year, the sector has only ended March in the red, followed by a steady streak of gains from April through August, accompanied by increased market activity.
This work focuses on the stocks driving this strong performance, specifically consumer goods companies that have already delivered returns of 100% or more to investors so far in 2025.
Here they are:
Unilever Nigeria Plc claims the 10th spot, delivering a 103.79% return year-to-date. The stock began 2025 at N32.95, trading over 158 million shares to reach N67.15.
Q1 was steady, with a 16.69% gain, while Q2 saw momentum build to 34.46%.
July was particularly strong, with the stock surging over 40% to cross N70, though a slight pullback in August and early September brought it to its current level at N67.15.
In the first half of 2025, Unilever recorded a pretax profit of N24.1 billion, up from N6.2 billion the previous year, with H1 revenue climbing 53.5% to N98.1 billion.
