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:
Nigerian Breweries is in 8th place, returning 119.53% so far in 2025. The stock opened at N32, finishing Q1 with a modest 6.56% gain.
The second quarter was far stronger, surging 73.02% on the back of 687.3 million shares traded, with May marking the breakout above N50.
Early Q3 momentum pushed the stock above N70, and despite some declines in August and early September, it currently trades at N70.25.
- H1 pretax profit soared to N88.42 billion in 2025, reversing an N85.2 billion loss in H1 2024, while revenue increased 54% to N738.14 billion, supported by lower FX losses.
