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:
Cadbury Nigeria Plc has returned 192.09%, to rank 5th. The stock opened at N21.50 and has traded over 327 million shares to reach N62.80.
The first half of the year showed steady growth, with Q1 posting 9.53% gains and Q2 surging 76.22%.
July was exceptional, with a 63.86% rise, though August saw a minor dip. Bullish activity has resumed in September.
- H1 revenue jumped 50% to N77.2 billion, while pretax profit rebounded to N14.5 billion from a prior loss of N13.8 billion.
