Corporate Earnings Update | 1Q 2026 / 4Q FY26 🪖 💣 📉 Although the Middle East conflict weighed on the latter part of the quarter, particularly in March, listed companies demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of global economic uncertainty and its spillover effects on the local economy. 📈 💰 🚀 Defying external pressures, corporate earnings posted a solid growth of 4.2% YoY and 1.7% QoQ, reaching LKR 185.4bn 🏦 🔑 💵 The Banking Sector reaffirmed its position as the cornerstone of corporate profitability, contributing 25.5% of total earnings, the highest sectoral contribution, cementing its pivotal role in driving market performance. 🏦 🏗️ ⚙️ The Banking, Diversified Financial, and Capital Goods sectors collectively commanded over 60% of total corporate earnings. 🏆 📊 ⭐ The Top 10 PATMI earning companies accounted for nearly 47% of total listed earnings, highlighting the outsized influence of Sri Lanka's leading corporates in steering overall market profitability.