Founded in 1878 as Charles P. Hayley & Company, Hayleys is today one of the largest Sri Lankan multinationals. It is a company with a portfolio of globally competitive core businesses spanning in Global Markets & Manufacturing, Agriculture & Agri Business, Transportation & Infrastructure and Consumer Products & Leisure.

A quoted and truly broad-based company, in the 52 years since its incorporation Hayleys, has had a record of 26 scrip issues and 4 modestly-priced rights issues, together with dividend payouts averaging 25% in each of these years.

Hayleys today accounts for 2.6 per cent of Sri Lanka's export income.

Hayleys carries a AA-(lka) credit rating by Fitch Ratings.