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Kenyan (NSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M3.4%
  • 1Y35.4%
  • YTD-3.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from East African Breweries of 3.3%. On the other hand British American Tobacco Kenya is actually up 5.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 35%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Kenyan Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 08 Feb 2026KSh272.7bKSh208.0bKSh18.2b14.9x15x1.3x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026KSh278.5bKSh198.8bKSh14.3b14.2x19.5x1.4x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025KSh239.9bKSh198.8bKSh14.3b13x16.8x1.2x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025KSh254.5bKSh197.5bKSh14.0b19.7x18.2x1.3x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025KSh235.6bKSh197.5bKSh14.0b16x16.9x1.2x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025KSh239.7bKSh197.5bKSh16.7b14.2x14.3x1.2x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025KSh216.2bKSh193.9bKSh13.2b14.7x16.4x1.1x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025KSh200.5bKSh193.8bKSh13.3b15.4x15.1x1x
Tue, 20 May 2025KSh207.8bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b15.7x15.5x1.1x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025KSh197.8bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b14.8x14.8x1x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025KSh203.8bKSh194.7bKSh14.2b15.4x14.3x1x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025KSh201.3bKSh192.6bKSh14.2b15.3x14.2x1x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025KSh197.6bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b14.2x14.3x1x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024KSh190.9bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b14.1x13.8x1x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024KSh200.7bKSh190.8bKSh14.6b11.1x13.8x1.1x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024KSh176.2bKSh191.0bKSh14.3b11.5x12.3x0.9x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024KSh174.4bKSh191.0bKSh17.1b11.1x10.2x0.9x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024KSh176.9bKSh186.9bKSh14.6b15.2x12.1x0.9x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024KSh168.9bKSh186.8bKSh14.8b14.2x11.4x0.9x
Wed, 22 May 2024KSh186.6bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b15.7x11.6x1x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024KSh186.9bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b15.7x11.6x1x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024KSh156.0bKSh186.6bKSh16.4b8.3x9.5x0.8x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024KSh153.4bKSh186.0bKSh16.4b10x9.3x0.8x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024KSh158.4bKSh177.2bKSh18.7b8x8.5x0.9x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023KSh148.8bKSh171.2bKSh18.7b8.9x8x0.9x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023KSh161.3bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b10.1x8.8x0.9x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023KSh166.8bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b9.9x9.1x1x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023KSh169.4bKSh170.7bKSh18.4b10.8x9.2x1x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023KSh184.7bKSh173.9bKSh20.7b8.9x8.9x1.1x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023KSh187.2bKSh173.8bKSh20.9b8.9x9x1.1x
Thu, 25 May 2023KSh181.7bKSh171.8bKSh20.5b8.4x8.9x1.1x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023KSh190.9bKSh172.9bKSh20.8b7x9.2x1.1x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023KSh197.2bKSh171.9bKSh20.4b9x9.7x1.1x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023KSh207.0bKSh171.9bKSh20.4b9.4x10.2x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.2x


Total Market Cap: KSh207.0bTotal Earnings: KSh20.4bTotal Revenue: KSh171.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Kenyan Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 3.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Kenyan Consumer Staples sector?

KE Market3.83%
Consumer Staples-1.40%
Tobacco5.60%
Food and Staples Retail3.15%
Food0.63%
Beverage-3.29%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Tobacco industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 7.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Beverage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 32% per year.
  • In contrast, the Beverage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BAT British American Tobacco KenyaKSh500.005.6%
+KSh2.7b		38.1%PE9.4x
AMAC Africa Mega AgricorpKSh93.2520.3%
+KSh202.7m		64.3%n/a
SASN SasiniKSh20.152.3%
+KSh102.6m		30.0%PE25.3x
KUKZ KakuziKSh390.000.8%
+KSh63.7m		-2.5%PS1.5x
UCHM Uchumi SupermarketsKSh1.313.1%
+KSh14.6m		244.7%n/a

Latest News

EABL
KSh250.00
East African Breweries
7D
-3.3%
1Y
36.1%
AMAC
KSh93.25
Africa Mega Agricorp
7D
20.3%
1Y
64.3%
SASN
KSh20.15
Sasini
7D
2.3%
1Y
30.0%
UNGA
KSh22.10
Unga Group
7D
-7.5%
1Y
3.3%
WTK
KSh142.75
Williamson Tea Kenya
7D
0.2%
1Y
35.1%
KAPC
KSh232.75
Kapchorua Tea Kenya
7D
-1.3%
1Y
94.0%
BAT
KSh500.00
British American Tobacco Kenya
7D
5.6%
1Y
38.1%
KUKZ
KSh390.00
Kakuzi
7D
0.8%
1Y
-2.5%
UCHM
KSh1.31
Uchumi Supermarkets
7D
3.1%
1Y
244.7%
LIMT
KSh446.00
Limuru Tea
7D
-3.0%
1Y
48.2%