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Kenyan (NSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y37.9%
  • YTD-4.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat, although notably Sasini gained 5.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 43% over the past 12 months.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 May 2026KSh269.7bKSh207.2bKSh19.1b15.2x14.1x1.3x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026KSh285.5bKSh207.2bKSh19.1b15.8x14.9x1.4x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026KSh287.0bKSh207.0bKSh18.5b15.4x15.5x1.4x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026KSh276.6bKSh200.4bKSh15.1b17.9x18.3x1.4x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025KSh277.9bKSh198.8bKSh14.3b13.9x19.4x1.4x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025KSh243.6bKSh198.8bKSh14.3b13.1x17x1.2x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025KSh247.1bKSh197.5bKSh14.0b19.3x17.7x1.3x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025KSh231.4bKSh197.5bKSh14.0b15.9x16.6x1.2x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025KSh235.4bKSh197.1bKSh16.8b14.1x14x1.2x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025KSh212.4bKSh193.9bKSh13.2b14.4x16.1x1.1x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025KSh197.6bKSh193.8bKSh13.3b15x14.9x1x
Wed, 14 May 2025KSh197.7bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b14.8x14.8x1x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025KSh200.1bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b14.9x15x1x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025KSh208.1bKSh194.7bKSh14.2b15.8x14.6x1.1x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025KSh198.2bKSh192.6bKSh14.2b14.9x14x1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025KSh195.7bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b14x14.2x1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024KSh184.7bKSh190.7bKSh13.8b11.4x13.4x1x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024KSh195.3bKSh191.7bKSh14.2b11.4x13.8x1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024KSh177.9bKSh191.0bKSh14.3b10.9x12.4x0.9x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024KSh171.7bKSh191.0bKSh17.1b10.8x10.1x0.9x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024KSh177.4bKSh186.8bKSh14.6b12.1x12.2x1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024KSh169.0bKSh186.8bKSh14.8b14.1x11.4x0.9x
Thu, 16 May 2024KSh182.0bKSh187.5bKSh16.0b11.6x11.3x1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024KSh172.1bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b13.9x10.7x0.9x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024KSh152.2bKSh186.6bKSh16.4b8.3x9.3x0.8x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024KSh153.9bKSh186.0bKSh16.4b10.2x9.4x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024KSh160.6bKSh177.2bKSh18.7b8.1x8.6x0.9x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023KSh151.4bKSh171.2bKSh18.7b9.1x8.1x0.9x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023KSh162.8bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b10.1x8.9x1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023KSh164.9bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b10.3x9x1x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023KSh169.4bKSh170.8bKSh18.6b9x9.1x1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023KSh193.9bKSh173.8bKSh20.7b8.8x9.4x1.1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023KSh184.7bKSh173.8bKSh20.9b8.8x8.8x1.1x
Fri, 19 May 2023KSh185.1bKSh172.9bKSh20.8b8.5x8.9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.9x


Total Market Cap: KSh185.1bTotal Earnings: KSh20.8bTotal Revenue: KSh172.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.8x202420252026
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 14.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x 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 2.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.2% 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 Market2.27%
Consumer Staples-2.26%
Food0.94%
Food and Staples Retail0%0
Beverage-0.10%
Tobacco-10.98%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 0.49x.
    • 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 7.4x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SASN SasiniKSh28.055.6%
+KSh342.1m		100.4%PE35.3x
KAPC Kapchorua Tea KenyaKSh251.503.5%
+KSh133.0m		151.5%PE15.2x
WTK Williamson Tea KenyaKSh132.501.5%
+KSh70.1m		23.3%PS1.2x

Latest News

BAT
KSh511.00
British American Tobacco Kenya
7D
-11.0%
1Y
38.1%
LIMT
KSh480.00
Limuru Tea
7D
-5.9%
1Y
n/a
WTK
KSh132.50
Williamson Tea Kenya
7D
1.5%
1Y
23.3%
New Narrative • Apr 24

Long Term Hold

WTK still looks like an asset-backed turnaround rather than a pure earnings momentum play. FY2025 was a difficult year, with revenue of KES 4.1 billion and a loss of KES 166.4 million, but tea volumes improved and management still paid a KES 10 final dividend.
UCHM
KSh1.81
Uchumi Supermarkets
7D
-2.2%
1Y
524.1%
KUKZ
KSh414.75
Kakuzi
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-5.7%
AMAC
KSh109.75
Africa Mega Agricorp
7D
-3.1%
1Y
n/a
UNGA
KSh26.85
Unga Group
7D
-1.1%
1Y
40.9%
EABL
KSh241.25
East African Breweries
7D
-0.1%
1Y
37.9%
EGAD
KSh32.15
Eaagads
7D
-1.8%
1Y
147.3%
SASN
KSh28.05
Sasini
7D
5.6%
1Y
100.4%
KAPC
KSh251.50
Kapchorua Tea Kenya
7D
3.5%
1Y
151.5%