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Kenyan (NSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M2.3%
  • 1Y29.1%
  • YTD25.5%

In the last week, Consumer Staples has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 29% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 36% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 07 Dec 2025KSh243.3bKSh198.8bKSh14.3b12.8x17x1.2x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025KSh254.8bKSh197.5bKSh14.0b19.7x18.2x1.3x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025KSh234.7bKSh197.5bKSh14.0b17.4x16.8x1.2x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025KSh236.8bKSh197.5bKSh16.7b14.1x14.2x1.2x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025KSh216.6bKSh193.7bKSh13.2b15.3x16.4x1.1x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025KSh205.0bKSh193.8bKSh13.3b15.7x15.4x1.1x
Fri, 23 May 2025KSh206.7bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b15.6x15.5x1.1x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025KSh191.5bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b14.1x14.3x1x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025KSh204.2bKSh194.7bKSh14.2b15.4x14.4x1x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025KSh206.1bKSh192.6bKSh14.2b15.8x14.5x1.1x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025KSh198.9bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b14.4x14.4x1x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024KSh190.5bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b14x13.8x1x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024KSh200.9bKSh190.8bKSh14.6b11x13.8x1.1x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024KSh185.0bKSh191.0bKSh14.3b12.6x12.9x1x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024KSh174.8bKSh191.0bKSh17.1b11x10.3x0.9x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024KSh175.2bKSh185.5bKSh13.9b15x12.6x0.9x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024KSh171.1bKSh186.8bKSh14.8b14.4x11.5x0.9x
Sat, 25 May 2024KSh186.4bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b15.6x11.6x1x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024KSh184.4bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b15.5x11.5x1x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024KSh156.5bKSh186.6bKSh16.4b8.6x9.5x0.8x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024KSh151.5bKSh186.0bKSh16.4b9.9x9.2x0.8x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024KSh158.3bKSh177.2bKSh18.7b8x8.5x0.9x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023KSh150.7bKSh171.2bKSh18.7b8.9x8.1x0.9x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023KSh156.3bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b9.7x8.5x0.9x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023KSh161.0bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b9.9x8.8x0.9x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023KSh169.5bKSh170.7bKSh18.4b10.8x9.2x1x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023KSh175.1bKSh173.9bKSh20.7b8.9x8.5x1x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023KSh189.6bKSh173.8bKSh20.9b8.3x9.1x1.1x
Sun, 28 May 2023KSh181.4bKSh171.8bKSh20.5b8.3x8.9x1.1x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023KSh195.5bKSh172.9bKSh20.8b7.2x9.4x1.1x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023KSh193.7bKSh171.9bKSh20.4b8.3x9.5x1.1x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023KSh210.2bKSh171.9bKSh20.4b9.7x10.3x1.2x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023KSh200.6bKSh167.4bKSh19.8b8.6x10.1x1.2x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022KSh195.1bKSh163.0bKSh19.9b9.9x9.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.8x


Total Market Cap: KSh195.1bTotal Earnings: KSh19.9bTotal Revenue: KSh163.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.9x202320242025
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 17.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% 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 Market-0.88%
Consumer Staples0.97%
Food and Staples Retail48.15%
Beverage1.58%
Food0.13%
Tobacco-1.42%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 36.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 16.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Beverage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Beverage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 36% 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
EABL East African BreweriesKSh225.001.6%
+KSh2.8b		30.8%PE18.7x
KUKZ KakuziKSh401.505.7%
+KSh421.4m		0.4%PS1.5x
UCHM Uchumi SupermarketsKSh1.6048.1%
+KSh189.8m		700.0%n/a

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