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Kenyan (NSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y12.8%
  • YTD1.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by East African Breweries declining 3.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 13%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 16 Apr 2025KSh198.7bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b14.9x14.9x1x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025KSh206.6bKSh194.7bKSh14.2b15.7x14.5x1.1x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025KSh201.3bKSh192.6bKSh14.2b15.3x14.2x1x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025KSh198.3bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b14.3x14.4x1x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024KSh183.5bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b13.6x13.3x1x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024KSh200.7bKSh190.8bKSh14.6b11.1x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024KSh177.4bKSh191.0bKSh14.3b11.5x12.4x0.9x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024KSh173.9bKSh191.0bKSh17.1b10.9x10.2x0.9x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024KSh178.5bKSh186.9bKSh14.6b15.4x12.2x1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024KSh168.9bKSh186.8bKSh14.8b14.2x11.4x0.9x
Tue, 21 May 2024KSh187.8bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b15.9x11.7x1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024KSh182.8bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b15.2x11.4x1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024KSh156.0bKSh186.6bKSh16.4b8.3x9.5x0.8x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024KSh152.8bKSh186.0bKSh16.4b9.8x9.3x0.8x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024KSh160.5bKSh177.2bKSh18.7b8.1x8.6x0.9x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023KSh149.4bKSh171.2bKSh18.7b8.9x8x0.9x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023KSh161.3bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b10.1x8.8x0.9x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023KSh166.8bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b10.5x9.1x1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023KSh169.4bKSh170.7bKSh18.4b10.8x9.2x1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023KSh184.7bKSh173.9bKSh20.7b8.9x8.9x1.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023KSh185.0bKSh173.8bKSh20.9b8.7x8.9x1.1x
Wed, 24 May 2023KSh181.0bKSh171.8bKSh20.5b8.4x8.8x1.1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023KSh190.9bKSh172.9bKSh20.8b7x9.2x1.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023KSh197.2bKSh171.9bKSh20.4b9x9.7x1.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023KSh208.0bKSh171.9bKSh20.4b9.5x10.2x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023KSh200.4bKSh167.4bKSh19.8b8.8x10.1x1.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022KSh196.2bKSh163.0bKSh19.9b10x9.9x1.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022KSh192.6bKSh162.8bKSh19.8b9.7x9.7x1.2x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022KSh178.4bKSh162.8bKSh19.8b9.4x9x1.1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022KSh185.6bKSh166.7bKSh23.2b13.5x8x1.1x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022KSh185.5bKSh153.6bKSh16.8b13.2x11.1x1.2x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022KSh148.7bKSh153.6bKSh16.8b12.4x8.9x1x
Thu, 26 May 2022KSh172.4bKSh153.5bKSh16.8b11.9x10.3x1.1x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022KSh182.0bKSh153.5bKSh16.8b12.3x10.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.8x


Total Market Cap: KSh182.0bTotal Earnings: KSh16.8bTotal Revenue: KSh153.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.6x202320242025
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 14.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 7.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% 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 Market0.27%
Consumer Staples-2.88%
Tobacco0.13%
Food and Staples Retail-2.56%
Beverage-3.50%
Food-3.87%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 19.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Beverage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Beverage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 27% 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 KenyaKSh370.751.4%
+KSh500.0m		-10.4%PE8.3x
SASN SasiniKSh15.653.0%
+KSh102.6m		-20.4%PS0.5x
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