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Kenyan (NSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y45.1%
  • YTD4.0%

Last week, the Consumer Staples industry hasn't moved much but British American Tobacco Kenya is up 3.9% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 45% 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
Fri, 26 Jun 2026KSh292.5bKSh207.2bKSh19.0b18.1x15.4x1.4x
Sun, 24 May 2026KSh272.3bKSh207.2bKSh19.1b16.6x14.3x1.3x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026KSh282.0bKSh207.2bKSh19.1b15.7x14.8x1.4x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026KSh295.7bKSh207.0bKSh18.5b16x16x1.4x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026KSh282.3bKSh208.0bKSh18.2b15.4x15.5x1.4x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026KSh270.9bKSh198.8bKSh14.3b14.4x18.9x1.4x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025KSh247.7bKSh198.8bKSh14.3b14.1x17.3x1.2x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025KSh262.8bKSh197.5bKSh14.0b19.4x18.8x1.3x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025KSh236.1bKSh197.5bKSh14.0b17.2x16.9x1.2x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025KSh235.0bKSh197.5bKSh16.7b13.8x14.1x1.2x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025KSh240.6bKSh193.8bKSh14.0b16.8x17.1x1.2x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025KSh201.6bKSh193.8bKSh13.3b15.4x15.2x1x
Mon, 26 May 2025KSh208.2bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b15.8x15.6x1.1x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025KSh192.0bKSh193.8bKSh13.4b14.1x14.3x1x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025KSh203.5bKSh194.7bKSh14.2b15.4x14.3x1x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025KSh203.8bKSh192.6bKSh14.2b15.5x14.4x1.1x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025KSh195.5bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b14.2x14.2x1x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024KSh191.4bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b13.9x13.9x1x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024KSh207.4bKSh190.8bKSh14.6b10.9x14.2x1.1x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024KSh185.2bKSh191.0bKSh14.3b12.6x12.9x1x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024KSh174.3bKSh191.0bKSh17.1b11x10.2x0.9x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024KSh178.7bKSh185.5bKSh13.9b15.5x12.9x1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024KSh171.5bKSh186.8bKSh14.8b14.6x11.6x0.9x
Tue, 28 May 2024KSh178.7bKSh181.9bKSh15.5b16.9x11.5x1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024KSh184.4bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b15.5x11.5x1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024KSh159.0bKSh187.5bKSh16.1b10.2x9.9x0.8x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024KSh150.2bKSh186.0bKSh16.4b9.9x9.1x0.8x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024KSh159.2bKSh177.2bKSh18.7b8x8.5x0.9x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023KSh149.0bKSh171.2bKSh18.7b8.9x8x0.9x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023KSh154.3bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b9.5x8.4x0.9x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023KSh166.2bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b10.4x9x1x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023KSh165.9bKSh170.7bKSh18.4b10.5x9x1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023KSh179.3bKSh171.8bKSh18.7b9.7x9.6x1x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023KSh188.2bKSh173.7bKSh20.9b8.4x9x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: KSh188.2bTotal Earnings: KSh20.9bTotal Revenue: KSh173.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.1x202420252026
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 15.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 3.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% 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 Market2.43%
Consumer Staples-0.54%
Tobacco3.86%
Food1.19%
Food and Staples Retail0%0
Beverage-1.84%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 1.00x.
    • 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 7.6x.
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
BAT British American Tobacco KenyaKSh538.003.9%
+KSh2.0b		49.7%PE10.3x
KAPC Kapchorua Tea KenyaKSh298.757.4%
+KSh320.8m		174.7%PE18.1x
LIMT Limuru TeaKSh493.7510.0%
+KSh107.4m		67.4%PS9x
WTK Williamson Tea KenyaKSh132.751.5%
+KSh70.1m		28.7%PS1.2x
UCHM Uchumi SupermarketKSh1.764.8%
+KSh29.2m		486.7%PE73.9x

Latest News

UCHM
KSh1.76
Uchumi Supermarket
7D
4.8%
1Y
486.7%
KUKZ
KSh437.25
Kakuzi
7D
-0.5%
1Y
9.3%
KAPC
KSh298.75
Kapchorua Tea Kenya
7D
7.4%
1Y
174.7%
EGAD
KSh30.50
Eaagads
7D
-1.9%
1Y
169.9%
UNGA
KSh26.50
Unga Group
7D
-1.7%
1Y
31.2%
BAT
KSh538.00
British American Tobacco Kenya
7D
3.9%
1Y
49.7%
WTK
KSh132.75
Williamson Tea Kenya
7D
1.5%
1Y
28.7%
SASN
KSh22.40
Sasini
7D
-1.8%
1Y
52.9%
LIMT
KSh493.75
Limuru Tea
7D
10.0%
1Y
67.4%
AMAC
KSh110.75
Africa Mega Agricorp
7D
1.8%
1Y
n/a
EABL
KSh267.00
East African Breweries
7D
-1.8%
1Y
44.3%