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Kenyan (NSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y60.1%
  • YTD18.3%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 1.2%, with Kakuzi up 8.7%. This means that the industry has gained 60% over the past year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Kenyan Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 27 May 2026KSh30.1bKSh47.7bKSh1.3b23.2x22.9x0.6x
Fri, 24 Apr 2026KSh28.9bKSh47.7bKSh1.3b21.4x21.6x0.6x
Sun, 22 Mar 2026KSh29.3bKSh47.4bKSh762.4m24.7x38.4x0.6x
Tue, 17 Feb 2026KSh30.2bKSh45.9bKSh321.4m27.7x93.8x0.7x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026KSh25.8bKSh45.9bKSh321.4m19.7x80.4x0.6x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025KSh22.6bKSh44.3b-KSh487,144,000.0013.6x-46.4x0.5x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025KSh25.6bKSh44.9b-KSh669,903,000.0018.2x-38.2x0.6x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025KSh25.7bKSh43.0b-KSh827,051,000.0037.8x-31x0.6x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025KSh22.3bKSh43.0b-KSh827,051,000.0035.3x-26.9x0.5x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025KSh21.9bKSh42.6b-KSh759,622,000.0023.7x-28.8x0.5x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025KSh20.2bKSh42.6b-KSh653,106,529.0039.7x-30.9x0.5x
Thu, 29 May 2025KSh18.9bKSh42.6b-KSh578,250,529.0042.1x-32.7x0.4x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025KSh21.1bKSh42.6b-KSh578,250,529.0042.1x-36.5x0.5x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025KSh21.0bKSh43.5bKSh260.3m45.6x80.6x0.5x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025KSh20.3bKSh43.0b-KSh163,427,529.0049.1x-124.2x0.5x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025KSh20.2bKSh43.0b-KSh163,427,529.0041.8x-123.5x0.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024KSh19.6bKSh42.5bKSh777.7m26.6x25.2x0.5x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024KSh20.4bKSh42.4bKSh769.6m12.4x26.5x0.5x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024KSh21.0bKSh42.7bKSh1.3b12.6x16.1x0.5x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024KSh20.1bKSh42.7bKSh1.3b11.7x15.4x0.5x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024KSh20.1bKSh42.4bKSh1.1b16x18.8x0.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024KSh20.6bKSh42.3bKSh1.3b15.4x15.5x0.5x
Fri, 31 May 2024KSh21.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.3b18.2x16.2x0.5x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024KSh20.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.3b16.1x15.4x0.5x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024KSh20.3bKSh42.2bKSh1.3b12.1x15.3x0.5x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024KSh20.3bKSh40.7bKSh1.7b10.2x11.9x0.5x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024KSh20.6bKSh41.1bKSh2.0b8.5x10.2x0.5x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023KSh20.4bKSh35.2bKSh2.1b12.1x9.9x0.6x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023KSh20.2bKSh34.7bKSh1.7b12.7x11.6x0.6x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023KSh21.2bKSh34.7bKSh1.7b12.8x12.2x0.6x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023KSh21.0bKSh34.6bKSh1.7b12.1x12.1x0.6x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023KSh23.5bKSh34.8bKSh2.0b9.7x12x0.7x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023KSh23.1bKSh34.5bKSh2.2b8.3x10.6x0.7x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023KSh21.5bKSh34.6bKSh2.2b8.3x9.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.9x


Total Market Cap: KSh21.5bTotal Earnings: KSh2.2bTotal Revenue: KSh34.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 0.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Kenyan Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 0.66x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.53x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 industry?

KE Market0.064%
Consumer Staples1.14%
Food1.23%
Agricultural Products5.93%
Packaged Foods and Meats-2.29%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 2.4x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
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
KUKZ KakuziKSh458.758.7%
+KSh720.3m		25.7%PE23.2x
AMAC Africa Mega AgricorpKSh109.504.5%
+KSh61.1m		95.5%n/a
KAPC Kapchorua Tea KenyaKSh273.500.6%
+KSh27.4m		172.8%PE16.6x
UNGA Unga GroupKSh26.850.6%
+KSh11.4m		33.9%PE3.6x

Latest News

KUKZ
KSh458.75
Kakuzi
7D
8.7%
1Y
25.7%
WTK
KSh132.50
Williamson Tea Kenya
7D
-3.5%
1Y
31.8%
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.
AMAC
KSh109.50
Africa Mega Agricorp
7D
4.5%
1Y
95.5%
UNGA
KSh26.85
Unga Group
7D
0.6%
1Y
33.9%
EGAD
KSh32.30
Eaagads
7D
-3.6%
1Y
169.2%
SASN
KSh28.60
Sasini
7D
-3.7%
1Y
104.3%
KAPC
KSh273.50
Kapchorua Tea Kenya
7D
0.6%
1Y
172.8%