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Kenyan (NSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M8.1%
  • 1Y43.3%
  • YTD25.9%

Africa Mega Agricorp is up 24%, leading the way for the Food industry, which has gained 2.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 43%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 31 Aug 2026KSh32.0bKSh46.6bKSh1.1b38.1x29.5x0.7x
Wed, 29 Jul 2026KSh32.1bKSh47.0bKSh1.4b37.1x23.7x0.7x
Fri, 26 Jun 2026KSh28.6bKSh47.7bKSh1.3b22.1x22.8x0.6x
Sun, 24 May 2026KSh29.4bKSh47.7bKSh1.3b22.5x22.4x0.6x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026KSh28.9bKSh47.7bKSh1.3b21.3x21.7x0.6x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026KSh29.4bKSh47.4bKSh762.4m24.9x38.6x0.6x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026KSh29.7bKSh45.9bKSh321.4m26.8x92.3x0.6x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026KSh22.8bKSh44.3b-KSh487,144,000.0014.4x-46.9x0.5x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025KSh22.4bKSh44.3b-KSh487,144,000.0014.1x-46.1x0.5x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025KSh25.7bKSh43.0b-KSh827,051,000.0036.7x-31.1x0.6x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025KSh25.5bKSh43.0b-KSh827,051,000.0036.7x-30.9x0.6x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025KSh22.3bKSh42.9b-KSh811,595,000.0035.2x-27.4x0.5x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025KSh22.6bKSh42.5b-KSh762,305,000.0028x-29.6x0.5x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025KSh19.7bKSh42.6b-KSh653,106,529.0039.7x-30.2x0.5x
Mon, 26 May 2025KSh18.9bKSh42.6b-KSh578,250,529.0043.7x-32.7x0.4x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025KSh21.1bKSh42.6b-KSh578,250,529.0043.7x-36.5x0.5x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025KSh20.7bKSh43.5bKSh260.3m45.6x79.6x0.5x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025KSh20.2bKSh43.0b-KSh163,427,529.0045.6x-123.8x0.5x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025KSh20.5bKSh42.5bKSh777.7m26.8x26.4x0.5x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024KSh19.8bKSh42.5bKSh777.7m26.6x25.5x0.5x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024KSh20.7bKSh42.5bKSh1.5b10.9x13.5x0.5x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024KSh21.0bKSh42.7bKSh1.3b12.6x16.1x0.5x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024KSh19.9bKSh42.7bKSh1.3b11.5x15.3x0.5x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024KSh20.1bKSh42.4bKSh1.1b15.6x18.7x0.5x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024KSh20.6bKSh42.3bKSh1.3b15.4x15.5x0.5x
Tue, 28 May 2024KSh17.1bKSh36.6bKSh777.8m27.4x22x0.5x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024KSh20.6bKSh42.3bKSh1.3b16.1x15.5x0.5x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024KSh20.5bKSh42.2bKSh1.3b12.1x15.4x0.5x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024KSh20.9bKSh40.7bKSh1.7b10.4x12.2x0.5x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024KSh20.7bKSh41.1bKSh2.0b8.5x10.2x0.5x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023KSh20.3bKSh35.2bKSh2.1b12.1x9.9x0.6x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023KSh20.3bKSh34.7bKSh1.7b12.7x11.7x0.6x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023KSh21.2bKSh34.7bKSh1.7b12.8x12.2x0.6x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023KSh20.9bKSh34.6bKSh1.7b12.1x12x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12x


Total Market Cap: KSh20.9bTotal Earnings: KSh1.7bTotal Revenue: KSh34.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 1.7x202420252026
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 29.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 1.7x.
  • 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 10% 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 Market1.57%
Consumer Staples0.74%
Food2.51%
Agricultural Products6.69%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.72%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.1x.
    • 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
AMAC Africa Mega AgricorpKSh173.2523.8%
+KSh427.9m		140.6%n/a
UNGA Unga GroupKSh38.9014.7%
+KSh378.5m		89.8%PE5.1x
KUKZ KakuziKSh431.501.6%
+KSh132.3m		11.5%PE85.3x

Latest News

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7D
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1Y
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7D
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1Y
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KSh156.25
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Narrative Update • Aug 27

Long Term Hold

Pad made no meaningful changes to valuation assumptions.
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1Y
106.7%
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14.7%
1Y
89.8%
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KSh24.00
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-2.0%
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AMAC
KSh173.25
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7D
23.8%
1Y
140.6%