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Kenyan (NSE) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M22.8%
  • 1Y81.7%
  • YTD23.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Insurance industry has risen 9.6%, driven by gains from CIC Insurance Group of 28%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 81%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Feb 2026KSh101.7bKSh135.7bKSh19.3b4.8x5.3x0.7x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026KSh85.6bKSh135.7bKSh19.3b4.5x4.4x0.6x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025KSh80.3bKSh135.7bKSh19.3b4.2x4.2x0.6x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025KSh83.1bKSh136.0bKSh19.5b4.4x4.3x0.6x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025KSh81.4bKSh136.0bKSh19.5b4.4x4.2x0.6x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025KSh84.6bKSh136.0bKSh19.5b4.6x4.3x0.6x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025KSh67.6bKSh134.9bKSh19.3b3.7x3.5x0.5x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025KSh63.5bKSh134.9bKSh19.3b3.4x3.3x0.5x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025KSh58.0bKSh143.1bKSh18.6b3.3x3.1x0.4x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025KSh56.2bKSh143.6bKSh18.7b3.2x3x0.4x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025KSh60.4bKSh134.2bKSh15.7b4.5x3.8x0.5x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025KSh56.0bKSh134.2bKSh15.7b4.2x3.6x0.4x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025KSh55.0bKSh133.6bKSh15.2b4.7x3.6x0.4x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024KSh42.8bKSh133.6bKSh15.2b3.6x2.8x0.3x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024KSh43.6bKSh133.6bKSh15.2b3.9x2.9x0.3x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024KSh42.7bKSh133.6bKSh15.2b3.7x2.8x0.3x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024KSh40.3bKSh131.9bKSh14.4b3.5x2.8x0.3x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024KSh40.9bKSh130.0bKSh14.5b3.5x2.8x0.3x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024KSh44.4bKSh130.0bKSh14.5b3.8x3.1x0.3x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024KSh44.5bKSh146.2bKSh13.6b4.1x3.3x0.3x
Thu, 02 May 2024KSh42.7bKSh141.4bKSh13.7b4x3.1x0.3x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024KSh42.8bKSh140.4bKSh13.5b3.9x3.2x0.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024KSh39.8bKSh140.4bKSh13.5b3.6x3x0.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024KSh40.8bKSh140.4bKSh13.5b3.5x3x0.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023KSh39.2bKSh143.4bKSh13.4b3.5x2.9x0.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023KSh39.1bKSh143.4bKSh13.4b3.6x2.9x0.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023KSh39.1bKSh143.4bKSh13.4b3.7x2.9x0.3x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023KSh41.3bKSh141.0bKSh13.0b5.4x3.2x0.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023KSh40.8bKSh141.0bKSh13.0b5.2x3.1x0.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023KSh40.2bKSh142.0bKSh13.0b4.7x3.1x0.3x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023KSh39.9bKSh145.8bKSh10.1b4.8x4x0.3x
Fri, 05 May 2023KSh37.1bKSh145.8bKSh10.1b4.4x3.7x0.3x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023KSh38.7bKSh143.5bKSh9.8b4.7x4x0.3x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023KSh40.3bKSh140.7bKSh9.4b7.5x4.3x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.3x


Total Market Cap: KSh40.3bTotal Earnings: KSh9.4bTotal Revenue: KSh140.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Kenyan Insurance industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 5.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 3.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.38x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 27% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Kenyan Financials industry?

KE Market-3.16%
Financials-1.43%
Insurance4.34%
Life and Health Insurance9.78%
General Insurance4.76%
Reinsurance2.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the General Insurance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 3.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Life and Health Insurance 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
CIC CIC Insurance GroupKSh6.2012.3%
+KSh2.0b		137.6%PE6.6x
BRIT Britam HoldingsKSh11.903.0%
+KSh883.2m		62.6%PE6.3x
JUB Jubilee HoldingsKSh359.002.6%
+KSh670.4m		75.8%PE5.4x
KNRE Kenya ReinsuranceKSh3.752.5%
+KSh504.0m		107.2%PE4.2x
SLAM Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya)KSh9.889.8%
+KSh126.7m		33.9%PE1.9x

Latest News

SLAM
KSh9.88
Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya)
7D
9.8%
1Y
33.9%
JUB
KSh359.00
Jubilee Holdings
7D
2.6%
1Y
75.8%
BRIT
KSh11.90
Britam Holdings
7D
3.0%
1Y
62.6%
CIC
KSh6.20
CIC Insurance Group
7D
12.3%
1Y
137.6%
KNRE
KSh3.75
Kenya Reinsurance
7D
2.5%
1Y
107.2%
LBTY
KSh10.15
Liberty Kenya Holdings
7D
1.7%
1Y
35.3%