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Kenyan (NSE) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M25.0%
  • 1Y73.5%
  • YTD23.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Insurance industry has remained flat, although notably Kenya Reinsurance gained 9.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 71% in that time.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Mar 2026KSh101.7bKSh135.7bKSh19.3b4.8x5.3x0.7x
Sat, 07 Feb 2026KSh86.9bKSh135.7bKSh19.3b4.4x4.5x0.6x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026KSh82.7bKSh135.7bKSh19.3b4.4x4.3x0.6x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025KSh81.9bKSh136.0bKSh19.5b4.3x4.2x0.6x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025KSh82.5bKSh136.0bKSh19.5b4.5x4.2x0.6x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025KSh84.8bKSh136.0bKSh19.5b4.5x4.3x0.6x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025KSh80.2bKSh134.9bKSh19.3b4.4x4.2x0.6x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025KSh67.2bKSh134.9bKSh19.3b3.5x3.5x0.5x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025KSh59.9bKSh134.9bKSh19.3b3.2x3.1x0.4x
Mon, 19 May 2025KSh56.4bKSh143.1bKSh18.6b3.2x3x0.4x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025KSh56.6bKSh144.9bKSh18.7b3.3x3x0.4x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025KSh59.0bKSh134.2bKSh15.7b4.3x3.8x0.4x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025KSh53.7bKSh134.2bKSh15.7b3.9x3.4x0.4x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025KSh46.8bKSh133.6bKSh15.2b3.8x3.1x0.4x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024KSh43.0bKSh133.6bKSh15.2b3.6x2.8x0.3x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024KSh43.1bKSh133.6bKSh15.2b3.8x2.8x0.3x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024KSh44.1bKSh133.6bKSh15.2b3.6x2.9x0.3x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024KSh41.4bKSh131.9bKSh14.4b3.5x2.9x0.3x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024KSh43.6bKSh130.0bKSh14.5b3.6x3x0.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024KSh45.8bKSh136.9bKSh12.9b3.8x3.6x0.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024KSh42.4bKSh141.4bKSh13.7b3.9x3.1x0.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024KSh43.6bKSh140.4bKSh13.5b4.1x3.2x0.3x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024KSh42.0bKSh140.4bKSh13.5b3.8x3.1x0.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024KSh40.3bKSh140.4bKSh13.5b3.7x3x0.3x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024KSh39.6bKSh140.4bKSh13.5b3.8x2.9x0.3x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023KSh40.0bKSh143.4bKSh13.4b4.1x3x0.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023KSh39.4bKSh143.4bKSh13.4b3.8x2.9x0.3x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023KSh39.1bKSh143.4bKSh13.4b3.8x2.9x0.3x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023KSh39.3bKSh141.0bKSh13.0b5.2x3x0.3x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023KSh39.8bKSh141.0bKSh13.0b5.4x3.1x0.3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023KSh39.3bKSh142.0bKSh13.0b4.5x3x0.3x
Wed, 24 May 2023KSh35.7bKSh145.8bKSh10.1b4x3.5x0.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023KSh37.8bKSh145.8bKSh10.1b4.3x3.7x0.3x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023KSh35.7bKSh140.7bKSh9.4b7x3.8x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3.8x


Total Market Cap: KSh35.7bTotal 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 5.2x 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-0.093%
Financials0.63%
Insurance3.25%
Reinsurance9.46%
General Insurance1.74%
Life and Health Insurance0.49%
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
BRIT Britam HoldingsKSh12.9510.7%
+KSh3.2b
69.1%PE6.9x
KNRE Kenya ReinsuranceKSh3.7810.2%
+KSh2.0b
96.9%PE4.3x
JUB Jubilee HoldingsKSh390.751.8%
+KSh489.2m
76.6%PE5.9x
CIC CIC Insurance GroupKSh4.941.9%
+KSh258.9m
90.7%PE5.2x
LBTY Liberty Kenya HoldingsKSh10.301.5%
+KSh80.4m
29.1%PE4.1x

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