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Kenyan (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D5.4%
  • 3M11.5%
  • 1Y76.7%
  • YTD14.4%

The Materials industry is up 5.4% in the last week, with East African Portland Cement up 20%. Meanwhile, BOC Kenya actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.5% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 77% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Kenyan Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jun 2026KSh28.2bKSh24.3bKSh4.1b8.4x6.8x1.2x
Sun, 24 May 2026KSh26.2bKSh23.0bKSh4.1b8.2x6.4x1.1x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026KSh26.2bKSh23.0bKSh4.1b8.2x6.4x1.1x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026KSh26.3bKSh22.7bKSh4.0b8.3x6.6x1.2x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026KSh27.2bKSh18.0bKSh2.1b9.4x12.8x1.5x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026KSh25.3bKSh18.0bKSh2.1b9.1x11.9x1.4x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025KSh23.2bKSh21.2bKSh3.2b7.3x7.3x1.1x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025KSh24.6bKSh21.2bKSh3.2b8.6x7.7x1.2x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025KSh23.6bKSh21.1bKSh3.0b9x7.9x1.1x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025KSh21.4bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b9.9x8.2x1.1x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025KSh17.2bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.6x6.6x0.9x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025KSh15.7bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.2x6x0.8x
Mon, 26 May 2025KSh15.4bKSh20.1bKSh2.6b7.1x5.9x0.8x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025KSh15.2bKSh19.7bKSh2.1b6.9x7.3x0.8x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025KSh35.6bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b7.8x10.6x0.8x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025KSh35.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.8x32.9x0.8x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025KSh33.3bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.7x30.9x0.8x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024KSh31.3bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b10.9x29.1x0.7x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024KSh38.0bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b13x35.3x0.9x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024KSh36.8bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b11.9x32.8x0.9x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024KSh40.0bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m7.5x51.6x1x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024KSh34.7bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9.4x44.8x0.8x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024KSh26.9bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.8x34.8x0.7x
Tue, 28 May 2024KSh27.1bKSh41.0bKSh403.2m11.9x67.1x0.7x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024KSh28.3bKSh39.6bKSh1.0b9.3x28.2x0.7x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024KSh28.7bKSh58.7bKSh532.2m9.5x54x0.5x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024KSh26.5bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m10.4x70.2x0.5x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024KSh24.2bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.8x64.1x0.4x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023KSh26.1bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.6x13.1x0.5x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023KSh20.1bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.4x10.1x0.4x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023KSh20.2bKSh55.4bKSh1.9b8.8x10.5x0.4x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023KSh20.7bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.2x10.7x0.4x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023KSh21.6bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.4x11.2x0.4x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023KSh21.0bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b9.1x10.9x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: KSh21.0bTotal Earnings: KSh1.9bTotal Revenue: KSh53.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Kenyan Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 6.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.82x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 23% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Kenyan Materials sector?

KE Market2.43%
Materials5.35%
Basic Materials19.54%
Chemicals0.37%
Packaging0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.8x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 285x.
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
PORT East African Portland CementKSh90.2519.5%
+KSh1.3b		150.3%PE4.5x
CARB Carbacid InvestmentsKSh30.502.9%
+KSh216.6m		49.5%PE7.5x
CRWN Crown Paints KenyaKSh61.252.1%
+KSh178.0m		60.8%PE9.2x
SKL Shri Krishana OverseasKSh9.686.8%
+KSh31.3m		n/an/a

Latest News

PORT
KSh90.25
East African Portland Cement
7D
19.5%
1Y
150.3%
CRWN
KSh61.25
Crown Paints Kenya
7D
2.1%
1Y
60.8%
BOC
KSh157.00
BOC Kenya
7D
-9.5%
1Y
70.7%
SKL
KSh9.68
Shri Krishana Overseas
7D
6.8%
1Y
n/a
CARB
KSh30.50
Carbacid Investments
7D
2.9%
1Y
49.5%