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Kenyan (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M11.1%
  • 1Y63.4%
  • YTD64.8%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Carbacid Investments has stood out, gaining 9.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 63% over the past 12 months.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 22 Dec 2025KSh24.1bKSh21.2bKSh3.2b7.7x7.6x1.1x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025KSh24.2bKSh21.2bKSh3.2b8.1x7.6x1.1x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025KSh22.7bKSh21.1bKSh3.0b8.6x7.6x1.1x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025KSh21.0bKSh21.1bKSh3.0b7.9x7.1x1x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025KSh18.3bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.7x7x0.9x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025KSh16.1bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.5x6.2x0.8x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025KSh15.5bKSh20.1bKSh2.6b7x5.9x0.8x
Mon, 05 May 2025KSh15.3bKSh19.7bKSh2.1b6.8x7.4x0.8x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025KSh34.9bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b7.5x10.4x0.8x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025KSh34.6bKSh42.3bKSh3.4b7.8x10.2x0.8x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025KSh33.5bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.5x31.2x0.8x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024KSh35.5bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b12.2x33x0.8x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024KSh38.2bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b13.4x35.5x0.9x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024KSh35.6bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b12x31.8x0.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024KSh41.4bKSh41.6bKSh1.1b7.4x38.2x1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024KSh34.5bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9.2x44.6x0.8x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024KSh32.5bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9x42x0.8x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024KSh27.1bKSh41.0bKSh724.2m11.3x37.4x0.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024KSh29.8bKSh39.6bKSh1.0b10.6x29.6x0.8x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024KSh28.0bKSh58.7bKSh532.2m10.5x52.7x0.5x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024KSh26.5bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.8x70.2x0.5x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024KSh26.1bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m10x69.2x0.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023KSh24.0bKSh58.5bKSh628.6m8.4x38.1x0.4x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023KSh24.4bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.4x12.3x0.4x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023KSh20.0bKSh55.4bKSh1.9b8.5x10.4x0.4x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023KSh20.5bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.3x10.6x0.4x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023KSh21.3bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.4x11x0.4x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023KSh21.6bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.9x11.2x0.4x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023KSh21.1bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b9.7x10.9x0.4x
Wed, 10 May 2023KSh20.1bKSh52.7bKSh1.8b11.6x11.2x0.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023KSh21.2bKSh55.6bKSh2.2b10.4x9.5x0.4x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023KSh20.2bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b10.3x9.3x0.4x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023KSh21.3bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b10.1x9.8x0.4x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022KSh22.5bKSh58.2bKSh4.1b8.1x5.6x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.6x


Total Market Cap: KSh22.5bTotal Earnings: KSh4.1bTotal Revenue: KSh58.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.1x202320242025
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 7.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.66x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 7.8% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 29% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

KE Market4.00%
Materials0.85%
Chemicals3.36%
Packaging0%0
Basic Materials-5.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.4x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 289x.
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
CARB Carbacid InvestmentsKSh29.709.6%
+KSh662.6m		42.4%PE7.5x
BOC BOC KenyaKSh126.251.6%
+KSh39.1m		46.8%PE11.6x
SKL Shri Krishana OverseasKSh8.220.7%
+KSh3.0m		n/an/a

Latest News

BOC
KSh126.25
BOC Kenya
7D
1.6%
1Y
46.8%
CARB
KSh29.70
Carbacid Investments
7D
9.6%
1Y
42.4%
PORT
KSh71.50
East African Portland Cement
7D
-5.3%
1Y
119.7%
CRWN
KSh50.50
Crown Paints Kenya
7D
-1.9%
1Y
57.8%
SKL
KSh8.22
Shri Krishana Overseas
7D
0.7%
1Y
n/a