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Kenyan (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y73.7%
  • YTD9.2%

The Materials industry is up 2.5% in the last week, with Crown Paints Kenya up 6.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 74%.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 11 May 2026KSh26.9bKSh23.0bKSh4.1b8.3x6.6x1.2x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026KSh25.2bKSh22.7bKSh4.0b7.8x6.3x1.1x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026KSh26.4bKSh18.0bKSh2.2b9x12.3x1.5x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026KSh26.7bKSh18.0bKSh2.1b9.1x12.6x1.5x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025KSh24.4bKSh21.2bKSh3.2b7.8x7.7x1.1x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025KSh24.6bKSh21.2bKSh3.2b8.2x7.7x1.2x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025KSh22.9bKSh21.1bKSh3.0b8.5x7.7x1.1x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025KSh21.4bKSh21.1bKSh3.0b7.9x7.2x1x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025KSh20.3bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.9x7.8x1x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025KSh17.1bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.5x6.6x0.9x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025KSh16.7bKSh20.1bKSh2.6b7.2x6.4x0.8x
Tue, 13 May 2025KSh15.2bKSh19.7bKSh2.1b6.6x7.3x0.8x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025KSh35.4bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b7.3x10.5x0.8x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025KSh35.3bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b7.8x10.5x0.8x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025KSh35.1bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b12.3x32.7x0.8x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025KSh34.5bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.9x32.1x0.8x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024KSh37.2bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b13.2x34.6x0.9x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024KSh38.8bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b13.4x34.6x0.9x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024KSh42.6bKSh41.6bKSh1.1b8x39.3x1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024KSh34.3bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.3x44.3x0.8x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024KSh34.0bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9.4x44x0.8x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024KSh27.0bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.8x34.9x0.7x
Wed, 15 May 2024KSh28.9bKSh41.0bKSh403.2m11.7x71.6x0.7x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024KSh29.0bKSh58.7bKSh532.2m9.6x54.5x0.5x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024KSh27.5bKSh58.4bKSh458.7m9.9x59.9x0.5x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024KSh25.6bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.9x67.8x0.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024KSh24.2bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.8x64.1x0.4x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023KSh24.1bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.4x12.1x0.4x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023KSh19.9bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.3x10x0.4x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023KSh21.2bKSh55.4bKSh1.9b9x11x0.4x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023KSh21.0bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.4x10.9x0.4x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023KSh21.4bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.8x11x0.4x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023KSh21.4bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b9.7x11.1x0.4x
Thu, 18 May 2023KSh20.1bKSh52.7bKSh1.8b11.7x11.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.2x


Total Market Cap: KSh20.1bTotal Earnings: KSh1.8bTotal Revenue: KSh52.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.1x202420252026
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 6.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.78x 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 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 24% 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 Market2.22%
Materials2.50%
Chemicals3.86%
Packaging0%0
Basic Materials-1.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.7x.
    • 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 287x.
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
CRWN Crown Paints KenyaKSh61.756.9%
+KSh569.4m		73.2%PE9.7x
BOC BOC KenyaKSh157.504.8%
+KSh141.6m		107.2%PE9.8x
SKL Shri Krishana OverseasKSh9.768.7%
+KSh39.4m		n/an/a
PORT East African Portland CementKSh78.250.3%
+KSh22.5m		95.6%PE3.9x

Latest News

SKL
KSh9.76
Shri Krishana Overseas
7D
8.7%
1Y
n/a
BOC
KSh157.50
BOC Kenya
7D
4.8%
1Y
107.2%
CRWN
KSh61.75
Crown Paints Kenya
7D
6.9%
1Y
73.2%
PORT
KSh78.25
East African Portland Cement
7D
0.3%
1Y
95.6%
CARB
KSh28.95
Carbacid Investments
7D
-3.0%
1Y
50.0%