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Kenyan (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M20.2%
  • 1Y76.7%
  • YTD31.7%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 3.6%, with Crown Paints Kenya up 2.1%. This means that the industry has gained 78% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 11 Aug 2026KSh32.4bKSh26.6bKSh7.8b9x4.1x1.2x
Thu, 09 Jul 2026KSh30.4bKSh19.6bKSh2.3b8.9x13.3x1.6x
Sat, 06 Jun 2026KSh26.3bKSh24.3bKSh4.1b8.1x6.4x1.1x
Mon, 04 May 2026KSh26.2bKSh23.0bKSh4.1b8.1x6.4x1.1x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026KSh25.1bKSh22.7bKSh4.0b7.9x6.3x1.1x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026KSh27.5bKSh18.0bKSh2.1b9.8x13x1.5x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026KSh26.0bKSh18.0bKSh2.1b9.1x12.2x1.4x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025KSh24.1bKSh21.2bKSh3.2b7.8x7.6x1.1x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025KSh23.8bKSh21.2bKSh3.2b8x7.5x1.1x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025KSh22.7bKSh21.1bKSh3.0b8.6x7.6x1.1x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025KSh21.0bKSh21.1bKSh3.0b7.9x7.1x1x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025KSh18.6bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.7x7.1x0.9x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025KSh16.5bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.6x6.3x0.8x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025KSh15.5bKSh20.1bKSh2.6b7x5.9x0.8x
Tue, 06 May 2025KSh15.2bKSh19.7bKSh2.1b6.9x7.3x0.8x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025KSh34.8bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b7.5x10.4x0.8x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025KSh34.7bKSh42.3bKSh3.4b7.8x10.2x0.8x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025KSh33.5bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.5x31.2x0.8x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024KSh35.6bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b12.1x33.1x0.8x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024KSh37.9bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b13.2x35.2x0.9x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024KSh35.6bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b12x31.8x0.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024KSh42.3bKSh41.6bKSh1.1b7.4x39.1x1x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024KSh34.5bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9.2x44.6x0.8x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024KSh33.9bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.9x43.7x0.8x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024KSh27.1bKSh41.0bKSh724.2m11.3x37.4x0.7x
Wed, 08 May 2024KSh29.7bKSh39.6bKSh1.0b10.6x29.5x0.7x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024KSh28.1bKSh58.7bKSh532.2m10.4x52.8x0.5x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024KSh26.5bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.8x70.2x0.5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024KSh26.0bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m10x69x0.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023KSh24.0bKSh58.5bKSh628.6m8.4x38.2x0.4x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023KSh24.4bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.4x12.3x0.4x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023KSh20.0bKSh55.4bKSh1.9b8.5x10.4x0.4x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023KSh21.1bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.6x10.9x0.4x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023KSh21.1bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.2x10.9x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: KSh21.1bTotal 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 4.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.86x 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 59% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 21% 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 Market-1.20%
Materials-0.59%
Chemicals1.08%
Packaging0%0
Basic Materials-4.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 283x.
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 KenyaKSh60.502.1%
+KSh178.0m		38.3%PE9.1x
SKL Shri Krishana OverseasKSh13.6016.7%
+KSh98.5m		123.0%n/a
CARB Carbacid InvestmentsKSh36.150.7%
+KSh63.7m		64.7%PE8.9x

Latest News

PORT
KSh116.50
East African Portland Cement
7D
-4.7%
1Y
135.1%
CRWN
KSh60.50
Crown Paints Kenya
7D
2.1%
1Y
38.3%
BOC
KSh175.25
BOC Kenya
7D
-0.4%
1Y
94.7%
SKL
KSh13.60
Shri Krishana Overseas
7D
16.7%
1Y
123.0%
CARB
KSh36.15
Carbacid Investments
7D
0.7%
1Y
64.7%