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Kenyan (NSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D5.9%
  • 3M17.5%
  • 1Y64.5%
  • YTD27.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has risen 3.9%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 60%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Aug 2026KSh22.5bKSh20.5bKSh2.3b9.8x9.6x1.1x
Thu, 16 Jul 2026KSh20.6bKSh19.6bKSh2.3b8.9x9x1.1x
Sat, 13 Jun 2026KSh19.6bKSh19.6bKSh2.3b9.2x8.5x1x
Mon, 11 May 2026KSh19.3bKSh18.2bKSh2.3b9.4x8.6x1.1x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026KSh17.5bKSh18.0bKSh2.2b8.6x8.2x1x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026KSh18.3bKSh18.0bKSh2.2b9x8.5x1x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026KSh18.7bKSh18.0bKSh2.1b9.1x8.8x1x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025KSh17.3bKSh18.0bKSh2.1b8.3x8.2x1x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025KSh18.2bKSh18.0bKSh2.1b8.7x8.6x1x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025KSh17.1bKSh17.8bKSh1.9b8.6x8.9x1x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025KSh15.9bKSh17.8bKSh1.9b8.1x8.3x0.9x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025KSh14.4bKSh16.6bKSh1.5b8.6x9.3x0.9x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025KSh12.9bKSh16.6bKSh1.5b8.2x8.3x0.8x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025KSh13.1bKSh16.8bKSh1.5b8x8.5x0.8x
Tue, 13 May 2025KSh11.6bKSh16.4bKSh1.0b7.1x11.4x0.7x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025KSh11.5bKSh16.4bKSh1.0b7.3x11.4x0.7x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025KSh11.3bKSh16.4bKSh1.0b7.8x11.2x0.7x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025KSh11.2bKSh16.6bKSh1.1b8x10.5x0.7x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025KSh11.8bKSh16.6bKSh1.1b8.3x11.1x0.7x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024KSh11.1bKSh16.6bKSh1.1b8.3x10.4x0.7x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024KSh11.8bKSh16.5bKSh1.1b7.4x10.6x0.7x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024KSh11.7bKSh15.9bKSh1.1b7.3x11x0.7x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024KSh10.7bKSh16.0bKSh1.1b6.6x10.1x0.7x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024KSh11.4bKSh16.0bKSh1.1b7.2x10.8x0.7x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024KSh11.3bKSh16.0bKSh1.1b6.9x10.6x0.7x
Wed, 15 May 2024KSh10.9bKSh15.7bKSh1.0b8.3x10.8x0.7x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024KSh11.1bKSh14.2bKSh1.6b9.3x6.9x0.8x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024KSh11.1bKSh14.0bKSh1.5b9.7x7.2x0.8x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024KSh10.9bKSh14.0bKSh1.5b9.1x7.1x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024KSh10.4bKSh14.0bKSh1.5b8.7x6.8x0.7x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023KSh10.5bKSh14.4bKSh1.8b6.2x5.9x0.7x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023KSh10.7bKSh14.4bKSh1.8b6.1x6x0.7x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023KSh11.3bKSh14.2bKSh1.7b6.8x6.5x0.8x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023KSh11.3bKSh14.2bKSh1.7b7.1x6.6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.6x


Total Market Cap: KSh11.3bTotal Earnings: KSh1.7bTotal Revenue: KSh14.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the Kenyan Chemicals industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 9.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

KE Market2.08%
Materials4.10%
Chemicals5.88%
Industrial Gases7.92%
Specialty Chemicals2.89%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 100x.
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 InvestmentsKSh39.609.5%
+KSh879.2m
78.4%PE9.8x
CRWN Crown Paints KenyaKSh62.252.9%
+KSh249.1m
41.3%PE8.9x
BOC BOC KenyaKSh181.503.6%
+KSh122.0m
102.8%PE11.3x

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