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Kenyan (NSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D3.9%
  • 3M1.3%
  • 1Y66.8%
  • YTD9.4%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 4.5%, with Crown Paints Kenya up 10%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 64%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Sun, 23 Jul 2023KSh11.6bKSh14.2bKSh1.7b7.4x6.7x0.8x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023KSh11.3bKSh14.2bKSh1.7b7.4x6.5x0.8x
Thu, 18 May 2023KSh10.9bKSh13.7bKSh1.6b8.1x6.8x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.8x


Total Market Cap: KSh10.9bTotal Earnings: KSh1.6bTotal Revenue: KSh13.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.7x202420252026
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 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Market2.22%
Materials2.50%
Chemicals3.86%
Specialty Chemicals11.95%
Industrial Gases-2.29%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 100x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Industrial Gases industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 6.7x.
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 KenyaKSh63.2511.9%
+KSh960.9m		73.5%PE9.9x

Latest News

CRWN
KSh63.25
Crown Paints Kenya
7D
11.9%
1Y
73.5%
CARB
KSh28.90
Carbacid Investments
7D
-3.2%
1Y
50.1%