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Kenyan (NSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 29, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-0.02%
  • 1Y61.1%
  • YTD3.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has remained flat, although notably WPP Scangroup gained 4.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 57% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 Jan 2026KSh1.2tKSh408.3bKSh83.9b14x14.1x2.9x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025KSh1.1tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b16x16.2x2.9x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025KSh1.2tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b17.1x17.3x3x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025KSh1.1tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b16x16.2x2.9x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025KSh1.2tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b16.5x16.7x2.9x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025KSh1.1tKSh393.9bKSh69.0b15.4x15.7x2.7x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025KSh1.0tKSh393.9bKSh69.0b14.8x15x2.6x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025KSh958.7bKSh393.1bKSh69.0b13.7x13.9x2.4x
Sat, 10 May 2025KSh744.2bKSh383.5bKSh56.7b45.3x13.1x1.9x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025KSh750.9bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b48.5x13.3x2x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025KSh701.2bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b51.6x12.4x1.8x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025KSh712.9bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b49.4x12.6x1.9x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024KSh688.4bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b39.4x12.2x1.8x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024KSh598.0bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b34.3x10.6x1.6x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024KSh650.6bKSh359.3bKSh62.6b37.1x10.4x1.8x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024KSh604.6bKSh359.6bKSh62.8b38.6x9.6x1.7x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024KSh599.5bKSh363.1bKSh61.2b8.1x9.8x1.7x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024KSh686.4bKSh363.1bKSh61.2b8.7x11.2x1.9x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024KSh730.9bKSh363.3bKSh61.7b9.3x11.8x2x
Sun, 12 May 2024KSh666.9bKSh360.2bKSh61.6b10.5x10.8x1.9x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024KSh679.2bKSh330.0bKSh61.8b39.5x11x2.1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024KSh556.9bKSh330.2bKSh62.1b10.7x9x1.7x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024KSh547.0bKSh330.4bKSh62.6b10.3x8.7x1.7x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024KSh563.0bKSh330.7bKSh62.6b10.5x9x1.7x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023KSh567.0bKSh338.2bKSh62.4b10.5x9.1x1.7x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023KSh504.9bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b10x8.2x1.5x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023KSh607.1bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b10.9x9.8x1.9x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023KSh647.5bKSh327.1bKSh61.6b11.2x10.5x2x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023KSh733.7bKSh327.1bKSh61.6b11.9x11.9x2.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023KSh603.5bKSh329.7bKSh61.6b11x9.8x1.8x
Mon, 15 May 2023KSh536.6bKSh330.1bKSh61.8b7.4x8.7x1.6x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023KSh744.9bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b8.7x11.3x2.3x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023KSh845.1bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b9.2x12.8x2.6x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023KSh987.5bKSh324.9bKSh66.1b14.9x14.9x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.9x


Total Market Cap: KSh987.5bTotal Earnings: KSh66.1bTotal Revenue: KSh324.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12x202420252026
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the Kenyan Communication Services 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 Communication Services industry have grown 8.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% 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 Telecom sector?

KE Market0.86%
Telecom-0.16%
Media2.65%
Wireless Telecom-0.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 48.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Wireless Telecom industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 48% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SGL Standard GroupKSh6.188.0%
+KSh37.6m		23.6%PS0.3x
LKL Longhorn PublishersKSh2.903.6%
+KSh27.2m		3.6%PS1.2x
NMG Nation Media GroupKSh13.001.2%
+KSh25.7m		-6.1%PS0.4x

Latest News

SCOM
KSh29.50
Safaricom
7D
-0.3%
1Y
66.7%
SGL
KSh6.18
Standard Group
7D
8.0%
1Y
23.6%
LKL
KSh2.90
Longhorn Publishers
7D
3.6%
1Y
3.6%
SCAN
KSh2.30
WPP Scangroup
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-24.3%
NMG
KSh13.00
Nation Media Group
7D
1.2%
1Y
-6.1%