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Kenyan (NSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M6.2%
  • 1Y59.3%
  • YTD4.2%

In the last week, the Telecom industry is up 1.9%, with Safaricom up 2.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 59%. 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
Sat, 17 Jan 2026KSh1.2tKSh408.3bKSh83.9b14.1x14.2x2.9x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025KSh1.1tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b16x16.2x2.9x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025KSh1.2tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b16.6x16.8x3x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025KSh1.1tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b15.6x15.7x2.8x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025KSh1.2tKSh393.5bKSh69.3b17.2x17.4x3.1x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025KSh1.0tKSh393.9bKSh69.0b14.8x15x2.6x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025KSh1.1tKSh393.1bKSh69.0b15.2x15.4x2.7x
Sat, 31 May 2025KSh828.5bKSh397.2bKSh69.6b44x11.9x2.1x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025KSh692.5bKSh383.5bKSh56.7b45.1x12.2x1.8x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025KSh718.9bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b48.6x12.7x1.9x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025KSh759.2bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b53.5x13.4x2x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025KSh748.8bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b46.5x13.2x1.9x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024KSh688.1bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b35.1x12.2x1.8x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024KSh616.5bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b36.9x10.9x1.6x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024KSh616.7bKSh359.3bKSh62.6b39.7x9.9x1.7x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024KSh596.4bKSh359.6bKSh62.8b33.1x9.5x1.7x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024KSh599.8bKSh363.1bKSh61.2b8x9.8x1.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024KSh694.4bKSh363.3bKSh61.7b8.9x11.3x1.9x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024KSh723.2bKSh363.3bKSh61.7b9.5x11.7x2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024KSh647.0bKSh330.0bKSh61.8b38.4x10.5x2x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024KSh779.3bKSh330.0bKSh61.8b41.1x12.6x2.4x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024KSh542.8bKSh330.4bKSh62.6b10.3x8.7x1.6x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024KSh565.0bKSh330.7bKSh62.6b10.5x9x1.7x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023KSh546.8bKSh338.2bKSh62.4b10.3x8.8x1.6x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023KSh546.8bKSh338.2bKSh62.4b10.3x8.8x1.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023KSh565.2bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b10.6x9.2x1.7x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023KSh637.4bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b11.2x10.3x1.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023KSh661.5bKSh327.1bKSh61.6b11.3x10.7x2x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023KSh763.7bKSh329.7bKSh61.6b12.1x12.4x2.3x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023KSh685.5bKSh330.1bKSh61.8b9.3x11.1x2.1x
Wed, 03 May 2023KSh666.6bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b8.2x10.1x2.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023KSh726.8bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b8.5x11x2.2x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023KSh941.2bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b9.9x14.3x2.9x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023KSh927.6bKSh324.9bKSh66.1b14x14x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: KSh927.6bTotal Earnings: KSh66.1bTotal Revenue: KSh324.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.9x202420252026
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 Market0.97%
Telecom1.88%
Wireless Telecom1.89%
Media-1.24%
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
SCOM SafaricomKSh29.702.1%
+KSh24.0b		59.7%PE14.1x
NMG Nation Media GroupKSh12.857.1%
+KSh145.6m		-5.2%PS0.4x
SGL Standard GroupKSh6.165.1%
+KSh24.5m		23.2%PS0.3x
LKL Longhorn PublishersKSh2.872.1%
+KSh16.3m		23.7%PS1.2x

Latest News

SCOM
KSh29.70
Safaricom
7D
2.1%
1Y
59.7%
SGL
KSh6.16
Standard Group
7D
5.1%
1Y
23.2%
LKL
KSh2.87
Longhorn Publishers
7D
2.1%
1Y
23.7%
SCAN
KSh2.29
WPP Scangroup
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-18.5%
NMG
KSh12.85
Nation Media Group
7D
7.1%
1Y
-5.2%