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Kenyan (NSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M34.9%
  • 1Y43.0%
  • YTD45.1%

In the last week, the Telecom industry is up 4.2%, with all of the companies up. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 44%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 24% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 01 Jul 2025KSh1.0tKSh393.1bKSh69.0b14.4x14.6x2.6x
Thu, 29 May 2025KSh828.5bKSh397.2bKSh69.6b43.8x11.9x2.1x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025KSh692.5bKSh383.5bKSh56.7b45.1x12.2x1.8x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025KSh714.9bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b49.1x12.6x1.9x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025KSh753.2bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b55.4x13.3x2x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025KSh748.8bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b46.7x13.2x1.9x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024KSh684.1bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b35.2x12.1x1.8x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024KSh620.6bKSh359.3bKSh62.6b40.1x9.9x1.7x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024KSh604.8bKSh359.3bKSh62.6b37.4x9.7x1.7x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024KSh596.4bKSh359.6bKSh62.8b33.1x9.5x1.7x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024KSh608.0bKSh363.1bKSh61.2b8.2x9.9x1.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024KSh702.1bKSh363.3bKSh61.7b8.9x11.4x1.9x
Fri, 31 May 2024KSh729.2bKSh363.3bKSh61.7b9.3x11.8x2x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024KSh658.9bKSh330.0bKSh61.8b38.5x10.7x2x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024KSh711.2bKSh330.0bKSh61.8b40.7x11.5x2.2x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024KSh542.9bKSh330.4bKSh62.6b10.4x8.7x1.6x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024KSh565.0bKSh330.7bKSh62.6b10.5x9x1.7x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023KSh570.9bKSh338.2bKSh62.4b10.5x9.1x1.7x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023KSh538.8bKSh338.2bKSh62.4b10.3x8.6x1.6x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023KSh567.1bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b10.5x9.2x1.7x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023KSh627.4bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b11x10.2x1.9x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023KSh677.6bKSh327.1bKSh61.6b11.4x11x2.1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023KSh715.7bKSh329.7bKSh61.6b11.7x11.6x2.2x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023KSh685.5bKSh330.1bKSh61.8b9.3x11.1x2.1x
Mon, 01 May 2023KSh666.6bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b8x10.1x2.1x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023KSh746.9bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b8.5x11.3x2.3x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023KSh943.1bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b9.9x14.3x2.9x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023KSh909.5bKSh324.9bKSh66.1b13.7x13.8x2.8x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022KSh1.0tKSh323.7bKSh65.1b15.1x15.4x3.1x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022KSh1.0tKSh323.2bKSh65.0b15.3x15.6x3.1x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022KSh1.0tKSh316.1bKSh68.7b14.7x15x3.3x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022KSh1.2tKSh316.1bKSh68.7b16.8x17.2x3.7x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022KSh1.2tKSh316.4bKSh69.0b17.3x17.5x3.8x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022KSh1.1tKSh316.4bKSh69.0b16.1x16.3x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.3x


Total Market Cap: KSh1.1tTotal Earnings: KSh69.0bTotal Revenue: KSh316.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.9x202320242025
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 remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Kenyan Telecom sector?

KE Market4.96%
Telecom4.62%
Media10.56%
Wireless Telecom4.60%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 10.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Wireless Telecom industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 24% 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 SafaricomKSh26.008.1%
+KSh78.1b		49.4%PE14.9x
NMG Nation Media GroupKSh13.4016.5%
+KSh325.4m		-20.9%PS0.4x
SCAN WPP ScangroupKSh2.657.7%
+KSh82.1m		28.0%PS0.5x
LKL Longhorn PublishersKSh2.899.1%
+KSh65.4m		40.3%PS0.6x
SGL Standard GroupKSh6.508.3%
+KSh40.9m		-4.4%PS0.3x

Latest News

SGL
KSh6.50
Standard Group
7D
8.3%
1Y
-4.4%
SCOM
KSh26.00
Safaricom
7D
8.1%
1Y
49.4%
NMG
KSh13.40
Nation Media Group
7D
16.5%
1Y
-20.9%
SCAN
KSh2.65
WPP Scangroup
7D
7.7%
1Y
28.0%
LKL
KSh2.89
Longhorn Publishers
7D
9.1%
1Y
40.3%