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Kenyan (NSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-3.5%
  • 1Y77.6%
  • YTD67.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has risen 2.8%, driven by gains from Safaricom of 2.8%. Meanwhile, Standard Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.1% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 84%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 06 Dec 2025KSh1.2tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b16.6x16.8x3x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025KSh1.2tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b17.4x17.5x3.1x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025KSh1.2tKSh393.6bKSh69.3b16.6x16.8x3x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025KSh1.1tKSh393.9bKSh69.0b16.4x16.6x2.9x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025KSh1.1tKSh393.9bKSh69.0b15.4x15.7x2.7x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025KSh960.7bKSh393.1bKSh69.0b13.7x13.9x2.4x
Thu, 22 May 2025KSh798.6bKSh397.2bKSh69.6b44.9x11.5x2x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025KSh696.7bKSh383.5bKSh56.7b49.1x12.3x1.8x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025KSh715.0bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b49.4x12.6x1.9x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025KSh715.2bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b59.5x12.7x1.9x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025KSh722.7bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b45.2x12.8x1.9x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024KSh654.1bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b37x11.6x1.7x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024KSh672.7bKSh359.3bKSh62.6b43.5x10.8x1.9x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024KSh604.6bKSh359.3bKSh62.6b36x9.7x1.7x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024KSh584.4bKSh359.7bKSh62.9b7.8x9.3x1.6x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024KSh610.2bKSh363.1bKSh61.2b8.4x10x1.7x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024KSh728.2bKSh363.3bKSh61.7b9.1x11.8x2x
Fri, 24 May 2024KSh727.2bKSh356.7bKSh61.6b11.4x11.8x2x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024KSh647.0bKSh330.0bKSh61.8b39.4x10.5x2x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024KSh591.1bKSh330.2bKSh62.1b10.9x9.5x1.8x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024KSh526.9bKSh330.4bKSh62.6b10.2x8.4x1.6x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024KSh562.9bKSh330.7bKSh62.6b10.5x9x1.7x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023KSh589.0bKSh338.2bKSh62.4b10.8x9.4x1.7x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023KSh486.8bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b9.9x7.9x1.5x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023KSh593.1bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b10.7x9.6x1.8x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023KSh611.3bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b10.9x9.9x1.9x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023KSh683.4bKSh327.1bKSh61.6b11.5x11.1x2.1x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023KSh703.4bKSh329.7bKSh61.6b11.4x11.4x2.1x
Sat, 27 May 2023KSh609.0bKSh330.1bKSh61.8b8.4x9.9x1.8x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023KSh666.4bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b7.9x10.1x2.1x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023KSh764.8bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b8.6x11.6x2.4x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023KSh951.3bKSh324.9bKSh66.1b14.3x14.4x2.9x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023KSh887.5bKSh324.9bKSh66.1b13.4x13.4x2.7x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022KSh979.6bKSh323.2bKSh65.0b14.8x15.1x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.1x


Total Market Cap: KSh979.6bTotal Earnings: KSh65.0bTotal Revenue: KSh323.2bTotal 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 grown 2.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% 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 Market-0.88%
Telecom0.53%
Media4.30%
Wireless Telecom0.52%
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 17.0%, 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 17% 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 17% 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 SafaricomKSh28.900.5%
+KSh6.0b		77.8%PE16.6x
SCAN WPP ScangroupKSh2.766.2%
+KSh69.1m		25.5%PS0.5x
NMG Nation Media GroupKSh12.553.3%
+KSh68.5m		6.8%PS0.4x
LKL Longhorn PublishersKSh2.952.1%
+KSh16.3m		26.6%PS1.2x

Latest News

SCAN
KSh2.76
WPP Scangroup
7D
6.2%
1Y
25.5%
SCOM
KSh28.90
Safaricom
7D
0.5%
1Y
77.8%
LKL
KSh2.95
Longhorn Publishers
7D
2.1%
1Y
26.6%
SGL
KSh5.96
Standard Group
7D
-1.7%
1Y
18.3%
NMG
KSh12.55
Nation Media Group
7D
3.3%
1Y
6.8%