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Kenyan (NSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D17.0%
  • 3M38.6%
  • 1Y35.1%
  • YTD43.0%

The Telecom industry is up 17% in the last week, with Safaricom up 17%. During this same period, the WPP Scangroup underperformed, falling 10%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 35%. 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
Sun, 15 Jun 2025KSh990.7bKSh393.1bKSh69.0b14.1x14.4x2.5x
Tue, 13 May 2025KSh744.2bKSh397.2bKSh69.6b43.1x10.7x1.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025KSh694.9bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b49.8x12.3x1.8x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025KSh727.2bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b52.5x12.9x1.9x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025KSh693.0bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b53.2x12.3x1.8x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025KSh686.7bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b41.2x12.1x1.8x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024KSh580.0bKSh384.0bKSh56.5b36.7x10.3x1.5x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024KSh664.7bKSh359.3bKSh62.6b40x10.6x1.9x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024KSh604.6bKSh359.6bKSh62.8b38.6x9.6x1.7x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024KSh605.1bKSh360.8bKSh62.4b8.2x9.7x1.7x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024KSh664.2bKSh363.1bKSh61.2b8.7x10.9x1.8x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024KSh734.5bKSh363.3bKSh61.7b9.3x11.9x2x
Wed, 15 May 2024KSh701.0bKSh360.2bKSh61.6b11x11.4x1.9x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024KSh673.1bKSh330.0bKSh61.8b39.4x10.9x2x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024KSh562.8bKSh330.2bKSh62.1b10.5x9.1x1.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024KSh545.1bKSh330.4bKSh62.6b10.3x8.7x1.6x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024KSh553.0bKSh330.7bKSh62.6b10.5x8.8x1.7x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023KSh569.0bKSh338.2bKSh62.4b10.5x9.1x1.7x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023KSh506.9bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b10.1x8.2x1.6x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023KSh603.1bKSh327.0bKSh61.8b10.8x9.8x1.8x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023KSh637.5bKSh327.1bKSh61.6b11.1x10.4x1.9x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023KSh727.7bKSh327.1bKSh61.6b11.8x11.8x2.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023KSh649.2bKSh329.7bKSh61.6b10.7x10.5x2x
Thu, 18 May 2023KSh578.6bKSh330.1bKSh61.8b8.1x9.4x1.8x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023KSh718.6bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b8.4x10.9x2.2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023KSh831.0bKSh324.4bKSh66.0b9.1x12.6x2.6x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023KSh967.3bKSh324.9bKSh66.1b14.6x14.6x3x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023KSh963.6bKSh317.3bKSh66.2b14.5x14.6x3x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022KSh981.6bKSh323.2bKSh65.0b14.8x15.1x3x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022KSh1.0tKSh316.1bKSh68.7b14.4x14.7x3.2x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022KSh1.0tKSh316.1bKSh68.7b14.9x15.2x3.3x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022KSh1.1tKSh316.4bKSh69.0b16.1x16.4x3.6x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022KSh1.2tKSh316.4bKSh69.0b16.7x16.9x3.7x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022KSh968.2bKSh316.4bKSh69.0b13.8x14x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: KSh968.2bTotal 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 Market8.43%
Telecom17.04%
Wireless Telecom17.10%
Media-0.58%
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 SafaricomKSh24.6517.1%
+KSh144.2b		35.4%PE14.1x
NMG Nation Media GroupKSh12.005.3%
+KSh102.8m		-33.3%PS0.3x
LKL Longhorn PublishersKSh2.7011.6%
+KSh76.3m		9.8%PS0.6x
SGL Standard GroupKSh6.085.2%
+KSh24.5m		-5.6%PS0.3x
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SCOM

KSh24.65

Safaricom

7D

17.1%

1Y

35.4%

SGL

KSh6.08

Standard Group

7D

5.2%

1Y

-5.6%

NMG

KSh12.00

Nation Media Group

7D

5.3%

1Y

-33.3%

SCAN

KSh2.50

WPP Scangroup

7D

-10.1%

1Y

14.2%

LKL

KSh2.70

Longhorn Publishers

7D

11.6%

1Y

9.8%