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Zambian (LSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M-6.3%
  • 1Y-31.9%
  • YTD-16.7%

The Utilities is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but CEC Africa Investments has stood out, gaining 3.6%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 32% over the past 12 months.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Zambian Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 12 Aug 2026ZK27.3bZK13.4bZK2.4b10.8x11.5x2x
Fri, 10 Jul 2026ZK28.7bZK12.9bZK2.3b11.8x12.5x2.2x
Sun, 07 Jun 2026ZK28.6bZK12.5bZK2.2b12.3x12.8x2.3x
Tue, 05 May 2026ZK29.3bZK13.3bZK2.4b11.8x12.3x2.2x
Thu, 02 Apr 2026ZK30.1bZK13.7bZK2.4b12x12.4x2.2x
Sat, 28 Feb 2026ZK31.3bZK12.9bZK2.2b13.7x14.3x2.4x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026ZK32.4bZK13.3bZK2.3b13.8x14.4x2.4x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025ZK32.7bZK15.4bZK2.6b12x12.6x2.1x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025ZK38.2bZK15.7bZK2.7b13.7x14.4x2.4x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025ZK38.7bZK15.5bZK2.6b14.3x14.8x2.5x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025ZK43.3bZK16.2bZK2.7b15.3x15.8x2.7x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025ZK40.0bZK12.7bZK2.2b17.3x17.9x3.2x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025ZK35.5bZK12.8bZK2.3b15x15.6x2.8x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025ZK32.1bZK13.6bZK2.4b12.8x13.3x2.4x
Wed, 07 May 2025ZK23.6bZK14.8bZK2.6b8.6x9x1.6x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025ZK22.9bZK15.3bZK2.7b8.1x8.5x1.5x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025ZK23.4bZK12.1bZK1.9b11.5x12.1x1.9x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025ZK23.6bZK11.8bZK1.9b11.9x12.4x2x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024ZK23.7bZK11.8bZK1.9b11.9x12.6x2x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024ZK23.7bZK11.7bZK1.9b12.1x12.6x2x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024ZK25.5bZK11.3bZK1.8b13.5x14.1x2.3x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024ZK25.4bZK11.3bZK1.8b13.5x14.1x2.3x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024ZK19.5bZK10.1bZK3.6b5.1x5.4x1.9x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024ZK19.7bZK9.8bZK3.5b5.3x5.5x2x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024ZK13.8bZK10.1bZK3.6b3.6x3.8x1.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024ZK13.4bZK10.5bZK3.8b3.3x3.6x1.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024ZK13.3bZK9.4bZK3.4b3.7x3.9x1.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024ZK13.2bZK8.9bZK3.2b3.9x4.2x1.5x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024ZK12.2bZK10.2bZK3.6b3.2x3.4x1.2x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023ZK12.2bZK9.7bZK3.5b3.3x3.5x1.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023ZK13.0bZK8.9bZK3.2b3.9x4.1x1.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023ZK12.6bZK8.2bZK2.9b4.2x4.3x1.5x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023ZK11.0bZK7.9bZK2.8b3.8x3.9x1.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023ZK8.9bZK7.3bZK988.4m8.3x9x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9x


Total Market Cap: ZK8.9bTotal Earnings: ZK988.4mTotal Revenue: ZK7.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Zambian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
    There are only 2 companies in the Zambian Utilities 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 Utilities industry have grown 34% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 23% 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 Zambian Utilities sector?

ZM Market2.87%
Utilities-0.83%
Electric Utilities-0.83%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electric Utilities industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.1x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electric Utilities industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 10.1x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CCAF CEC Africa InvestmentsK0.873.6%
+K48.8m		1.2%n/a

Latest News

CECZ
K15.89
Copperbelt Energy
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-33.1%
CCAF
K0.87
CEC Africa Investments
7D
3.6%
1Y
1.2%