Safaricom (SCOM) Stock Overview

Provides telecommunication services in Kenya and Ethiopia. More details

SCOM fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Safaricom
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceKSh25.85
52 Week HighKSh27.50
52 Week LowKSh14.10
Beta0.56
1 Month Change9.77%
3 Month Change49.42%
1 Year Change54.33%
3 Year Change-8.17%
5 Year Change-3.72%
Change since IPO251.70%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

SCOMKE Wireless TelecomKE Market
7D-3.7%-2.2%-3.2%
1Y54.3%50.0%43.8%

Return vs Industry: SCOM exceeded the KE Wireless Telecom industry which returned 50% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SCOM exceeded the KE Market which returned 43.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SCOM's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SCOM volatility
SCOM Average Weekly Movement3.9%
Wireless Telecom Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement5.9%
10% most volatile stocks in KE Market9.7%
10% least volatile stocks in KE Market3.4%

Stable Share Price: SCOM has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the KE market.

Volatility Over Time: SCOM's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19976,462Peter Ndegwawww.safaricom.co.ke

Safaricom PLC provides telecommunication services in Kenya and Ethiopia. The company offers voice, mobile and fixed data, messaging (SMS), and M-PESA payment, as well as internet for business; internet of things; and cloud services. It also offers DigiFarm; Lipa Na M-PESA that enables merchants to collect payments from customers; KCB M-PESA, a savings and loan services; and operates Masoko, an e-commerce portal.

Safaricom PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Safaricom's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SCOM fundamental statistics
Market capKSh1.03t
Earnings (TTM)KSh69.80b
Revenue (TTM)KSh385.23b
14.8x
P/E Ratio
2.7x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SCOM income statement (TTM)
RevenueKSh385.23b
Cost of RevenueKSh103.99b
Gross ProfitKSh281.24b
Other ExpensesKSh211.45b
EarningsKSh69.80b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Nov 07, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.74
Gross Margin73.01%
Net Profit Margin18.12%
Debt/Equity Ratio48.1%

How did SCOM perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.6%
Current Dividend Yield
69%
Payout Ratio

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When do you need to buy SCOM by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Safaricom dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateAug 01 2025
Dividend Pay DateAug 31 2025
Days until Ex dividend15 days
Days until Dividend pay date45 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/16 13:21
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/16 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Safaricom PLC is covered by 21 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Linet MuriungiAbsa Bank Limited
Maureen KiriguaAfrican Alliance
Sarah WangaAIB-AXYS Africa Limited