Safaricom PLC

NASE:SCOM Stock Report

Market Cap: KSh1.2t

Safaricom Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Safaricom's CEO is Peter Ndegwa, appointed in Apr 2020, has a tenure of 5.58 years. total yearly compensation is KES294.20M, comprised of 33.5% salary and 66.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.022% of the company’s shares, worth KES253.53M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 2.3 years respectively.

Key information

Peter Ndegwa

Chief executive officer

KSh294.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage33.55%
CEO tenure5.6yrs
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure3.7yrs
Board average tenure2.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Peter Ndegwa's remuneration changed compared to Safaricom's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025KSh294mKSh99m

KSh70b

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

KSh63b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

KSh57b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

KSh60b

Mar 31 2024KSh252mKSh94m

KSh63b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

KSh63b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

KSh63b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

KSh63b

Mar 31 2023KSh313mKSh95m

KSh62b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

KSh64b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

KSh66b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

KSh68b

Mar 31 2022KSh289mKSh89m

KSh70b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

KSh71b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

KSh73b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

KSh71b

Mar 31 2021KSh202mKSh102m

KSh69b

Compensation vs Market: Peter's total compensation ($USD2.27M) is about average for companies of similar size in the KE market ($USD1.98M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Peter's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Peter Ndegwa (56 yo)

5.6yrs
Tenure
KSh294,200,000
Compensation

Dr. Peter Waititu Ndegwa has been Executive Director of Safaricom PLC since April 1, 2020 and served as its Chief Executive Officer since April 1, 2020 until March 2025 and serves as its Group Chief Execut...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Peter Ndegwa
Group CEO & Executive Director5.6yrsKSh294.20m0.022%
KES 253.5m
Dilip Pal
Group Chief Finance Officer5yrsKSh132.50m0.0055%
KES 64.4m
James Maitai
Group Chief Technology and Information Officer1yrno datano data
Caroline Wambugu
Head of Finance3.9yrsno datano data
Nyokabi Florence
Chief Human Resources Officerno datano datano data
Nicholas Mulila
Chief Corporate Security Officer7.8yrsno datano data
Stephen Chege
Group Chief External Affairs Officer10.6yrsno datano data
Michael Mutiga
Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer3.5yrsno datano data
Stephen Kiptinness
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer3.5yrsno datano data
Fawzia Ali-Kimanthi
Chief Consumer Business Officerno datano datano data
Esther Waititu
Chief Financial Services Officer2.8yrsno datano data
Wim Vanhelleputte
Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopia Business2.2yrsno datano data
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: SCOM's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Peter Ndegwa
Group CEO & Executive Director5.6yrsKSh294.20m0.022%
KES 253.5m
Dilip Pal
Group Chief Finance Officer5.8yrsKSh132.50m0.0055%
KES 64.4m
Mohamed Shameel Joosub
Non-Executive Director8.3yrsKSh7.50mno data
Raisibe Morathi
Non-Executive Director5yrsKSh5.80mno data
James Wambugu
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Rita Kavashe
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Adil Khawaja
Chairman of the Board2.9yrsKSh24.50mno data
Lawrence Kibet
Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Murielle Lorilloux
Non-Executive Director2.3yrsKSh5.20mno data
John Mosonik
Non-Executive Director2.3yrsKSh7.60mno data
James Ludlow
Non-Executive Director1.3yrsKSh4.10mno data
Edward Okaro
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearKSh3.00mno data
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SCOM's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/14 10:25
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/14 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Safaricom PLC is covered by 16 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
Sarah WangaAIB-AXYS Africa Limited
null nullAIB-AXYS Africa Limited