The Nairobi Securities Exchange is home to some of the largest companies in Kenya and East Africa.
These are the best performing companies in the last YEAR.
Absa Bank Kenya Plc formerly known as Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited is a leading financial service provider in Kenya offering banking products and services to the consumer and corporate sectors under the categories Personal Banking, Prestige Banking, Premier Banking, Corporate, Treasury and Lie Assurance. The company specialises in offering solutions for specialist investment banking, financing, risk management and advisory services for corporates, financial institutions and government clients.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 37.61%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 1.63%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 9.51%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 0.65%
Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen) generates and sells electricity in Kenya and for consumption in East Africa sub-regions. Electricity is generated through hydro, thermal, geothermal and wind power generation plants with a combined installed capacity in excess of 1 600 megawatts.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 65.22%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: -0.29%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 36.80%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: -13.85%
Standard Chartered Bank Limited is a financial services institution in Kenya offering banking products and services to the personal, commercial and corporate sectors. The financial institution is a subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank Limited and has a presence in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 65.59%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 2.79%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 21.61%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 8.88%
East African Breweries PLC brews and produces alcoholic beverages made from malt and barley and sells them to domestic markets in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Sudan. Products in its range include Tusker, Tusker Malt Lager, Tusker Lite, Tusker Premium Cider, Pilsner Lager, Pilsner Ice Lager, White Cap Lager, White Cap Light, Windhoek Lager, Bell Lager, Serengeti Premium Lager, Senator Lager, Guinness, Balozi Lager, Kibo Gold and Allsopps Lager.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 69.82%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 10.72%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 20.06%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 1.89%
I&M Holdings Limited (I&M Bank Group) is a financial services institution providing products and services for the personal, commercial and corporate sectors in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Mauritius. Its product offering ranges from transactional accounts, home and car loans and overdraft and term loans to e-commerce payment and salary processing services, trade finance and insurance premium financing services I&M Bank Group also provides services for foreign exchange, fund transfers, tax payment, bancassurance and agency banking.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 72.00%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: -2.43%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 32.60%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 6.93%
Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited is an insurance company offering products and services for the retail and corporate sectors in Kenya and other countries in the Africa sub-region. The company provides life assurance, superannuation, industrial life assurance, bond investment and business incidental insurance services as well as insurance products and services for aviation, engineering, fire, liability, marine, private and commercial vehicles, personal accident, theft, workmen’s compensation and employer’s liability insurance.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 75.34%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: -13.04%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 23.08%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: -18.99%
Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (KCB Bank) is a financial services institution in Kenya offering products and services to the commercial sector. The banking group offers a full-service offering for commercial and corporate clients and runs an Agency banking model.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 107.07%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 4.35%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 20.21%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 1.15%
The Kenya Power & Lighting Company Plc formerly (Kenya Power & Lighting Company Limited) (Kenya Power or KPLC) is an electricity company in Kenya with interests in geothermal, hydro and thermal power generation as well as power generated from solar and wind sources. Formerly known as East Africa Power & Lighting Limited, the company changed its name to The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited in 1983.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 191.24%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 11.76%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 45.62%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: -14.93%
Kenya Orchards Plc manufactures and sells fruit and vegetable bottled and canned products for domestic consumption in Kenya. The company also produces a range of spices and seasoning.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 258.97%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 0.00%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 258.97%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 0.00%
East African Portland Cement Company Limited manufactures and sells cement for the building and construction sectors in East Africa. The company produces a range of cement products including Portland cement and Portland pozzolanic cement for cementing, mortar and concreate building applications.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 264.68%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: -10.55%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 138.20%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: -25.61%