British American Tobacco Kenya Plc

BATMain Investment MarketKilele 20Kilele 25

KES483.50

−1.50−0.31%

Closing price, Friday 23 October 2026

Open: 484.50
High: 486.00
Low: 481.50
Prev close: 485.00
VWAP: 483.87
Volume: 7,700
Turnover: KES 3.73M
Deals: 78

Price history

BAT chart

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Up session
Down session
SMA 20
SMA 50

Range change +8.96%

Statistics

Risk and return

Measured from daily closing prices against the Kilele All Share Index.

252 daily returns, risk-free rate taken as the 91-day bill.

Annualised return: +28.3%; Average daily log return scaled to a year.
Volatility: 18.5%; Standard deviation of daily returns, scaled by the square root of 252.
Sharpe ratio: 0.94; Excess return over the 91-day bill rate per unit of volatility.
Sortino ratio: 1.39; Excess return per unit of downside volatility only.
Beta to KASI: 0.49; How much the share moves for a 1 percent move in the market.
Alpha: +14.2%; Annual return left after adjusting for market exposure.
Correlation: 0.46; Correlation of daily returns with the KASI, from -1 to 1.
Maximum drawdown: −15.9%; Largest fall from a peak to a later trough.
Value at risk, 95%: −1.88%; A daily loss exceeded on only 1 session in 20.
Expected shortfall: −2.33%; Average loss on the worst 5 percent of sessions.
Skewness: −0.20; Asymmetry of returns. Negative means more large down days.
Excess kurtosis: −0.18; Fat tails compared with a normal distribution.
Positive sessions: 53.6%; Share of sessions that closed higher.
Best session: +2.68%; Largest one-day gain in the window.
Worst session: −3.27%; Largest one-day loss in the window.

Distribution of daily returns, 12 monthsMean +0.106%, standard deviation 1.16%.

Sessions observed
Normal distribution

BAT against the market, daily returnsSlope of the fitted line is the beta: 0.49. R squared 0.21.

Rolling volatilityAnnualised, measured over the previous 21 sessions.

Drawdown from peakHow far the price sat below its previous high, 12 months.

Relative performance

Against the sector and the market

BAT performance against its sector and the KASI
Period	BAT	Manufacturing and Allied	KASI	vs KASI
1 week	+1.15%	+1.61%	+0.62%	+0.53% percentage points
1 month	+1.36%	+2.00%	+0.02%	+1.35% percentage points
3 months	+9.27%	+9.61%	−0.63%	+9.89% percentage points
6 months	+8.96%	+7.01%	+0.58%	+8.38% percentage points
Year to date	+46.07%	+47.24%	+15.61%	+30.46% percentage points
12 months	+28.33%	+21.37%	+14.98%	+13.36% percentage points

Flow

Order and investor flow

Market flows

Order flow this session7,700 shares

Buyer initiated: 3,748
Seller initiated: 3,952
Imbalance: −2.6%

Foreign investors, last 30 sessionsNet +KES 6.79M, gross 62.40M

Net buying
Net selling

Corporate actions

Dividends and entitlements

Dividends and corporate actions
Action	KES per share	Books close	Payment	Status
Interim dividend	5.00	21 Aug 2026	30 Sep 2026	Paid

Comparables

Peers in Manufacturing and Allied

Sector peers
Share	Last	Today	Mkt cap	P/E	Yield	12 months
EABLEast African Breweries Plc	245.00	−2.49%	KES 193.74B	15.7x	3.27%	+20.5%
CARBCarbacid Investments Plc	24.81	−0.96%	KES 6.32B	6.1x	6.85%	+12.3%
BOCBOC Kenya Plc	97.86	−1.28%	KES 1.91B	9.6x	6.64%	+8.2%
UNGAUnga Group Plc	13.54	−0.59%	KES 1.03B	n/m	-	−18.2%
FTGHFlame Tree Group Holdings Ltd	1.35	−2.17%	KES 240.37M	27.0x	-	+1.5%

Key data

Market capitalisation: KES 48.35BRank 12 of 47
Shares in issue: 100.00M
Earnings per share: KES 44.50
Price to earnings: 10.9x
Dividend per share: KES 50.00
Dividend yield: 10.34%
Payout ratio: 112%
Earnings yield: 9.2%
Average volume, 30 sessions: 5,928
Average turnover, 30 sessions: KES 2.81M
Beta to KASI, 12 months: 0.49
Volatility, 12 months: 18.5%

52-week range95% of range

316.25492.75

Order book

Best eight levels on each side, refreshed during the session.

Spread: 0.50 (0.10%)
Mid price: 483.500
Imbalance: −4% offers

OrdersSizeBid

OfferSizeOrders

686 shares bid885 shares offered

Time and sales

Most recent trades in BAT
Time	Price	Shares
14:52:38	482.50	11
14:52:22	482.50	65
14:49:49	482.50	151
14:49:29	482.75	59
14:49:12	482.75	189
14:35:11	483.50	42
14:29:03	484.25	175
14:28:08	484.00	121
14:24:59	484.75	27
14:20:53	485.00	59
14:18:45	485.50	79
14:16:10	485.75	66
14:15:56	485.50	32
14:10:25	485.75	65

Technical analysis

Signal summary

Bullish

7 bullish, 1 neutral and 1 bearish readings from moving averages and oscillators.

Moving averages

Moving averages and the price position
SMA 20	479.04	+0.9%	Bullish
SMA 50	475.25	+1.7%	Bullish
SMA 100	456.33	+6.0%	Bullish
SMA 200	432.22	+11.9%	Bullish
EMA 12	480.68	+0.6%	Bullish
EMA 26	477.50	+1.3%	Bullish

Oscillators

Oscillator readings
RSI 14	57.0	Within range	Neutral
MACD 12, 26, 9	3.177	Above signal line	Bullish
Stochastic 14, 3	63.4	Falling	Bearish

Classic pivot points

From the previous session: pivot = (high + low + close) / 3.

489.17

487.33

486.17

Pivot

484.33

483.17

481.33

480.17

Position calculator

Shares of BAT

Consideration at KES 483.50: KES 483,500.00
Fees and levies (1.84%): KES 8,896.40
Total cost of purchase: KES 492,396.40
Break-even selling price: KES 501.63+3.75% from here
Annual dividend, gross: KES 50,000.00
Withholding tax at 5%: KES 2,500.00
Annual dividend, net: KES 47,500.009.65% yield on cost

Uses the standard levies for trades of this size and the latest declared dividend. Your broker may charge less above KES 100,000.

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Company profile

Manufacturer and marketer of tobacco and nicotine products, exporting across the region.

Headquarters: Nairobi
Sector: Manufacturing and Allied
Market segment: Main Investment Market
Ticker: BAT

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