Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd

COOPMain Investment MarketKilele 20Kilele 25

KES20.84

−0.02−0.10%

Closing price, Friday 23 October 2026

Open: 20.77
High: 20.89
Low: 20.71
Prev close: 20.86
VWAP: 20.81
Volume: 1.39M
Turnover: KES 28.88M
Deals: 543

Price history

COOP chart

Hover or use the arrow keys to read each session. Long ranges switch to weekly candles.

Up session
Down session
SMA 20
SMA 50

Range change +2.06%

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: +3.0%; Average daily log return scaled to a year.
Volatility: 27.1%; Standard deviation of daily returns, scaled by the square root of 252.
Sharpe ratio: −0.17; Excess return over the 91-day bill rate per unit of volatility.
Sortino ratio: −0.23; Excess return per unit of downside volatility only.
Beta to KASI: 0.67; How much the share moves for a 1 percent move in the market.
Alpha: −9.0%; Annual return left after adjusting for market exposure.
Correlation: 0.43; Correlation of daily returns with the KASI, from -1 to 1.
Maximum drawdown: −19.1%; Largest fall from a peak to a later trough.
Value at risk, 95%: −2.66%; A daily loss exceeded on only 1 session in 20.
Expected shortfall: −3.71%; Average loss on the worst 5 percent of sessions.
Skewness: −0.59; Asymmetry of returns. Negative means more large down days.
Excess kurtosis: 2.38; Fat tails compared with a normal distribution.
Positive sessions: 50.8%; Share of sessions that closed higher.
Best session: +4.28%; Largest one-day gain in the window.
Worst session: −8.44%; Largest one-day loss in the window.

Distribution of daily returns, 12 monthsMean +0.026%, standard deviation 1.70%. 1 extreme sessions fall outside the chart.

Sessions observed
Normal distribution

COOP against the market, daily returnsSlope of the fitted line is the beta: 0.67. R squared 0.19.

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

COOP performance against its sector and the KASI
Period	COOP	Banking	KASI	vs KASI
1 week	+2.66%	+0.53%	+0.62%	+2.04% percentage points
1 month	+7.70%	+0.18%	+0.02%	+7.68% percentage points
3 months	+14.57%	+2.56%	−0.63%	+15.20% percentage points
6 months	+2.06%	+1.92%	+0.58%	+1.48% percentage points
Year to date	+10.79%	+7.46%	+15.61%	−4.82% percentage points
12 months	+2.96%	+8.38%	+14.98%	−12.01% percentage points

Flow

Order and investor flow

Market flows

Order flow this session1.39M shares

Buyer initiated: 766,011
Seller initiated: 621,889
Imbalance: +10.4%

Foreign investors, last 30 sessionsNet +KES 6.53M, gross 323.67M

Net buying
Net selling

Corporate actions

Dividends and entitlements

Dividends and corporate actions
Action	KES per share	Books close	Payment	Status
Final dividend	1.50	12 May 2026	10 Jun 2026	Paid

Comparables

Peers in Banking

Sector peers
Share	Last	Today	Mkt cap	P/E	Yield	12 months
EQTYEquity Group Holdings Plc	53.76	−3.05%	KES 202.87B	4.2x	7.91%	+7.6%
KCBKCB Group Plc	52.34	−1.49%	KES 168.19B	2.7x	5.73%	+4.9%
NCBANCBA Group Plc	74.93	−2.50%	KES 123.45B	5.6x	7.34%	+19.0%
ABSAAbsa Bank Kenya Plc	21.38	−0.70%	KES 116.13B	6.4x	8.19%	+6.3%
SCBKStandard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd	293.50	−0.59%	KES 110.90B	6.3x	15.33%	+13.6%
SBICStanbic Holdings Plc	179.00	−0.97%	KES 70.76B	5.2x	11.59%	+3.9%
IMHI&M Group Plc	39.88	−0.47%	KES 65.95B	4.9x	7.52%	+2.7%
DTKDiamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd	114.00	−1.94%	KES 31.87B	3.8x	6.14%	+40.5%
HFCKHF Group Plc	9.58	−1.24%	KES 14.73B	10.4x	-	+1.6%

Key data

Market capitalisation: KES 122.27BRank 6 of 47
Shares in issue: 5.87B
Earnings per share: KES 4.10
Price to earnings: 5.1x
Dividend per share: KES 1.50
Dividend yield: 7.20%
Payout ratio: 37%
Earnings yield: 19.7%
Average volume, 30 sessions: 680.5K
Average turnover, 30 sessions: KES 13.36M
Beta to KASI, 12 months: 0.67
Volatility, 12 months: 27.1%

52-week range74% of range

17.0622.16

Order book

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

Spread: 0.02 (0.10%)
Mid price: 20.840
Imbalance: −13% offers

OrdersSizeBid

OfferSizeOrders

63,373 shares bid100,234 shares offered

Time and sales

Most recent trades in COOP
Time	Price	Shares
14:59:59	20.85	2,466
14:59:59	20.85	1,408
14:59:14	20.83	2,244
14:58:58	20.83	8,307
14:58:43	20.82	2,841
14:57:19	20.82	896
14:56:50	20.81	4,172
14:56:23	20.82	819
14:55:33	20.81	2,395
14:55:28	20.80	2,175
14:55:12	20.80	3,769
14:55:09	20.80	1,296
14:54:52	20.80	1,901
14:54:25	20.79	1,817

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	19.85	+5.0%	Bullish
SMA 50	20.16	+3.4%	Bullish
SMA 100	19.51	+6.8%	Bullish
SMA 200	19.71	+5.7%	Bullish
EMA 12	20.21	+3.1%	Bullish
EMA 26	19.98	+4.3%	Bullish

Oscillators

Oscillator readings
RSI 14	62.5	Within range	Neutral
MACD 12, 26, 9	0.224	Above signal line	Bullish
Stochastic 14, 3	94.1	Overbought	Bearish

Classic pivot points

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

21.78

21.37

21.12

Pivot

20.71

20.46

20.05

19.80

Position calculator

Shares of COOP

Consideration at KES 20.84: KES 20,840.00
Fees and levies (2.10%): KES 437.64
Total cost of purchase: KES 21,277.64
Break-even selling price: KES 21.73+4.29% from here
Annual dividend, gross: KES 1,500.00
Withholding tax at 5%: KES 75.00
Annual dividend, net: KES 1,425.006.70% yield on cost

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Company profile

Kenyan commercial bank with deep roots in the co-operative movement, serving retail, SME and corporate clients.

Headquarters: Nairobi
Sector: Banking
Market segment: Main Investment Market
Ticker: COOP

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