KCB Group Plc

KCBMain Investment MarketKilele 20Kilele 25

KES52.34

−0.79−1.49%

Closing price, Friday 23 October 2026

Open: 53.15
High: 53.18
Low: 52.22
Prev close: 53.13
VWAP: 52.73
Volume: 1.41M
Turnover: KES 74.57M
Deals: 1,120

Price history

KCB chart

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Up session
Down session
SMA 20
SMA 50

Range change −5.88%

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: +4.9%; Average daily log return scaled to a year.
Volatility: 29.1%; Standard deviation of daily returns, scaled by the square root of 252.
Sharpe ratio: −0.10; Excess return over the 91-day bill rate per unit of volatility.
Sortino ratio: −0.13; Excess return per unit of downside volatility only.
Beta to KASI: 0.85; How much the share moves for a 1 percent move in the market.
Alpha: −8.3%; Annual return left after adjusting for market exposure.
Correlation: 0.51; Correlation of daily returns with the KASI, from -1 to 1.
Maximum drawdown: −21.3%; Largest fall from a peak to a later trough.
Value at risk, 95%: −2.92%; A daily loss exceeded on only 1 session in 20.
Expected shortfall: −3.82%; Average loss on the worst 5 percent of sessions.
Skewness: −0.43; Asymmetry of returns. Negative means more large down days.
Excess kurtosis: 1.42; Fat tails compared with a normal distribution.
Positive sessions: 54.4%; Share of sessions that closed higher.
Best session: +5.78%; Largest one-day gain in the window.
Worst session: −8.29%; Largest one-day loss in the window.

Distribution of daily returns, 12 monthsMean +0.036%, standard deviation 1.83%. 2 extreme sessions fall outside the chart.

Sessions observed
Normal distribution

KCB against the market, daily returnsSlope of the fitted line is the beta: 0.85. R squared 0.26.

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

KCB performance against its sector and the KASI
Period	KCB	Banking	KASI	vs KASI
1 week	+3.58%	+0.53%	+0.62%	+2.96% percentage points
1 month	−2.75%	+0.18%	+0.02%	−2.77% percentage points
3 months	+0.81%	+2.56%	−0.63%	+1.44% percentage points
6 months	−5.88%	+1.92%	+0.58%	−6.46% percentage points
Year to date	+12.10%	+7.46%	+15.61%	−3.51% percentage points
12 months	+4.87%	+8.38%	+14.98%	−10.11% percentage points

Flow

Order and investor flow

Market flows

Order flow this session1.41M shares

Buyer initiated: 611,157
Seller initiated: 803,143
Imbalance: −13.6%

Foreign investors, last 30 sessionsNet +KES 77.61M, gross 998.40M

Net buying
Net selling

Corporate actions

Dividends and entitlements

Dividends and corporate actions
Action	KES per share	Books close	Payment	Status
Interim dividend	1.50	14 Sep 2026	29 Oct 2026	Awaiting payment
Final dividend	3.00	24 Apr 2026	29 May 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%
NCBANCBA Group Plc	74.93	−2.50%	KES 123.45B	5.6x	7.34%	+19.0%
COOPCo-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd	20.84	−0.10%	KES 122.27B	5.1x	7.20%	+3.0%
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 168.19BRank 4 of 47
Shares in issue: 3.21B
Earnings per share: KES 19.20
Price to earnings: 2.7x
Dividend per share: KES 3.00
Dividend yield: 5.73%
Payout ratio: 16%
Earnings yield: 36.7%
Average volume, 30 sessions: 746.1K
Average turnover, 30 sessions: KES 39.19M
Beta to KASI, 12 months: 0.85
Volatility, 12 months: 29.1%

52-week range57% of range

44.6658.11

Order book

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

Spread: 0.02 (0.04%)
Mid price: 52.340
Imbalance: +6% bids

OrdersSizeBid

OfferSizeOrders

71,211 shares bid50,329 shares offered

Time and sales

Most recent trades in KCB
Time	Price	Shares
14:59:57	52.34	237
14:58:55	52.37	633
14:58:41	52.36	1,656
14:58:41	52.35	3,284
14:58:40	52.36	1,939
14:58:21	52.37	2,186
14:58:18	52.37	463
14:58:09	52.37	1,397
14:58:08	52.36	1,217
14:58:08	52.37	672
14:58:05	52.36	225
14:57:21	52.38	1,413
14:57:14	52.39	6,784
14:57:02	52.38	300

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	52.18	+0.3%	Bullish
SMA 50	52.79	−0.8%	Bearish
SMA 100	51.56	+1.5%	Bullish
SMA 200	51.53	+1.6%	Bullish
EMA 12	51.48	+1.7%	Bullish
EMA 26	51.89	+0.9%	Bullish

Oscillators

Oscillator readings
RSI 14	51.9	Within range	Neutral
MACD 12, 26, 9	−0.416	Above signal line	Bullish
Stochastic 14, 3	66.0	Rising	Bullish

Classic pivot points

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

54.77

53.96

53.55

Pivot

52.74

52.33

51.52

51.11

Position calculator

Shares of KCB

Consideration at KES 52.34: KES 52,340.00
Fees and levies (2.10%): KES 1,099.14
Total cost of purchase: KES 53,439.14
Break-even selling price: KES 54.59+4.29% from here
Annual dividend, gross: KES 3,000.00
Withholding tax at 5%: KES 150.00
Annual dividend, net: KES 2,850.005.33% 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

One of the largest banking groups in East Africa by assets, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the DRC.

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

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