Kenya · NSE Sector Breakdown · 2026

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Stocks by Sector

Live sector breakdown of every traded company on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Stocks grouped by industry, sorted by market capitalisation, with current price, daily change, and sector-level breadth. Click any ticker for the full company page.

Sectors Covered
7
Listed Stocks
49
of 56 total
Total Market Cap
KSh2.03T
Largest Sector
Banking
11 stocks
◆ Sector Grid · Jump to a sector
Sector 01 · NSE

Banking

Stocks: 11Market Cap: KSh1.45TAvg Change: +0.62%

The NSE's anchor sector, Equity Group, KCB Group, Co-operative Bank, NCBA, Stanbic Holdings, Absa Kenya, Diamond Trust Bank, and Standard Chartered Kenya. The deepest dividend payers on the exchange and the most-traded names by volume.

Sector 02 · NSE

Manufacturing & Allied

Stocks: 8Market Cap: KSh280.90BAvg Change: +0.04%

NSE manufacturers, BAT Kenya, EABL (East African Breweries), Unga Group, Mumias Sugar (suspended), Kenya Orchards. Earnings track Kenyan consumer demand and excise duty regimes.

Sector 03 · NSE

Energy & Petroleum

Stocks: 4Market Cap: KSh117.57BAvg Change: +1.14%

Kenyan energy, KenGen, KPLC (Kenya Power), Total Energies Marketing Kenya, Umeme. Long-duration utilities with regulated returns and recurring dividend payouts.

Sector 04 · NSE

Insurance

Stocks: 6Market Cap: KSh100.61BAvg Change: +0.99%

Kenyan insurers, Jubilee Holdings, Kenya Re, Britam, Sanlam Kenya, Liberty Kenya. Mid-cap names sensitive to regulatory shifts and reinsurance cycles.

Sector 05 · NSE

Commercial & Services

Stocks: 11Market Cap: KSh47.74BAvg Change: +0.82%

Listed services firms, Safaricom (the NSE's largest stock by market cap), Nation Media Group, Standard Group, Scangroup. Safaricom alone routinely accounts for a sizeable share of NSE turnover.

Sector 06 · NSE

Agricultural

Stocks: 6Market Cap: KSh21.10BAvg Change: -1.24%

Listed agribusinesses, Sasini, Kakuzi, Limuru Tea, Williamson Tea, Eaagads. Earnings track global tea and coffee prices alongside Kenyan farm-gate dynamics.

Sector 07 · NSE

Investment

Stocks: 3Market Cap: KSh10.87BAvg Change: -0.96%

Listed investment holding companies, Centum Investment, Trans-Century, Olympia Capital. A way to gain diversified Kenyan exposure through a single listed vehicle.

◆ About NSE Sector Coverage

Sector classifications on the Nairobi Securities Exchange follow the exchange's own taxonomy where available, supplemented by industry-standard groupings (financial services, consumer goods, industrials, materials, energy, real estate, healthcare, technology, and utilities). Only sectors with at least 3 listed stocks are surfaced here; smaller categories roll up to their parent group on the main Kenya market page. Market capitalisation figures are based on the most recent feed; intraday change percentages reflect today's session.