Safaricom maintained its position as the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE )’s most valuable listed company in June 2026, with its market capitalization rising to KSh 1.364 trillion.
According to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) second-quarter report, Safaricom’s market value increased from KSh1.224 trillion in May to KSh1.364 trillion in June, giving it an average market capitalization of KSh1.259 trillion over the three-month period between April and June.
Equity Group Holdings ranked second with a market capitalization of KSh301.89 billion in June, up from KSh280.20 billion in May, while KCB Group came third after its market value climbed to KSh253.06 billion from KSh214.50 billion a month earlier.
Safaricom Cements Lead as NSE’s Most Valuable Company
East African Breweries Plc (EABL) retained fourth place with a market capitalization of KSh212.72 billion, followed by Co-operative Bank at KSh201.24 billion.
The rest of the top 10 comprised Kenya Power, with a market capitalization of KSh171.92 billion; Absa Bank Kenya, with KSh174.08 billion; NCBA Group, with KSh147.45 billion; Standard Chartered Kenya, with KSh123.84 billion; and Stanbic Holdings, with KSh110.79 billion.
Collectively, the top 10 companies accounted for KSh3.061 trillion of the NSE’s total market capitalization of KSh3.782 trillion at the end of June, compared with KSh2.802 trillion out of KSh3.426 trillion in May.
Despite the increase in overall market value, the top 10 companies’ share of the market edged down slightly to 80.94% in June from 81.78% in May and 81.43% in April
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| LISTED COMPANY | April 2026 | May 2026 | June 2026 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFCOM | 1,189.94 | 1,224.00 | 1,364.23 | 1,259.39 |
| EQUITY | 277.37 | 280.20 | 301.89 | 286.48 |
| KCB | 215.30 | 214.50 | 253.06 | 227.62 |
| EABL | 192.55 | 196.11 | 212.72 | 200.46 |
| CO-OP | 183.64 | 188.34 | 201.24 | 191.07 |
| KPC | 167.92 | 166.10 | 171.92 | 168.65 |
| ABSA | 165.66 | 156.16 | 174.08 | 165.30 |
| NCBA | 146.63 | 143.75 | 147.45 | 145.94 |
| I&M GROUP | 512.82 | 244.72 | 601.94 | 453.16 |
| STANCHART | 132.63 | 125.92 | 123.84 | 127.47 |
| STANBIC | 113.06 | 106.54 | 110.79 | 110.13 |
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