NASCON - National Salt Company
Processing of Raw Salt into Edible Salt and importation of Tomato Paste
National Salt Company is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) since October 20th, 1992. National Salt is traded on the NGX under the ticker symbol “NASCON”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NGX:NASCON is NGNASCON0005. National Salt Company is currently the 34th most valuable stock on the NGX with a market capitalization of NGN 324 billion, which is about 0.318% of the Nigerian Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 120.00 |
| Day’s High Price | 120.00 |
| Traded Volume | 871,992 |
| Number of Deals | 217 |
| Gross Turnover | 104M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 2.7B |
| Market Capitalization | 324B |
NASCON Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3% | +20.2% | +22.6% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +62.2% | +287% | +11.6% |
The current share price of National Salt Company (NASCON) is NGN 120.00. NASCON closed its last trading day (Tuesday, January 6, 2026) at 120.00 NGN per share on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), recording a 5.1% gain over its previous closing price of 114.20 NGN. National Salt began the year with a share price of 107.50 NGN and has since gained 11.6% on that price valuation, ranking it 43rd on the NGX in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about NASCON knowing the stock has accrued 20% over the past four-week period alone—44th best on NGX.
National Salt Company is the 64th most traded stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange over the past three months (Oct 7, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026). NASCON has traded a total volume of 98.1 million shares—in 7,399 deals—valued at NGN 10.2 billion over the period, with an average of 1.56 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 17.9 million was achieved on October 23rd, and a low of 53,719 on November 19th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of National Salt on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | 871,992 | 120.00 | +5.80 | +5.08% |
| 2026-01-05 | 955,820 | 114.20 | +6.70 | +6.23% |
| 2026-01-02 | 317,731 | 107.50 | ||
| 2025-12-31 | 1,394,987 | 107.50 | ||
| 2025-12-30 | 660,959 | 107.50 | +2.50 | +2.38% |
| 2025-12-29 | 6,762,728 | 105.00 | -0.50 | -0.47% |
| 2025-12-24 | 5,505,975 | 105.50 | +0.45 | +0.43% |
| 2025-12-23 | 1,790,978 | 105.05 | -5.95 | -5.36% |
| 2025-12-22 | 521,743 | 111.00 | +3.05 | +2.83% |
| 2025-12-19 | 441,475 | 107.95 |
Profile of National Salt Company
National Salt Company operates in the Consumer Goods sector.
Factsheet of National Salt Company
- Sector
- Consumer Goods
- Industry
- —
- Address
- —
- Telephone
- —
- —
- Website
- —
NASCON Industrial Market Competitors
National Salt Company, issuers of the NASCON stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Goods sector. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTNCOCOA | FTN Cocoa Processors | 25.9B | 6.65 | +33% |
| MCNICHOLS | McNichols Plc | 4.84B | 4.33 | +32.4% |
| ELLAHLAKES | Ellah Lakes Plc | 64.2B | 16.65 | +24.3% |
| LIVESTOCK | Livestock Feeds | 21.6B | 7.20 | +19% |
| CADBURY | Cadbury Nigeria | 160B | 70.00 | +16.9% |
| UNIONDICON | Union Dicon Salt | 2.19B | 8.00 | +15.9% |
| PZ | PZ Cussons Nigeria | 196B | 49.45 | +11.5% |
| CHAMPION | Champion Breweries | 134B | 15.00 | +7.14% |
| DANGSUGAR | Dangote Sugar Refinery | 775B | 63.80 | +6.33% |
| PRESCO | Presco Plc | 1.54T | 1,540.00 | +6.21% |
