WAPCO - Lafarge Africa
Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of Huaxin Cement Company Limited, founded in 1907 and incorporated in China. Huaxin is listed on the Shanghai and on the Hong Kong stock exchanges, and is among the 10 largest cement groups in the world. In addition to cement, Huaxin operates aggregates and ready-mixed concrete as well as waste management businesses, and has its own cement and waste pre-/co-processing equipment manufacturing with proprietary technology. Lafarge Africa is a publicly quoted company on the Premium Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions.
Lafarge Africa is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) since February 17th, 1979. Lafarge Africa is traded on the NGX under the ticker symbol “WAPCO”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NGX:WAPCO is NGWAPCO00002. Lafarge Africa is currently the 10th most valuable stock on the NGX with a market capitalization of NGN 3.38 trillion, which is about 2.7% of the Nigerian Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 199.00 |
| Day’s High Price | 210.00 |
| Traded Volume | 7.45M |
| Number of Deals | 1,010 |
| Gross Turnover | 1.52B |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 16.1B |
| Market Capitalization | 3.38T |
WAPCO Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4% | +34.6% | +56.7% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +56.1% | +170% | +56.1% |
The current share price of Lafarge Africa (WAPCO) is NGN 210.00. WAPCO closed its last trading day (Friday, February 20, 2026) at 210.00 NGN per share on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), recording an 8.2% gain over its previous closing price of 194.00 NGN. Lafarge Africa began the year with a share price of 134.50 NGN and has since gained 56.1% on that price valuation, ranking it 40th on the NGX in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about WAPCO knowing the stock has accrued 35% over the past four-week period alone—27th best on NGX.
Lafarge Africa is the 40th most traded stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange over the past three months (Nov 21, 2025 - Feb 20, 2026). WAPCO has traded a total volume of 309 million shares—in 35,507 deals—valued at NGN 49 billion over the period, averaging a volume of 4.9 million shares (valued at NGN 777 million) per session. A volume high of 20 million was achieved on February 10th, and a low of 341,393 on December 10th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Lafarge Africa on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | 7,451,635 | 210.00 | +16.00 | +8.25% |
| 2026-02-19 | 2,554,955 | 194.00 | +4.00 | +2.11% |
| 2026-02-18 | 2,598,117 | 190.00 | ||
| 2026-02-17 | 12,275,321 | 190.00 | -8.00 | -4.04% |
| 2026-02-16 | 13,698,225 | 198.00 | +9.50 | +5.04% |
| 2026-02-13 | 7,323,976 | 188.50 | +5.50 | +3.01% |
| 2026-02-12 | 7,459,323 | 183.00 | -3.00 | -1.61% |
| 2026-02-11 | 13,107,348 | 186.00 | -0.80 | -0.43% |
| 2026-02-10 | 20,014,942 | 186.80 | +16.90 | +9.95% |
| 2026-02-09 | 6,106,421 | 169.90 |
Profile of Lafarge Africa Plc
Lafarge Africa Plc was founded on February 24, 1959 and operates in the Industrials sector, specifically, the Building Materials industry.
Factsheet of Lafarge Africa Plc
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Building Materials
- Address
- 27B Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Telephone
- +234-1-271-3990
WAPCO Industrial Market Competitors
Lafarge Africa Plc, issuers of the WAPCO stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Industrials sector and/or Building Materials industry. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUACEMENT | BUA Cement Plc | 7.11T | 210.00 | +17.7% |
| SCOA | SCOA Nigeria | 24.8B | 38.15 | +437% |
| JOHNHOLT | John Holt Plc | 3.74B | 9.60 | +95.9% |
| JBERGER | Julius Berger Nigeria Plc | 439B | 274.10 | +79.3% |
| MEYER | Meyer Plc | 11B | 20.70 | +59.9% |
| SKYAVN | Skyway Aviation Handling Co. Plc | 191B | 140.95 | +59.4% |
| BERGER | Berger Paints | 21.4B | 74.00 | +54.2% |
| CAP | CAP Plc | 81.5B | 100.05 | +45% |
| BETAGLAS | Beta Glass Company | 299B | 498.50 | +34.7% |
| DANGCEM | Dangote Cement | 13.5T | 799.90 | +31.4% |
