BAT - British American Tobacco Kenya
British American Tobacco (Kenya) Limited is a Kenya-based company. The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and tobacco. The Company manufactures and sells cigarettes to distributors and fellow subsidiaries of the ultimate parent company. Its parent company is British American Tobacco Plc.
British American Tobacco Kenya is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). British American Tobacco is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “BAT”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:BAT is KE0000000075. British American Tobacco Kenya is currently the 12th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 49.9 billion, which makes about 1.49% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 498.00 |
| Day’s High Price | 500.00 |
| Traded Volume | 8,605 |
| Number of Deals | 123 |
| Gross Turnover | 4.29M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 100M |
| Market Capitalization | 49.9B |
BAT Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +1.47% | +6.17% | +10.9% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3% | +37.9% | +8.48% |
The current share price of British American Tobacco Kenya (BAT) is KES 499.00. BAT closed its last trading day (Thursday, February 12, 2026) at 499.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 0.2% drop from its previous closing price of 500.00 KES. British American Tobacco began the year with a share price of 460.00 KES and has since gained 8.48% on that price valuation, ranking it 32nd on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about BAT knowing the stock has accrued 6% over the past four-week period—31st best on NSE.
British American Tobacco Kenya is the 29th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Nov 12, 2025 - Feb 12, 2026). BAT has traded a total volume of 3.45 million shares—in 3,679 deals—valued at KES 1.6 billion over the period, with an average of 54,744 traded shares per session. A volume high of 483,182 was achieved on November 12th, and a low of 960 on January 2nd, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of British American Tobacco Kenya on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | 8,605 | 499.00 | -1.00 | -0.20% |
| 2026-02-11 | 112,588 | 500.00 | +0.25 | +0.05% |
| 2026-02-10 | 57,474 | 499.75 | -2.25 | -0.45% |
| 2026-02-09 | 1,849 | 502.00 | +2.00 | +0.40% |
| 2026-02-06 | 42,838 | 500.00 | +8.25 | +1.68% |
| 2026-02-05 | 109,695 | 491.75 | +2.25 | +0.46% |
| 2026-02-04 | 153,246 | 489.50 | +3.00 | +0.62% |
| 2026-02-03 | 5,312 | 486.50 | +13.00 | +2.75% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2,448 | 473.50 | -1.75 | -0.37% |
| 2026-01-30 | 68,553 | 475.25 |
Profile of British American Tobacco (Kenya) Limited
British American Tobacco (Kenya) Limited operates in the Consumer Goods sector.
Factsheet of British American Tobacco (Kenya) Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Goods
- Industry
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- Address
- P.O. Box 30000-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-206-942-000
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- Website
- www.bat.com
BAT Industrial Market Competitors
British American Tobacco (Kenya) Limited, issuers of the BAT stock on the Nairobi Securities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SASN | Sasini Tea and Coffee Limited | 6.69B | 29.35 | +61.3% |
| AMAC | Africa Mega Agricorp | 1.29B | 100.00 | +41.8% |
| SMER | Sameer Africa Plc | 5.57B | 20.00 | +37.5% |
| EGAD | Eaagads Limited | 754M | 23.45 | +14.1% |
| EVRD | Eveready East Africa Limited | 340M | 1.62 | +13.3% |
| KUKZ | Kakuzi Limited | 8.6B | 438.75 | +9.76% |
| LIMT | Limuru Tea Company Limited | 1.18B | 490.00 | +6.52% |
| KAPC | Kapchorua Tea Company Limited | 1.83B | 233.75 | +1.96% |
| UNGA | Unga Group Limited | 1.82B | 24.10 | +1.69% |
| WTK | Williamson Tea Kenya Limited | 2.53B | 144.50 | -3.34% |
