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 47.2 billion, which makes about 1.54% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 472.00 |
| Day’s High Price | 489.75 |
| Traded Volume | 334,363 |
| Number of Deals | 74 |
| Gross Turnover | 158M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 100M |
| Market Capitalization | 47.2B |
BAT Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +0.43% | +2.61% | +7.64% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +24.3% | +27.6% | +2.61% |
The current share price of British American Tobacco Kenya (BAT) is KES 472.00. BAT closed its last trading day (Thursday, January 22, 2026) at 472.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 0.1% drop from its previous closing price of 472.25 KES. British American Tobacco began the year with a share price of 460.00 KES and has since gained 2.61% on that price valuation, ranking it 32nd on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
British American Tobacco Kenya is the 30th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Oct 22, 2025 - Jan 22, 2026). BAT has traded a total volume of 2.88 million shares—in 3,084 deals—valued at KES 1.31 billion over the period, with an average of 45,662 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | 334,363 | 472.00 | -0.25 | -0.05% |
| 2026-01-21 | 326,687 | 472.25 | +1.25 | +0.27% |
| 2026-01-20 | 7,720 | 471.00 | -2.50 | -0.53% |
| 2026-01-19 | 8,211 | 473.50 | +3.50 | +0.74% |
| 2026-01-16 | 10,343 | 470.00 | ||
| 2026-01-15 | 112,133 | 470.00 | ||
| 2026-01-14 | 128,129 | 470.00 | +2.50 | +0.53% |
| 2026-01-13 | 61,643 | 467.50 | -0.25 | -0.05% |
| 2026-01-12 | 1,576 | 467.75 | +0.50 | +0.11% |
| 2026-01-09 | 3,570 | 467.25 |
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 | 4.54B | 19.90 | +9.34% |
| KAPC | Kapchorua Tea Company Limited | 1.84B | 234.75 | +2.4% |
| KUKZ | Kakuzi Limited | 8.01B | 408.75 | +2.25% |
| SMER | Sameer Africa Plc | 4.08B | 14.65 | +0.69% |
| EGAD | Eaagads Limited | 662M | 20.60 | +0.24% |
| LIMT | Limuru Tea Company Limited | 1.1B | 460.00 | |
| AMAC | Africa Mega Agricorp | 907M | 70.50 | |
| WTK | Williamson Tea Kenya Limited | 2.58B | 147.50 | -1.34% |
| UNGA | Unga Group Limited | 1.74B | 22.95 | -3.16% |
| EABL | East African Breweries Limited | 193B | 243.50 | -8.29% |
