EABL - East African Breweries Limited
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is a Kenya-based holding company, which manufactures branded alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Along with its subsidiary companies, EABL is involved in the marketing, brewing, manufacturing, and selling of drinks, glass containers, malt and barley. The company's most popular brands include Tusker, Pilsner, Bell Lager, Guinness, Malta Guinness, Alvaro, Uganda Waragi, Senator, Johnie Walker, and Smirnoff Ice. EABL's wholly owned subsidiaries include Kenya Breweries Limited, UDV (Kenya) Limited, Uganda Breweries Limited, Serengeti Breweries Ltd, East African Maltings Ltd, EABL International (formerly EABL Venture). East African Breweries exports its products to several countries including Australia, Japan, Canada, United States, and United Kingdom. EABL is controlled by Diageo Plc, UK.
East African Breweries Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). East African Breweries is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “EABL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:EABL is KE0000000216. East African Breweries Limited is currently the fourth most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 193 billion, which is about 6.29% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 240.00 |
| Day’s High Price | 244.00 |
| Traded Volume | 166,610 |
| Number of Deals | 438 |
| Gross Turnover | 40.6M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
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| Shares Outstanding | 791M |
| Market Capitalization | 193B |
EABL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -3.56% | -12.4% | +13.1% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +26.2% | +35.1% | -8.29% |
The current share price of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is KES 243.50. EABL closed its last trading day (Thursday, January 22, 2026) at 243.50 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 0.2% drop from its previous closing price of 244.00 KES. East African Breweries began the year with a share price of 265.50 KES but has since lost 8.29% off that price valuation, ranking it 63rd on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that EABL has lost 12% of the stock’s value from December 22nd to date.
East African Breweries is the 19th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Oct 22, 2025 - Jan 22, 2026). EABL has traded a total volume of 9.46 million shares—in 5,208 deals—valued at KES 2.31 billion over the period, with an average of 150,236 traded shares per session. A volume high of 1.27 million was achieved on November 26th, and a low of 1,018 on January 2nd, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of East African Breweries on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | 166,610 | 243.50 | -0.50 | -0.20% |
| 2026-01-21 | 36,594 | 244.00 | -0.75 | -0.31% |
| 2026-01-20 | 25,049 | 244.75 | -0.75 | -0.31% |
| 2026-01-19 | 23,197 | 245.50 | -4.25 | -1.70% |
| 2026-01-16 | 12,314 | 249.75 | -2.75 | -1.09% |
| 2026-01-15 | 52,695 | 252.50 | ||
| 2026-01-14 | 68,692 | 252.50 | -3.00 | -1.17% |
| 2026-01-13 | 5,401 | 255.50 | ||
| 2026-01-12 | 22,707 | 255.50 | +0.25 | +0.10% |
| 2026-01-09 | 126,125 | 255.25 |
Profile of East African Breweries Limited
East African Breweries Limited operates in the Consumer Goods sector, specifically, the Beverages industry.
Factsheet of East African Breweries Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Goods
- Industry
- Beverages
- Address
- P. O. Box 30161-00100, Corporate Centre, Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-20-864-4000
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- Website
- www.eabl.com
EABL Industrial Market Competitors
East African Breweries Limited, issuers of the EABL stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Goods sector and/or Beverages 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SASN | Sasini Tea and Coffee Limited | 4.54B | 19.90 | +9.34% |
| BAT | British American Tobacco Kenya | 47.2B | 472.00 | +2.61% |
| 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% |
