KQ - Kenya Airways Limited
Kenya Airways Limited is a Kenya-based company that operates in the aviation industry. It is engaged in international, regional, and domestic carriage of passengers and cargo by air, the provision of ground handling services to other airlines, and the handling of import and export cargo. The company operates domestic flights and flies to 56 destinations in Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Europe. As on March 31, 2012, Kenya Airways had a total of 34 aircraft, either owned or on operating leases. These comprise four Boeing 777 wide body jets, five Boeing 767 wide body jets, 15 Boeing 737 narrow body jets, nine Embraer regional jets, and one B747 Freighter.
Kenya Airways, the only African carrier member of the Sky Team Alliance since 2007, operates through several subsidiary companies, including Kenya Airfreight Handling Ltd, African Cargo Handling Ltd, Kencargo Airlines International Ltd, and Flamingo Airlines Ltd
Kenya Airways Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Kenya Airways is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “KQ”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:KQ is KE0000000307. Kenya Airways Limited is currently the 14th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 25.6 billion, which makes about 1.22% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
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| Opening Price | 4.51 |
| Day’s Low Price | 4.49 |
| Day’s High Price | 4.95 |
| Traded Volume | 3,300 |
| Number of Deals | 5 |
| Gross Turnover | 14,870.00 |
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| Shares Outstanding | 5.68B |
| Market Capitalization | 25.6B |
KQ Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +7.4% | +4.41% | -16.7% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +124% | +48.5% | +17.5% |
The current share price of Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) is KES 4.49. KQ closed its last trading day (Tuesday, May 20, 2025) at 4.50 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 2.8% drop from its previous closing price of 4.63 KES. Kenya Airways began the year with a share price of 3.83 KES and has since gained 17.5% on that price valuation, ranking it 23rd on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Kenya Airways is the 13th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Feb 17 - May 20, 2025). KQ has traded a total volume of 16.4 million shares—in 2,944 deals—valued at KES 82.8 million over the period, with an average of 259,732 traded shares per session. A volume high of 1.85 million was achieved on February 28th, and a low of 9,200 on April 28th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Kenya Airways on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | 1,455,800 | 4.50 | -0.13 | -2.81% |
| 2025-05-19 | 246,100 | 4.63 | +0.03 | +0.65% |
| 2025-05-16 | 318,500 | 4.60 | +0.24 | +5.50% |
| 2025-05-15 | 81,100 | 4.36 | +0.14 | +3.32% |
| 2025-05-14 | 62,400 | 4.22 | +0.03 | +0.72% |
| 2025-05-13 | 75,800 | 4.19 | +0.01 | +0.24% |
| 2025-05-12 | 26,300 | 4.18 | +0.04 | +0.97% |
| 2025-05-09 | 78,500 | 4.14 | +0.05 | +1.22% |
| 2025-05-08 | 111,100 | 4.09 | -0.08 | -1.92% |
| 2025-05-07 | 33,100 | 4.17 |
Profile of Kenya Airways Limited
Kenya Airways Limited operates in the Industrials sector, specifically, the Aviation industry. Kenya Airways contracts an estimated total number of 3,582 employees.
Factsheet of Kenya Airways Limited
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aviation
- Address
- Airport North Road, Embakasi, PO Box 19002, Nairobi 00501, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-206-422-000
KQ Industrial Market Competitors
Kenya Airways Limited, issuers of the KQ stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have five market competitors who are also engaged in the Industrials sector and/or Aviation industry. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCL | Trans Century Limited | 477M | 1.27 | +226% |
| CABL | East African Cables Limited | 537M | 2.12 | +96.3% |
| OCH | Olympia Capital Holdings Limited | 150M | 3.74 | +33.6% |
| PORT | East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd | 3.51B | 39.00 | +27.5% |
| BAMB | Bamburi Cement Limited | 19.6B | 54.00 | -1.82% |
