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 18th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 19.6 billion, which makes about 0.649% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 3.40 |
| Day’s High Price | 3.50 |
| Traded Volume | 470,759 |
| Number of Deals | 154 |
| Gross Turnover | 1.62M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 5.68B |
| Market Capitalization | 19.6B |
KQ Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -2.27% | -6.25% | -11.8% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -33.7% | -9.92% | -2.27% |
The current share price of Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) is KES 3.45. KQ closed its last trading day (Thursday, January 8, 2026) at 3.45 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 0.9% drop from its previous closing price of 3.48 KES. Kenya Airways began the year with a share price of 3.53 KES but has since lost 2.27% off that price valuation, ranking it 57th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that KQ has lost 6% of the stock’s value from December 5th to date.
Kenya Airways is the 16th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Oct 3, 2025 - Jan 8, 2026). KQ has traded a total volume of 14.3 million shares—in 7,289 deals—valued at KES 52.8 million over the period, with an average of 226,869 traded shares per session. A volume high of 786,712 was achieved on October 14th, and a low of 21,739 on December 10th, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | 470,759 | 3.45 | -0.03 | -0.86% |
| 2026-01-07 | 411,520 | 3.48 | -0.01 | -0.29% |
| 2026-01-06 | 520,139 | 3.49 | -0.05 | -1.41% |
| 2026-01-05 | 84,231 | 3.54 | +0.01 | +0.28% |
| 2026-01-02 | 53,789 | 3.53 | ||
| 2025-12-31 | 206,058 | 3.53 | -0.09 | -2.49% |
| 2025-12-30 | 279,615 | 3.62 | +0.11 | +3.13% |
| 2025-12-29 | 99,287 | 3.51 | +0.04 | +1.15% |
| 2025-12-24 | 470,305 | 3.47 | -0.06 | -1.70% |
| 2025-12-23 | 69,056 | 3.53 |
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 six 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCH | Olympia Capital Holdings Limited | 340M | 8.50 | +7.05% |
| PORT | East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd | 6.68B | 74.25 | +5.69% |
| BAMB | Bamburi Cement Limited | 17.1B | 47.20 | |
| TCL | Trans Century Limited | 266M | 0.71 | |
| CABL | East African Cables Limited | 253M | 1.00 | |
| SKL | Shri Krishana Overseas Ltd | 379M | 7.50 | -8.54% |
