KQ - Kenya Airways Limited

Feb 12, 2026 at 12:41 Twitter · Facebook

KQ share price on Nairobi Securities Exchange

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 16th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 31.2 billion, which makes about 0.932% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.

KQ Stock Market Performance

The current share price of Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) is KES 5.50. KQ closed its last trading day (Thursday, February 12, 2026) at 5.50 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 7.8% gain over its previous closing price of 5.10 KES. Kenya Airways began the year with a share price of 3.53 KES and has since gained 55.8% on that price valuation, ranking it second on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about KQ knowing the stock has accrued an outstanding 70% over the past four-week period alone—best on NSE.

Kenya Airways is the 10th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Nov 12, 2025 - Feb 12, 2026). KQ has traded a total volume of 39.3 million shares—in 15,289 deals—valued at KES 192 million over the period, with an average of 624,236 traded shares per session. A volume high of 17 million was achieved on February 12th, 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.

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.

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.

Index of African Stock Exchanges:

1. Botswana Stock Exchange
2. BRVM Stock Exchange
3. Ghana Stock Exchange
4. Johannesburg Stock Exchange
5. Lusaka Securities Exchange
6. Malawi Stock Exchange
7. Nairobi Securities Exchange
8. Nigerian Stock Exchange
9. Uganda Securities Exchange
10. Zimbabwe Stock Exchange