BOC KENYA LTD (BOC)
Nairobi Securities Exchange · Kenya · prices in KES · close of 21 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | KES 179.75 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 115.00 – 205.00 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | −8.4% / +4.4% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | +34.4% / +124.7% |
| Trend | Above 200-day, below 50-day |
| RSI (14) | 42 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 38.8% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -14.1% |
| Average daily value traded | 0.43M KES |
| Dividend yield | – |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
BOC Kenya is an industrial gases company based in Nairobi, Kenya. It produces and supplies gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon and acetylene, along with welding equipment and related services. Its customers include hospitals and clinics that use medical oxygen, engineering and fabrication workshops that weld and cut metal, and food, beverage and manufacturing businesses that rely on gases in their processes. The company serves customers across Kenya through a distribution network that delivers cylinders and bulk gas supplies to industry and healthcare.
The shares are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya under the code BOC, and the price on this page is in Kenyan shillings (KES). Our records, which start in 2019, show no dividend payments for it. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
Summary
BOC KENYA LTD (BOC) trades on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya. It last closed at KES 179.75 on 21 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 65 out of 100 (a fair price profile), ranking 14 of 69 stocks on this exchange. The score describes how the stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is.
Over the last year the price rose 34.4% and over the last three months it rose 4.4%. Returns are price returns, dividends not included.
Fundamental measures (valuation, growth, financial health) are not shown: we do not yet hold financial statements for this market.
The five lenses in numbers each metric is ranked against the other stocks on Nairobi Securities Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 77 · Strong | Trading above its long-term averages and near its highs. | |
| Above 200-day average | 13.3% | ||
| From 52-week high | -9.3% | ||
| Momentum | 71 · Strong | Rising faster than most stocks on this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | 4.4% | ||
| 6-month return | 18.3% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | 46.7% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 59 · Fair | Typical risk for this exchange. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 38.8% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -14.1% | ||
| Liquidity | 45 · Weak | Thinly traded: prices can jump and exits can be hard. | |
| Average daily value traded | 0.43M KES | ||
| Zero-volume days | 0.0% | ||
| Income | – | Pays no dividend. | |
| Dividend yield | – | ||
| Years with dividends | 0 |
Strengths
- Trend: Trading above its long-term averages and near its highs.
- Momentum: Rising faster than most stocks on this exchange.
Weak spots
- Liquidity: Thinly traded: prices can jump and exits can be hard.
Returns
| 1 week | −2.2% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | −8.4% |
| 3 months | +4.4% |
| 6 months | +18.3% |
| 1 year | +34.4% |
| 3 years | +124.7% |
| 5 years | +156.8% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 189.11 / 158.65 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | None |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 10.89 |
Technical summary
How to read this report
Every number comes from end-of-day prices and dividends. The Market X-Ray describes how the stock has traded, ranked against the other stocks on Nairobi Securities Exchange; it does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth) needs financial statements, which we hold today for US stocks. See the methodology page. Educational only, not financial advice.