KENYA AIRWAYS LTD (KAL)
Nairobi Securities Exchange · Kenya · prices in KES · close of 21 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | KES 5.820 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 3.200 – 8.920 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | +2.5% / +4.7% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | +51.2% / +52.0% |
| Trend | Uptrend |
| RSI (14) | 51 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 51.2% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -35.2% |
| Average daily value traded | 7.32M KES |
| Dividend yield | – |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
Kenya Airways is an airline based in Nairobi that operates passenger and cargo flights. It runs a network of domestic services within Kenya, regional routes across Africa, and longer flights to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Its main hub is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, and it carries leisure and business travellers as well as freight customers. The Kenyan government is the controlling shareholder, and the company also has a low-cost subsidiary serving regional routes.
The shares are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya under the code KAL, 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
KENYA AIRWAYS LTD (KAL) trades on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya. It last closed at KES 5.820 on 21 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 48 out of 100 (a weak price profile), ranking 45 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 51.2% and over the last three months it rose 4.7%. 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 | 43 · Weak | Below its long-term averages and far from its highs. | |
| Above 200-day average | 4.4% | ||
| From 52-week high | -28.9% | ||
| Momentum | 61 · Fair | Typical recent returns for this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | 4.7% | ||
| 6-month return | 0.0% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | 47.5% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 26 · Weak | Volatile, with deep drawdowns. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 51.2% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -35.2% | ||
| Liquidity | 71 · Strong | Trades actively. | |
| Average daily value traded | 7.32M KES | ||
| Zero-volume days | 0.0% | ||
| Income | – | Pays no dividend. | |
| Dividend yield | – | ||
| Years with dividends | 0 |
Strengths
- Liquidity: Trades actively.
Weak spots
- Trend: Below its long-term averages and far from its highs.
- Stability (higher is calmer): Volatile, with deep drawdowns.
Returns
| 1 week | −2.7% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +2.5% |
| 3 months | +4.7% |
| 6 months | +0.0% |
| 1 year | +51.2% |
| 3 years | +52.0% |
| 5 years | +52.0% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 5.717 / 5.577 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | None |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 0.283 |
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.