Express Kenya stock falls 2.50 percent as profit swings positive

Published on 09/25/2026 at 13:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Express Kenya stock reported a KES 242.580 million profit for the six months ended June 30, 2026. Revenue fell to KES 9.884 million from KES 21.265 million.

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Express Kenya stock (ISIN KE0000000216) stood at KES 7.02 on the Nairobi Securities Exchange on September 21, 2026, down 2.50 percent on the session. The latest financial statement showed a sharp earnings swing for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Profit swings into positive territory

According to MarketScreener, Express Kenya reported profit for the period of KES 242.580 million in the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with a loss of KES 125.019 million in the corresponding 2025 comparison period.

The result included other operating income of KES 298.713 million, while finance costs stood at KES 11.263 million. Basic and diluted earnings per share were KES 5.08, compared with a loss per share of KES 2.62 in the comparison period, according to MarketScreener.

Revenue remains the pressure point

Revenue from contracts with customers fell to KES 9.884 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, from KES 21.265 million in the comparison period. Direct costs were KES 56.658 million, producing a gross loss of KES 46.774 million.

The figures show why the profit swing needs careful interpretation: the earnings improvement was not driven by higher customer revenue. The statement also recorded operating profit of KES 236.668 million, compared with an operating loss of KES 104.112 million in the prior comparison period.

Small capitalization shapes the stock

Express Kenya was listed among Nairobi Securities Exchange companies in the Commercial and Services sector by Serrari Group, which placed its market capitalization at KES 332.07 million as of August 31, 2026. That valuation was less than the KES 714.766 million in shareholders' funds reported as of June 30, 2026, although the figures use different dates and represent different measures.

The KES 7.02 share price on September 21, 2026, therefore sits alongside a balance sheet that showed shareholders' funds rising from KES 472.185 million at December 31, 2025, to KES 714.766 million at June 30, 2026. The next market signal is whether revenue recovery follows the reported earnings improvement.