Historic Profit Earns KCB Group Shareholders Ksh22.5B Dividend

KCB Group Plc shareholders have approved a total dividend payout of Ksh22.5 billion for the financial year ended 31st December 2025. The payout, approved at the Annual General Meeting today, comprises an interim and special dividend of Ksh4 per share approved by the Board in November 2025 and a final and special dividend of Ksh3 per share.

This translates to Ksh7 total dividend for the year, a 133% rise from last year.  The final dividend will be paid, net of withholding tax, on or about 22nd May 2026, to shareholders on the Register of Members at the close of business on 2nd April 2026.

Group Chairman, Dr. Joseph Kinyua, said the dividend payout reaffirms the group’s strong financial performance, resilient balance sheet, and commitment to delivering sustainable shareholder value. “As we look ahead to 2026,” Mr Kinyua said, “we remain cautiously optimistic about the outlook. Despite the pressures in the operating environment, opportunities continue to emerge through regional integration, intra-African trade, infrastructure development, digital innovation, and the expanding role of the private sector in driving economic transformation.”

During the year, KCB Group net profit grew by 11% to a historic Ksh68.4 billion while total assets were up 9% to Ksh 2.1 trillion. The regional diversification strategy continued to deliver impressive performance as subsidiaries outside Kenya delivered 29.5% of the overall net profit and accounting for 30.5% of total Group assets.

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KCB Group CEO, Mr Paul Russo said, the banking conglomerate is running a well-diversified business.“The business continues to benefit from strong momentum across key business segments, improved operational efficiency, and our deliberate focus on supporting businesses, SMEs, and households across the markets we operate in,” he added.

For the first quarter of 2026, KCB Group recorded Ksh24.4 billion in pre-tax profit, representing a 15.3% growth, compared to Ksh21.2 billion a similar period last year. The improved performance, amid a difficult operating environment, was driven by an 8.5% growth in total operating income to Ksh53.6 billion, which mostly streamed from growth in interest bearing assets offsetting a decline in net interest margin. The sustained rate cuts by regulators in the region saw a drop in asset yield across all our markets in the period under review.

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