Kenya’s banking sector has once again demonstrated resilience and strong profitability, rewarding shareholders with generous dividend payouts for the 2025 financial year.
While some institutions trimmed payouts in response to declining profits, others posted record dividends, underscoring the uneven but largely positive performance across the industry.
Notably, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya retained its position as the top dividend payer per share despite a 38 percent drop in full-year profit.
Meanwhile, KCB Group Plc stood out for delivering strong shareholder value, with a total payout of Sh22.5 billion.
Below is a table showing dividends paid by some of Kenya’s tier one banks.
| Rank | Bank | Dividend Per Share (KSh) | Total Payout (KSh) |
| 1 | Standard Chartered Bank Kenya | 23.00 | 11.7 billion |
| 2 | Stanbic Holdings Plc | 22.35 | |
| 3 | KCB Group Plc | 7.00 | 22.5 billion |
| 4 | Equity Group Holdings Plc | 5.75 | 21.7 billion |
| 5 | Co-operative Bank of Kenya | 2.50 | 14.7 billion |
| 6 | Absa Bank Kenya Plc | 2.05 | 11.1 billion |
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