Kesko stock
KESKOA.HEHELKesko Oyj, Consumer DefensiveISIN FI0009007900
57Score 57 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
81 / 100
Price history
+27% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 15% above it.
Since February 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 54).
The price is 5.1% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 64% (May 2007 to April 2009).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$25.34
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$23.25
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)54
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$20.14
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$28.10
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Kesko Oyj belongs to the Grocery Stores industry (Finland) and, with a market value of $10.9B, is number 10 of 27 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $13.88B (up 4.7% year on year) and earnings of $449.75M (up 6.6%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $14.9B (up 7.3%) and adjusted earnings per share of $1.31 (up 12.6%).
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- MEQIRI Score 57 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 195 of 295 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 21.6 (Grocery Stores median 19.6, own median of recent years 18.6).
- Our model puts fair value at $17.72, with the price 50% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 78
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 143% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 78
Weaknesses
- Margin fallingOperating margin 3.3%, average of the prior years 5.9% (to 2024).Profitability 40
- Interest barely coveredOperating profit covers interest only 3 times.Stability 56
Its standout strengths are technical analysis and momentum, while profitability and growth hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 58 to 57.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 14 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What lowers it
- calm price action
- price near its 52-week high
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly overvaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $12.65 and expensive above $29.53 (uncertainty high, one part of the fair value is more than twice the other).
The two parts of the fair value come to $11.27 (cash-flow model) and $24.16 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is above both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 7.6%. At 8.6% the fair value would be $16.82, at 6.6% it would be $19.06.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (19.6).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 6.1% on the twelve months before. Revenue has stayed largely stable since 2006.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 2%, operating 3%, net 3%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is elevated. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 3 Feb 2027in 83 days
- Last reported
- 29 Oct 2026EPS reported $0.45 (expected $0.42)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 6 Nov 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $1.310.0%
- Revenue
- $14.9B0.0%
- Earnings per share
- $1.580.0%
- Revenue
- $17.51B0.0%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 6 Nov 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
What happened at Kesko
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
295 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 57
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Grocery Stores
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- George WestonWN.TO $29.09B64
- MetroMRU.TO $14.5B68
- Jerónimo Martins, SGPSJMT.LS $13.63B67
- CarrefourCA.PA $10.98B56
- Dino PolskaDNP.WA $9.36B67
- Zabka GroupZAB.WA $8.01B76
- EmpireEMP-A.TO $7.93B57
- President Chain Store2912.TW $6.76B53
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Nov 2026 ($1 = €0.8987)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 Jul 2021)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.