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ADBL vs GBIME: Agricultural Development Bank and Global IME Bank compared

On 5 Oct 2026, ADBL (Agricultural Development Bank Limited) closed at Rs 308.40 and GBIME (Global IME Bank Limited) at Rs 240.30. Over the past year, Rs 100 in ADBL became Rs 100 and in GBIME Rs 102, adjusted for bonus shares.

GBIME is the larger company by market value, Rs 9,526 crore against Rs 4,412 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 3.16% on ADBL and 5.83% on GBIME at today’s price.

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A year to the close of 5 Oct 2026, adjusted for bonus shares. The chart below takes any window.

5 Oct 2026ADBL Rs 100 → Rs 100 (close 308.40)GBIME Rs 100 → Rs 102 (close 240.30)

90951001051107 Oct13 Apr5 OctADBL 100GBIME 102

Rs 100 in each on the first session of the window, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. To the close of 5 Oct 2026.

ADBL and GBIME side by side. Nothing is marked better.
ADBLAgricultural Development Bank LimitedGBIMEGlobal IME Bank Limited
SectorCommercial BanksCommercial Banks
Close, Rs308.40240.30
Today−0.19% down−1.11% down
Return, 1 month+2.80% up−0.79% down
Return, 1 year+0.48% up+2.05% up
52-week range285.20 to 340.00218.90 to 270.60
Market valueRs 4,412 crRs 9,526 cr
Cash dividend yield3.16%5.83%
Latest dividends2081/82: 9.75% cash, 3.25% bonus2082/83: 6% cash, 4% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 48.39 crRs 211.41 cr

ADBL and GBIME dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by ADBL and GBIME by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearADBLGBIME
2082/83none6% cash, 4% bonus
2081/829.75% cash, 3.25% bonus8% cash
2080/817.53% cash, 3% bonus5.5% bonus
2079/80none declared8% cash, 1% bonus
2078/7911% cash, 2% bonusnone

As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Every dividend by year.

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ADBL or GBIME: questions

Which is bigger, ADBL or GBIME?
GBIME is larger by market value: Rs 9,526 crore, against Rs 4,412 crore for ADBL, at the close of 5 Oct 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
Which has risen more over the past year, ADBL or GBIME?
Rs 100 in ADBL became Rs 100 (+0.48%), and Rs 100 in GBIME became Rs 102 (+2.05%), adjusted for bonus shares and without cash dividends added back. How a share moved in the past does not say how it will move next.
Which pays a higher dividend, ADBL or GBIME?
ADBL last declared 9.75% cash and 3.25% bonus for 2081/82; GBIME last declared 6% cash and 4% bonus for 2082/83. Dividends are a percentage of the paid-up value, not of today’s price, so the cash dividend yield in the table above is the comparable figure.
Should I buy ADBL or GBIME?
Punji does not say. This page lines up the published figures for both and marks neither as better; what fits depends on what you hold, why and for how long.

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