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BFC vs ICFC: Best Finance and ICFC Finance compared
On 5 Oct 2026, BFC (Best Finance Company Ltd.) closed at Rs 455.00 and ICFC (ICFC Finance Limited) at Rs 591.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in BFC became Rs 99 and in ICFC Rs 91, adjusted for bonus shares.
ICFC is the larger company by market value, Rs 699 crore against Rs 405 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield nothing on BFC and 4.45% on ICFC 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 2026BFC Rs 100 → Rs 99 (close 455.00)ICFC Rs 100 → Rs 91 (close 591.00)
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.
| BFCBest Finance Company Ltd. | ICFCICFC Finance Limited | |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Finance | Finance |
| Close, Rs | 455.00 | 591.00 |
| Today | −1.15% down | −0.17% down |
| Return, 1 month | +1.11% up | +1.53% up |
| Return, 1 year | −1.04% down | −9.08% down |
| 52-week range | 418.00 to 562.00 | 567.60 to 715.00 |
| Market value | Rs 405 cr | Rs 699 cr |
| Cash dividend yield | none in 12 months | 4.45% |
| Latest dividends | 2078/79: 0% cash, 0% bonus | 2082/83: 10.526% cash, 0% bonus |
| Traded, last 30 days | Rs 35.22 cr | Rs 14.78 cr |
BFC and ICFC dividends, year by year
| Fiscal year | BFC | ICFC |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | none | 10.526% cash |
| 2081/82 | none | 15.79% cash |
| 2080/81 | none | 5.263% cash |
| 2079/80 | none | 6.5% cash |
| 2078/79 | none declared | 5% cash, 5% bonus |
As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Every dividend by year.
P/E, earnings per share and book value are not in the web data. The Punji app compares those too.
BFC or ICFC: questions
- Which is bigger, BFC or ICFC?
- ICFC is larger by market value: Rs 699 crore, against Rs 405 crore for BFC, 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, BFC or ICFC?
- Rs 100 in BFC became Rs 99 (−1.04%), and Rs 100 in ICFC became Rs 91 (−9.08%), 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, BFC or ICFC?
- BFC last declared 0% cash and 0% bonus for 2078/79; ICFC last declared 10.526% cash and 0% 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 BFC or ICFC?
- 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.
Also: BFC stock page, ICFC stock page, the screener, the heat map and the guides to evaluating banking stocks and bonus and right shares.
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