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KBL vs NBL: Kumari Bank and Nepal Bank compared
On 5 Oct 2026, KBL (Kumari Bank Limited) closed at Rs 222.80 and NBL (Nepal Bank Limited) at Rs 290.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in KBL became Rs 118 and in NBL Rs 116, adjusted for bonus shares.
KBL is the larger company by market value, Rs 5,843 crore against Rs 4,261 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 0.94% on KBL and nothing on NBL 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 2026KBL Rs 100 → Rs 118 (close 222.80)NBL Rs 100 → Rs 116 (close 290.00)
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.
| KBLKumari Bank Limited | NBLNepal Bank Limited | |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Commercial Banks | Commercial Banks |
| Close, Rs | 222.80 | 290.00 |
| Today | −1.20% down | −0.62% down |
| Return, 1 month | +3.63% up | +3.94% up |
| Return, 1 year | +18.13% up | +16.23% up |
| 52-week range | 176.00 to 256.00 | 235.00 to 302.90 |
| Market value | Rs 5,843 cr | Rs 4,261 cr |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.94% | none in 12 months |
| Latest dividends | 2082/83: 2.105% cash, 0% bonus | 2081/82: 0% cash, 0% bonus |
| Traded, last 30 days | Rs 300.58 cr | Rs 204.79 cr |
KBL and NBL dividends, year by year
| Fiscal year | KBL | NBL |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | 2.105% cash | none |
| 2081/82 | none declared | none declared |
| 2080/81 | none declared | none declared |
| 2079/80 | none declared | none declared |
| 2078/79 | none | 10% cash, 2% 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.
KBL or NBL: questions
- Which is bigger, KBL or NBL?
- KBL is larger by market value: Rs 5,843 crore, against Rs 4,261 crore for NBL, 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, KBL or NBL?
- Rs 100 in KBL became Rs 118 (+18.13%), and Rs 100 in NBL became Rs 116 (+16.23%), 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, KBL or NBL?
- KBL last declared 2.105% cash and 0% bonus for 2082/83; NBL last declared 0% cash and 0% bonus for 2081/82. 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 KBL or NBL?
- 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: KBL stock page, NBL stock page, the screener, the heat map and the guides to evaluating banking stocks and bonus and right shares.
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