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NIFRA vs NRN: Nepal Infrastructure Bank and NRN Infrastructure and Development compared

On 5 Oct 2026, NIFRA (Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited) closed at Rs 241.50 and NRN (NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited) at Rs 1,353.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in NIFRA became Rs 90 and in NRN Rs 72, adjusted for bonus shares.

NIFRA is the larger company by market value, Rs 5,216 crore against Rs 2,433 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 4.79% on NIFRA and nothing on NRN 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 2026NIFRA Rs 100 → Rs 90 (close 241.50)NRN Rs 100 → Rs 72 (close 1,353.00)

7080901001107 Oct13 Apr5 OctNIFRA 90NRN 72

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.

NIFRA and NRN side by side. Nothing is marked better.
NIFRANepal Infrastructure Bank LimitedNRNNRN Infrastructure and Development Limited
SectorInvestmentInvestment
Close, Rs241.501,353.00
Today−1.23% down−1.38% down
Return, 1 month+0.25% up−3.36% down
Return, 1 year−10.39% down−27.88% down
52-week range232.00 to 299.001,280.00 to 2,175.00
Market valueRs 5,216 crRs 2,433 cr
Cash dividend yield4.79%none in 12 months
Latest dividends2082/83: 5.263% cash, 0% bonus2080/81: 0.263% cash, 5% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 69.22 crRs 418.55 cr

NIFRA and NRN dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by NIFRA and NRN by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearNIFRANRN
2082/835.263% cashnone
2081/826.316% cashnone
2080/81none declared0.263% cash, 5% bonus
2079/804.211% cashnone
2078/794.211% cash5.26% cash

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

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NIFRA or NRN: questions

Which is bigger, NIFRA or NRN?
NIFRA is larger by market value: Rs 5,216 crore, against Rs 2,433 crore for NRN, 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, NIFRA or NRN?
Rs 100 in NIFRA became Rs 90 (−10.39%), and Rs 100 in NRN became Rs 72 (−27.88%), 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, NIFRA or NRN?
NIFRA last declared 5.263% cash and 0% bonus for 2082/83; NRN last declared 0.263% cash and 5% bonus for 2080/81. 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 NIFRA or NRN?
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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