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SBI vs SBL: Nepal SBI Bank and Siddhartha Bank compared

On 5 Oct 2026, SBI (Nepal SBI Bank Limited) closed at Rs 401.80 and SBL (Siddhartha Bank Limited) at Rs 398.60. Over the past year, Rs 100 in SBI became Rs 109 and in SBL Rs 124, adjusted for bonus shares.

SBL is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,487 crore against Rs 4,554 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 1.24% on SBI and 2.51% on SBL 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 2026SBI Rs 100 → Rs 109 (close 401.80)SBL Rs 100 → Rs 124 (close 398.60)

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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.

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SBINepal SBI Bank LimitedSBLSiddhartha Bank Limited
SectorCommercial BanksCommercial Banks
Close, Rs401.80398.60
Today−0.52% down−2.30% down
Return, 1 month−0.05% down+4.02% up
Return, 1 year+8.82% up+24.03% up
52-week range368.00 to 441.00320.50 to 460.10
Market valueRs 4,554 crRs 6,487 cr
Cash dividend yield1.24%2.51%
Latest dividends2081/82: 5% cash, 4% bonus2082/83: 10% cash, 10% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 64.77 crRs 436.71 cr

SBI and SBL dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by SBI and SBL by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearSBISBL
2082/83none10% cash, 10% bonus
2081/825% cash, 4% bonusnone
2080/816.85% cash, 3.8% bonus4% cash
2079/806.8% cash, 3.75% bonus4.21% cash
2078/797.53% cash, 3% bonus0.66% cash, 12.5% 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.

SBI or SBL: questions

Which is bigger, SBI or SBL?
SBL is larger by market value: Rs 6,487 crore, against Rs 4,554 crore for SBI, 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, SBI or SBL?
Rs 100 in SBI became Rs 109 (+8.82%), and Rs 100 in SBL became Rs 124 (+24.03%), 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, SBI or SBL?
SBI last declared 5% cash and 4% bonus for 2081/82; SBL last declared 10% cash and 10% 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 SBI or SBL?
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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