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SBL vs SCB: Siddhartha Bank and Standard Chartered Bank compared
On 5 Oct 2026, SBL (Siddhartha Bank Limited) closed at Rs 398.60 and SCB (Standard Chartered Bank Limited) at Rs 659.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in SBL became Rs 124 and in SCB Rs 105, adjusted for bonus shares.
SCB is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,618 crore against Rs 6,487 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 2.51% on SBL and 2.88% on SCB 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 2026SBL Rs 100 → Rs 124 (close 398.60)SCB Rs 100 → Rs 105 (close 659.00)
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.
| SBLSiddhartha Bank Limited | SCBStandard Chartered Bank Limited | |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Commercial Banks | Commercial Banks |
| Close, Rs | 398.60 | 659.00 |
| Today | −2.30% down | −0.60% down |
| Return, 1 month | +4.02% up | +1.53% up |
| Return, 1 year | +24.03% up | +5.44% up |
| 52-week range | 320.50 to 460.10 | 603.00 to 712.60 |
| Market value | Rs 6,487 cr | Rs 6,618 cr |
| Cash dividend yield | 2.51% | 2.88% |
| Latest dividends | 2082/83: 10% cash, 10% bonus | 2081/82: 19% cash, 0% bonus |
| Traded, last 30 days | Rs 436.71 cr | Rs 26.25 cr |
SBL and SCB dividends, year by year
| Fiscal year | SBL | SCB |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | 10% cash, 10% bonus | none |
| 2081/82 | none | 19% cash |
| 2080/81 | 4% cash | 19% cash, 6.5% bonus |
| 2079/80 | 4.21% cash | 19% cash |
| 2078/79 | 0.66% cash, 12.5% bonus | 16.51% cash |
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.
SBL or SCB: questions
- Which is bigger, SBL or SCB?
- SCB is larger by market value: Rs 6,618 crore, against Rs 6,487 crore for SBL, 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, SBL or SCB?
- Rs 100 in SBL became Rs 124 (+24.03%), and Rs 100 in SCB became Rs 105 (+5.44%), 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, SBL or SCB?
- SBL last declared 10% cash and 10% bonus for 2082/83; SCB last declared 19% 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 SBL or SCB?
- 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: SBL stock page, SCB stock page, the screener, the heat map and the guides to evaluating banking stocks and bonus and right shares.
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