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CFCL vs ICFC
Central Finance Co. and ICFC Finance, side by side: what Rs 100 became, the figures NEPSE publishes, dividends and each against its sector.
Close · 16 Oct 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed
Central Finance Co. Ltd.
ICFC Finance Limited
Rs 100 became…
- CFCLRs 100 becameRs 121.81+21.81% up in 1 year
- ICFCRs 100 becameRs 101.65+1.65% up in 1 year
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Rs 100 in each on the first session of the period, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. To the close of 16 Oct 2026.
In plain words
On 16 Oct 2026, CFCL (Central Finance Co. Ltd.) closed at Rs 564.00 and ICFC (ICFC Finance Limited) at Rs 616.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in CFCL became Rs 122 (+21.81%) and in ICFC Rs 102 (+1.65%), adjusted for bonus shares.
ICFC is the larger company by market value, Rs 729 crore against Rs 535 crore. Of the 13 finance Punji covers, CFCL is 3rd by market value and ICFC 2nd. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield nothing on CFCL and 4.27% on ICFC at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| CFCLFinance | ICFCFinance | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 564.00 | 616.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +1.08% up | +0.16% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 121.81, the higher figure | Rs 101.65 |
| Return, 1 month | −0.34% down | +2.26% up, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | +21.81% up, the higher figure | +1.65% up |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 535 cr | Rs 729 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 0.95 crore | 1.18 crore, the higher figure |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 54.0%Public 46.0% | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | 4.27% |
| Latest declaration | None declared2081/82 | 10.526% cash2082/83 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 112 cr, the higher figure | Rs 21.45 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 17,220 | 30,084, the higher figure |
| From the quarterly reports | ||
| EPS, P/E, book value and price to book for both, from their latest quarterly reports. | ||
Market value is the close times the listed shares. The 52-week range is NEPSE’s published low and high. Yield is the cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months, as a share of the paid-up value, over the close.
Dividends, year by year
As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Solid is cash, light is bonus, on one scale.
| Fiscal year | CFCL | ICFC |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | Not on record | 10.526% cash |
| 2081/82 | None declared | 15.79% cash |
| 2080/81 | None declared | 5.263% cash |
| 2079/80 | None declared | 6.5% cash |
| 2078/79 | 5% cash | 5% cash · 5% bonus |
Against the finance
Rank among the 13 finance Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| CFCL | Sector median | ICFC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +21.81% 2nd of 13 | Median +1.65% | +1.65% 7th of 13 |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median 3.10% | 4.27% 1st of 2 |
| Market value | Rs 535 cr 3rd of 13 | Median Rs 426 cr | Rs 729 cr 2nd of 13 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 112 cr 2nd of 13 | Median Rs 15.88 cr | Rs 21.45 cr 4th of 13 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
CFCL or ICFC: questions
Which is bigger, CFCL or ICFC?
ICFC is larger by market value: Rs 729 crore, against Rs 535 crore for CFCL, at the close of 16 Oct 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
Which has risen more over the past year, CFCL or ICFC?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in CFCL became Rs 122 (+21.81%) and in ICFC Rs 102 (+1.65%), adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. How a share moved in the past does not say how it will move next.
Which pays a higher dividend, CFCL or ICFC?
CFCL last declared no dividend for 2081/82; ICFC last declared 10.526% cash for 2082/83. Dividends are declared as a percentage of the paid-up value, not of today’s price, so the cash dividend yield in the table is the comparable figure.
Should I buy CFCL 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.
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