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CHCL vs UPPER
Chilime Hydropower and Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower, 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
Chilime Hydropower Company Limited
Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Ltd
Rs 100 became…
- CHCLRs 100 becameRs 75.13−24.87% down in 1 year
- UPPERRs 100 becameRs 109.66+9.66% 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, CHCL (Chilime Hydropower Company Limited) closed at Rs 336.70 and UPPER (Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Ltd) at Rs 193.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in CHCL became Rs 75 (−24.87%) and in UPPER Rs 110 (+9.66%), adjusted for bonus shares.
UPPER is the larger company by market value, Rs 4,088 crore against Rs 3,194 crore. Of the 110 hydro power Punji covers, CHCL is 4th by market value and UPPER 2nd. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 1.19% on CHCL and nothing on UPPER at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| CHCLHydro Power | UPPERHydro Power | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 336.70 | 193.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.21% up | 0.00% unchanged |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 75.13 | Rs 109.66, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | −5.13% down | −1.88% down, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | −24.87% down | +9.66% up, the higher figure |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 3,194 cr | Rs 4,088 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 9.48 crore | 21.18 crore, the higher figure |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | 1.19% | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | 4% cash · 8% bonus2081/82 | None on record |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 85.60 cr, the higher figure | Rs 68.38 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 33,481 | 64,546, 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 | CHCL | UPPER |
|---|---|---|
| 2081/82 | 4% cash · 8% bonus | Not on record |
| 2080/81 | 2% cash · 10% bonus | Not on record |
| 2079/80 | 5% cash · 10% bonus | Not on record |
| 2078/79 | 7.5% cash · 7.5% bonus | Not on record |
| 2077/78 | 7.5% cash · 7.5% bonus | Not on record |
Against the hydro power
Rank among the 110 hydro power Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| CHCL | Sector median | UPPER | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | −24.87% 69th of 94 | Median −0.06% | +9.66% 35th of 94 |
| Cash dividend yield | 1.19% 2nd of 20 | Median 0.15% | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 3,194 cr 4th of 110 | Median Rs 476 cr | Rs 4,088 cr 2nd of 110 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 85.60 cr 30th of 110 | Median Rs 28.59 cr | Rs 68.38 cr 34th of 110 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
CHCL or UPPER: questions
Which is bigger, CHCL or UPPER?
UPPER is larger by market value: Rs 4,088 crore, against Rs 3,194 crore for CHCL, 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, CHCL or UPPER?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in CHCL became Rs 75 (−24.87%) and in UPPER Rs 110 (+9.66%), 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, CHCL or UPPER?
CHCL last declared 4% cash and 8% bonus for 2081/82; UPPER has no dividend on record. 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 CHCL or UPPER?
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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