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EBL vs SCB
Everest Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, 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
Everest Bank Limited
Standard Chartered Bank Limited
Rs 100 became…
- EBLRs 100 becameRs 112.33+12.33% up in 1 year
- SCBRs 100 becameRs 110.77+10.77% 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, EBL (Everest Bank Limited) closed at Rs 719.00 and SCB (Standard Chartered Bank Limited) at Rs 679.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in EBL became Rs 112 (+12.33%) and in SCB Rs 111 (+10.77%), adjusted for bonus shares.
EBL is the larger company by market value, Rs 10,359 crore against Rs 6,819 crore. Of the 19 commercial banks Punji covers, EBL is 2nd by market value and SCB 7th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield nothing on EBL and 2.80% on SCB at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| EBLCommercial Banks | SCBCommercial Banks | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 719.00 | 679.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.98% up | +0.15% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 112.33, the higher figure | Rs 110.77 |
| Return, 1 month | −1.17% down | +4.45% up, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | +12.33% up, the higher figure | +10.77% up |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 10,359 cr, the higher figure | Rs 6,819 cr |
| Listed shares | 14.41 crore, the higher figure | 10.04 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 59.2%Public 40.8% | Promoter 70.2%Public 29.8% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | 2.80% |
| Latest declaration | 10% cash · 5% bonus2082/83 | 19% cash2081/82 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 120 cr, the higher figure | Rs 42.00 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 12,462, the higher figure | 11,819 |
| 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 | EBL | SCB |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | 10% cash · 5% bonus | Not on record |
| 2081/82 | 14% cash · 6% bonus | 19% cash |
| 2080/81 | 5.53% cash · 10% bonus | 19% cash · 6.5% bonus |
| 2079/80 | 10.53% cash · 10% bonus | 19% cash |
| 2078/79 | 7.68% cash · 13% bonus | 16.51% cash |
Against the commercial banks
Rank among the 19 commercial banks Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| EBL | Sector median | SCB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +12.33% 13th of 19 | Median +19.24% | +10.77% 15th of 19 |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median 1.84% | 2.80% 4th of 13 |
| Market value | Rs 10,359 cr 2nd of 19 | Median Rs 5,336 cr | Rs 6,819 cr 7th of 19 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 120 cr 13th of 19 | Median Rs 148 cr | Rs 42.00 cr 19th of 19 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
EBL or SCB: questions
Which is bigger, EBL or SCB?
EBL is larger by market value: Rs 10,359 crore, against Rs 6,819 crore for SCB, 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, EBL or SCB?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in EBL became Rs 112 (+12.33%) and in SCB Rs 111 (+10.77%), 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, EBL or SCB?
EBL last declared 10% cash and 5% bonus for 2082/83; SCB last declared 19% cash for 2081/82. 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 EBL 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.
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