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EDBL vs GBBL

Excel Development Bank and Garima Bikas 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

Excel Development Bank Ltd.

CloseRs 576.50+0.26% up
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Garima Bikas Bank Limited

CloseRs 415.00+0.10% up
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Rs 100 became…

  • EDBLRs 100 becameRs 103.63+3.63% up in 1 year
  • GBBLRs 100 becameRs 120.07+20.07% 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, EDBL (Excel Development Bank Ltd.) closed at Rs 576.50 and GBBL (Garima Bikas Bank Limited) at Rs 415.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in EDBL became Rs 104 (+3.63%) and in GBBL Rs 120 (+20.07%), adjusted for bonus shares.

GBBL is the larger company by market value, Rs 2,749 crore against Rs 720 crore. Of the 16 development banks Punji covers, EDBL is 9th by market value and GBBL 2nd. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield nothing on EDBL and 3.50% on GBBL at the latest close.

Side by side

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EDBL and GBBL side by side. A dot marks the higher of two figures; nothing is marked better.
EDBLDevelopment BanksGBBLDevelopment Banks
Price and returns
Close, Rs576.50415.00
Change, as NEPSE published+0.26% up+0.10% up
Rs 100 became, 1 yearRs 103.63Rs 120.07, the higher figure
Return, 1 month+1.46% up, the higher figure+0.71% up
Return, 1 year+3.63% up+20.07% up, the higher figure
52-week range
Size and shares
Market valueRs 720 crRs 2,749 cr, the higher figure
Listed shares1.25 crore6.62 crore, the higher figure
Promoter and publicPromoter 51.0%Public 49.0%Promoter 50.9%Public 49.1%
Dividends
Cash dividend yield, 12 monthsNone in 12 months3.50%
Latest declarationNone declared2081/8210% cash · 10% bonus2082/83
Trading
Traded value, last 30 daysRs 13.97 crRs 182 cr, the higher figure
Shares traded, latest session56251,762, 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.

Dividends declared by EDBL and GBBL by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearEDBLGBBL
2082/83Not on record10% cash · 10% bonus
2081/82None declared4.53% cash · 6% bonus
2080/81None declared5% cash
2079/80Not on record0.5% cash · 9.5% bonus
2078/79None declared1.5% cash · 13% bonus

Every dividend by year.

Against the development banks

Rank among the 16 development banks Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.

EDBL and GBBL against their sector
EDBLSector medianGBBL
Return, 1 year+3.63% 9th of 15Median +4.26%+20.07% 2nd of 15
Cash dividend yieldNo cash dividend in 12 monthsMedian 2.30%3.50% 2nd of 8
Market valueRs 720 cr 9th of 16Median Rs 1,134 crRs 2,749 cr 2nd of 16
Traded value, 30 daysRs 13.97 cr 16th of 16Median Rs 41.78 crRs 182 cr 1st of 16

Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.

Questions

EDBL or GBBL: questions

Which is bigger, EDBL or GBBL?

GBBL is larger by market value: Rs 2,749 crore, against Rs 720 crore for EDBL, 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, EDBL or GBBL?

Over the past year, Rs 100 in EDBL became Rs 104 (+3.63%) and in GBBL Rs 120 (+20.07%), 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, EDBL or GBBL?

EDBL last declared no dividend for 2081/82; GBBL last declared 10% cash and 10% bonus 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 EDBL or GBBL?

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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