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HBL vs SBL

Himalayan Bank and Siddhartha 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

Himalayan Bank Limited

CloseRs 205.00+1.49% up
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Siddhartha Bank Limited

CloseRs 430.50+1.08% up
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Rs 100 became…

  • HBLRs 100 becameRs 105.24+5.24% up in 1 year
  • SBLRs 100 becameRs 138.10+38.10% 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, HBL (Himalayan Bank Limited) closed at Rs 205.00 and SBL (Siddhartha Bank Limited) at Rs 430.50. Over the past year, Rs 100 in HBL became Rs 105 (+5.24%) and in SBL Rs 138 (+38.10%), adjusted for bonus shares.

SBL is the larger company by market value, Rs 7,006 crore against Rs 4,629 crore. Of the 19 commercial banks Punji covers, HBL is 15th by market value and SBL 6th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield nothing on HBL and 2.32% on SBL at the latest close.

Side by side

marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.

HBL and SBL side by side. A dot marks the higher of two figures; nothing is marked better.
HBLCommercial BanksSBLCommercial Banks
Price and returns
Close, Rs205.00430.50
Change, as NEPSE published+1.49% up+1.08% up
Rs 100 became, 1 yearRs 105.24Rs 138.10, the higher figure
Return, 1 month+5.72% up+9.87% up, the higher figure
Return, 1 year+5.24% up+38.10% up, the higher figure
52-week range
Size and shares
Market valueRs 4,629 crRs 7,006 cr, the higher figure
Listed shares22.58 crore, the higher figure16.27 crore
Promoter and publicPromoter 70.0%Public 30.0%Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0%
Dividends
Cash dividend yield, 12 monthsNone in 12 months2.32%
Latest declarationNone declared2081/8210% cash · 10% bonus2082/83
Trading
Traded value, last 30 daysRs 65.89 crRs 453 cr, the higher figure
Shares traded, latest session1,37,9081,58,317, 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 HBL and SBL by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearHBLSBL
2082/83Not on record10% cash · 10% bonus
2081/82None declaredNot on record
2080/81None declared4% cash
2079/80None declared4.21% cash
2078/7911.11% cash · 8% bonus0.66% cash · 12.5% bonus

Every dividend by year.

Against the commercial banks

Rank among the 19 commercial banks Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.

HBL and SBL against their sector
HBLSector medianSBL
Return, 1 year+5.24% 16th of 19Median +19.24%+38.10% 1st of 19
Cash dividend yieldNo cash dividend in 12 monthsMedian 1.84%2.32% 6th of 13
Market valueRs 4,629 cr 15th of 19Median Rs 5,336 crRs 7,006 cr 6th of 19
Traded value, 30 daysRs 65.89 cr 18th of 19Median Rs 148 crRs 453 cr 3rd of 19

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

Questions

HBL or SBL: questions

Which is bigger, HBL or SBL?

SBL is larger by market value: Rs 7,006 crore, against Rs 4,629 crore for HBL, 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, HBL or SBL?

Over the past year, Rs 100 in HBL became Rs 105 (+5.24%) and in SBL Rs 138 (+38.10%), 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, HBL or SBL?

HBL last declared no dividend for 2081/82; SBL 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 HBL or SBL?

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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