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HDL vs UNL
Himalayan Distillery and Unilever Nepal, 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 Distillery Limited
Unilever Nepal Limited
Rs 100 became…
- HDLRs 100 becameRs 119.91+19.91% up in 1 year
- UNLRs 100 becameRs 103.86+3.86% 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, HDL (Himalayan Distillery Limited) closed at Rs 1,309.00 and UNL (Unilever Nepal Limited) at Rs 49,955.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in HDL became Rs 120 (+19.91%) and in UNL Rs 104 (+3.86%), adjusted for bonus shares.
HDL is the larger company by market value, Rs 4,828 crore against Rs 4,599 crore. Of the 16 manufacturing and processing Punji covers, HDL is 2nd by market value and UNL 3rd. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 0.38% on HDL and nothing on UNL at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| HDLManufacturing and Processing | UNLManufacturing and Processing | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 1,309.00 | 49,955.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.86% up | No trade |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 119.91, the higher figure | Rs 103.86 |
| Return, 1 month | +8.72% up, the higher figure | +3.19% up |
| Return, 1 year | +19.91% up, the higher figure | +3.86% up |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 4,828 cr, the higher figure | Rs 4,599 cr |
| Listed shares | 3.69 crore, the higher figure | 0.09 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 58.0%Public 42.0% | Promoter 85.0%Public 15.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | 0.38% | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | 5% cash · 20% bonus2081/82 | None declared2081/82 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 599 cr, the higher figure | Rs 5.64 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 1,02,297 | No trade |
| 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 | HDL | UNL |
|---|---|---|
| 2081/82 | 5% cash · 20% bonus | None declared |
| 2080/81 | 5% cash · 15% bonus | Not on record |
| 2079/80 | 15% cash · 10% bonus | Not on record |
| 2078/79 | 10% cash · 60% bonus | Not on record |
Against the manufacturing and processing
Rank among the 16 manufacturing and processing Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| HDL | Sector median | UNL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +19.91% 2nd of 9 | Median +3.86% | +3.86% 5th of 9 |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.38% 4th of 5 | Median 1.13% | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 4,828 cr 2nd of 16 | Median Rs 1,792 cr | Rs 4,599 cr 3rd of 16 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 599 cr 1st of 16 | Median Rs 62.48 cr | Rs 5.64 cr 15th of 16 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
HDL or UNL: questions
Which is bigger, HDL or UNL?
HDL is larger by market value: Rs 4,828 crore, against Rs 4,599 crore for UNL, 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, HDL or UNL?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in HDL became Rs 120 (+19.91%) and in UNL Rs 104 (+3.86%), 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, HDL or UNL?
HDL last declared 5% cash and 20% bonus for 2081/82; UNL last declared no dividend 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 HDL or UNL?
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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