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HEI vs RBCL
Himalayan Everest Insurance and Rastriya Beema, 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 Everest Insurance Limited
Rastriya Beema Company Limited
Rs 100 became…
- HEIRs 100 becameRs 95.21−4.79% down in 1 year
- RBCLRs 100 becameRs 97.68−2.32% down 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, HEI (Himalayan Everest Insurance Limited) closed at Rs 439.00 and RBCL (Rastriya Beema Company Limited) at Rs 14,300.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in HEI became Rs 95 (−4.79%) and in RBCL Rs 98 (−2.32%), adjusted for bonus shares.
RBCL is the larger company by market value, Rs 3,813 crore against Rs 1,098 crore. Of the 13 non life insurance Punji covers, HEI is 10th by market value and RBCL 1st. Neither had a cash dividend book closure in the last 12 months.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| HEINon Life Insurance | RBCLNon Life Insurance | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 439.00 | 14,300.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | −4.98% down | +0.70% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 95.21 | Rs 97.68, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | −7.97% down | +5.14% up, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | −4.79% down | −2.32% down, the higher figure |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 1,098 cr | Rs 3,813 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 2.50 crore, the higher figure | 0.27 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% | Promoter 87.8%Public 12.2% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | 8% cash2081/82 | None on record |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 30.74 cr, the higher figure | Rs 5.47 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 95,219, the higher figure | 101 |
| 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 | HEI | RBCL |
|---|---|---|
| 2081/82 | 8% cash | Not on record |
| 2080/81 | 8.75% cash | Not on record |
| 2079/80 | 6.37% cash · 8.63% bonus | Not on record |
| 2078/79 | 0.14% cash · 2.75% bonus | Not on record |
| 2077/78 | 0.35% cash · 6.65% bonus | Not on record |
Against the non life insurance
Rank among the 13 non life insurance Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| HEI | Sector median | RBCL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | −4.79% 5th of 13 | Median −7.12% | −2.32% 3rd of 13 |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median 1.23% | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 1,098 cr 10th of 13 | Median Rs 1,227 cr | Rs 3,813 cr 1st of 13 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 30.74 cr 1st of 13 | Median Rs 13.44 cr | Rs 5.47 cr 13th of 13 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
HEI or RBCL: questions
Which is bigger, HEI or RBCL?
RBCL is larger by market value: Rs 3,813 crore, against Rs 1,098 crore for HEI, 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, HEI or RBCL?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in HEI became Rs 95 (−4.79%) and in RBCL Rs 98 (−2.32%), 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, HEI or RBCL?
HEI last declared 8% cash for 2081/82; RBCL 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 HEI or RBCL?
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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