Compare · Commercial Banks
PCBL vs SCB
Prime Commercial 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
Prime Commercial Bank Ltd.
Standard Chartered Bank Limited
Rs 100 became…
- PCBLRs 100 becameRs 126.04+26.04% 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, PCBL (Prime Commercial Bank Ltd.) closed at Rs 271.70 and SCB (Standard Chartered Bank Limited) at Rs 679.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in PCBL became Rs 126 (+26.04%) and in SCB Rs 111 (+10.77%), adjusted for bonus shares.
SCB is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,819 crore against Rs 5,693 crore. Of the 19 commercial banks Punji covers, PCBL is 9th by market value and SCB 7th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 0.15% on PCBL and 2.80% on SCB at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| PCBLCommercial Banks | SCBCommercial Banks | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 271.70 | 679.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.63% up | +0.15% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 126.04, the higher figure | Rs 110.77 |
| Return, 1 month | +10.90% up, the higher figure | +4.45% up |
| Return, 1 year | +26.05% up, the higher figure | +10.77% up |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 5,693 cr | Rs 6,819 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 20.95 crore, the higher figure | 10.04 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% | Promoter 70.2%Public 29.8% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | 0.15% | 2.80%, the higher figure |
| Latest declaration | 0.421% cash · 8% bonus2081/82 | 19% cash2081/82 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 235 cr, the higher figure | Rs 42.00 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 1,63,042, 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 | PCBL | SCB |
|---|---|---|
| 2081/82 | 0.421% cash · 8% bonus | 19% cash |
| 2080/81 | 5% cash | 19% cash · 6.5% bonus |
| 2079/80 | None declared | 19% cash |
| 2078/79 | 4.95% cash · 4% bonus | 16.51% cash |
| 2077/78 | 0.631% cash · 16% bonus | 3.06% cash · 10% bonus |
Against the commercial banks
Rank among the 19 commercial banks Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| PCBL | Sector median | SCB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +26.05% 7th of 19 | Median +19.24% | +10.77% 15th of 19 |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.15% 13th of 13 | Median 1.84% | 2.80% 4th of 13 |
| Market value | Rs 5,693 cr 9th of 19 | Median Rs 5,336 cr | Rs 6,819 cr 7th of 19 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 235 cr 6th 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
PCBL or SCB: questions
Which is bigger, PCBL or SCB?
SCB is larger by market value: Rs 6,819 crore, against Rs 5,693 crore for PCBL, 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, PCBL or SCB?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in PCBL became Rs 126 (+26.04%) 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, PCBL or SCB?
PCBL last declared 0.421% cash and 8% bonus for 2081/82; 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 PCBL 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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