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KDL vs SHL: Kalinchowk Darshan and Soaltee Hotel compared

On 24 Sep 2026, KDL (Kalinchowk Darshan Limited) closed at Rs 629.80 and SHL (Soaltee Hotel Limited) at Rs 518.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in KDL became Rs 72 and in SHL Rs 112, adjusted for bonus shares.

SHL is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,087 crore against Rs 431 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 0.11% on KDL and 0.32% on SHL at today’s price.

Close · 24 Sep 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed

24 Sep 2026KDL Rs 100 → Rs 72 (close 629.80)SHL Rs 100 → Rs 112 (close 518.00)

8010012024 Sep7 Apr24 SepKDL 72SHL 112

Rs 100 in each on the first session of the window, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. To the close of 24 Sep 2026.

KDL and SHL side by side. Nothing is marked better.
KDLKalinchowk Darshan LimitedSHLSoaltee Hotel Limited
SectorHotels and TourismHotels and Tourism
Close, Rs629.80518.00
Today+2.49% up+0.08% up
Return, 1 month−8.10% down+1.79% up
Return, 1 year−27.82% down+11.97% up
52-week range610.00 to 1,185.00464.00 to 559.80
Market valueRs 431 crRs 6,087 cr
Cash dividend yield0.11%0.32%
Latest dividends2082/83: 0.447% cash, 8.5% bonus2081/82: 16.579% cash, 15% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 85.73 crRs 64.74 cr

KDL and SHL dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by KDL and SHL by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearKDLSHL
2082/830.447% cash, 8.5% bonusnone
2081/820.263% cash, 5% bonus16.579% cash, 15% bonus
2080/81none26.842% cash, 10% bonus
2079/80none26.579% cash, 5% bonus

As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Every dividend by year.

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KDL or SHL: questions

Which is bigger, KDL or SHL?
SHL is larger by market value: Rs 6,087 crore, against Rs 431 crore for KDL, at the close of 24 Sep 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
Which has risen more over the past year, KDL or SHL?
Rs 100 in KDL became Rs 72 (−27.82%), and Rs 100 in SHL became Rs 112 (+11.97%), adjusted for bonus shares and without cash dividends added back. How a share moved in the past does not say how it will move next.
Which pays a higher dividend, KDL or SHL?
KDL last declared 0.447% cash and 8.5% bonus for 2082/83; SHL last declared 16.579% cash and 15% bonus for 2081/82. Dividends are a percentage of the paid-up value, not of today’s price, so the cash dividend yield in the table above is the comparable figure.
Should I buy KDL or SHL?
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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