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PCBL vs SBL: Prime Commercial Bank and Siddhartha Bank compared

On 24 Sep 2026, PCBL (Prime Commercial Bank Ltd.) closed at Rs 257.00 and SBL (Siddhartha Bank Limited) at Rs 456.80. Over the past year, Rs 100 in PCBL became Rs 121 and in SBL Rs 148, adjusted for bonus shares.

SBL is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,758 crore against Rs 5,385 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 0.33% on PCBL and 3.40% on SBL at today’s price.

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

24 Sep 2026PCBL Rs 100 → Rs 121 (close 257.00)SBL Rs 100 → Rs 148 (close 456.80)

10012014024 Sep7 Apr24 SepPCBL 121SBL 148

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.

PCBL and SBL side by side. Nothing is marked better.
PCBLPrime Commercial Bank Ltd.SBLSiddhartha Bank Limited
SectorCommercial BanksCommercial Banks
Close, Rs257.00456.80
Today+1.58% up−0.04% down
Return, 1 month+7.53% up+21.99% up
Return, 1 year+20.78% up+47.54% up
52-week range225.00 to 275.90320.50 to 460.00
Market valueRs 5,385 crRs 6,758 cr
Cash dividend yield0.33%3.40%
Latest dividends2081/82: 0.421% cash, 8% bonus2082/83: 10% cash, 10% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 84.80 crRs 303.47 cr

PCBL and SBL dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by PCBL and SBL by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearPCBLSBL
2082/83none10% cash, 10% bonus
2081/820.421% cash, 8% bonusnone
2080/815% cash4% cash
2079/80none declared4.21% cash
2078/794.95% cash, 4% bonus0.66% cash, 12.5% bonus

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

P/E, earnings per share and book value are not in the web data. The Punji app compares those too.

PCBL or SBL: questions

Which is bigger, PCBL or SBL?
SBL is larger by market value: Rs 6,758 crore, against Rs 5,385 crore for PCBL, 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, PCBL or SBL?
Rs 100 in PCBL became Rs 121 (+20.78%), and Rs 100 in SBL became Rs 148 (+47.54%), 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, PCBL or SBL?
PCBL last declared 0.421% cash and 8% bonus for 2081/82; SBL last declared 10% cash and 10% bonus for 2082/83. 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 PCBL 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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