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CIT vs NIFRA: Citizen Investment Trust and Nepal Infrastructure Bank compared

On 24 Sep 2026, CIT (Citizen Investment Trust) closed at Rs 1,747.00 and NIFRA (Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited) at Rs 253.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in CIT became Rs 97 and in NIFRA Rs 94, adjusted for bonus shares.

CIT is the larger company by market value, Rs 11,890 crore against Rs 5,465 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 0.46% on CIT and 2.08% on NIFRA at today’s price.

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

24 Sep 2026CIT Rs 100 → Rs 97 (close 1,747.00)NIFRA Rs 100 → Rs 94 (close 253.00)

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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.

CIT and NIFRA side by side. Nothing is marked better.
CITCitizen Investment TrustNIFRANepal Infrastructure Bank Limited
SectorInvestmentInvestment
Close, Rs1,747.00253.00
Today+0.63% up+0.12% up
Return, 1 month+3.99% up+4.63% up
Return, 1 year−3.30% down−6.43% down
52-week range1,621.10 to 1,973.00232.00 to 299.00
Market valueRs 11,890 crRs 5,465 cr
Cash dividend yield0.46%2.08%
Latest dividends2081/82: 8% cash, 5% bonus2082/83: 5.263% cash, 0% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 36.15 crRs 64.96 cr

CIT and NIFRA dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by CIT and NIFRA by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearCITNIFRA
2082/83none5.263% cash
2081/828% cash, 5% bonus6.316% cash
2080/816% cash, 7% bonusnone declared
2079/800.737% cash, 14% bonus4.211% cash
2078/791.316% cash, 25% bonus4.211% cash

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

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CIT or NIFRA: questions

Which is bigger, CIT or NIFRA?
CIT is larger by market value: Rs 11,890 crore, against Rs 5,465 crore for NIFRA, 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, CIT or NIFRA?
Rs 100 in CIT became Rs 97 (−3.30%), and Rs 100 in NIFRA became Rs 94 (−6.43%), 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, CIT or NIFRA?
CIT last declared 8% cash and 5% bonus for 2081/82; NIFRA last declared 5.263% cash and 0% 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 CIT or NIFRA?
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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