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KBL vs SCB: Kumari Bank and Standard Chartered Bank compared

On 24 Sep 2026, KBL (Kumari Bank Limited) closed at Rs 226.00 and SCB (Standard Chartered Bank Limited) at Rs 657.20. Over the past year, Rs 100 in KBL became Rs 120 and in SCB Rs 104, adjusted for bonus shares.

SCB is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,600 crore against Rs 5,927 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 0.93% on KBL and 2.89% on SCB at today’s price.

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

24 Sep 2026KBL Rs 100 → Rs 120 (close 226.00)SCB Rs 100 → Rs 104 (close 657.20)

10011012013024 Sep7 Apr24 SepKBL 120SCB 104

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.

KBL and SCB side by side. Nothing is marked better.
KBLKumari Bank LimitedSCBStandard Chartered Bank Limited
SectorCommercial BanksCommercial Banks
Close, Rs226.00657.20
Today+0.44% up+0.31% up
Return, 1 month+5.61% up+0.95% up
Return, 1 year+20.47% up+3.99% up
52-week range176.00 to 256.00603.00 to 712.60
Market valueRs 5,927 crRs 6,600 cr
Cash dividend yield0.93%2.89%
Latest dividends2082/83: 2.105% cash, 0% bonus2081/82: 19% cash, 0% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 269.69 crRs 25.68 cr

KBL and SCB dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by KBL and SCB by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearKBLSCB
2082/832.105% cashnone
2081/82none declared19% cash
2080/81none declared19% cash, 6.5% bonus
2079/80none declared19% cash
2078/79none16.51% cash

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.

KBL or SCB: questions

Which is bigger, KBL or SCB?
SCB is larger by market value: Rs 6,600 crore, against Rs 5,927 crore for KBL, 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, KBL or SCB?
Rs 100 in KBL became Rs 120 (+20.47%), and Rs 100 in SCB became Rs 104 (+3.99%), 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, KBL or SCB?
KBL last declared 2.105% cash and 0% bonus for 2082/83; SCB last declared 19% cash and 0% 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 KBL 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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