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LICN vs SNLI: Life Insurance Corporation (Nepal) and Sun Nepal Life Insurance compared

On 24 Sep 2026, LICN (Life Insurance Corporation (Nepal) Limited) closed at Rs 800.90 and SNLI (Sun Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited) at Rs 421.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in LICN became Rs 96 and in SNLI Rs 98, adjusted for bonus shares.

LICN is the larger company by market value, Rs 4,405 crore against Rs 2,224 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 2.63% on LICN and 3.63% on SNLI at today’s price.

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

24 Sep 2026LICN Rs 100 → Rs 96 (close 800.90)SNLI Rs 100 → Rs 98 (close 421.00)

9010011012024 Sep7 Apr24 SepLICN 96SNLI 98

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.

LICN and SNLI side by side. Nothing is marked better.
LICNLife Insurance Corporation (Nepal) LimitedSNLISun Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited
SectorLife InsuranceLife Insurance
Close, Rs800.90421.00
Today+1.14% up+0.96% up
Return, 1 month+4.69% up+6.56% up
Return, 1 year−4.40% down−1.98% down
52-week range741.50 to 969.00375.00 to 528.30
Market valueRs 4,405 crRs 2,224 cr
Cash dividend yield2.63%3.63%
Latest dividends2081/82: 21.05% cash, 0% bonus2081/82: 15.263% cash, 5% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 60.86 crRs 28.77 cr

LICN and SNLI dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by LICN and SNLI by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearLICNSNLI
2081/8221.05% cash15.263% cash, 5% bonus
2080/810.526% cash, 10% bonusnone declared
2079/80none declared1.253% cash, 23.8% bonus
2078/79none declarednone
2077/78none declarednone

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

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LICN or SNLI: questions

Which is bigger, LICN or SNLI?
LICN is larger by market value: Rs 4,405 crore, against Rs 2,224 crore for SNLI, 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, LICN or SNLI?
Rs 100 in LICN became Rs 96 (−4.40%), and Rs 100 in SNLI became Rs 98 (−1.98%), 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, LICN or SNLI?
LICN last declared 21.05% cash and 0% bonus for 2081/82; SNLI last declared 15.263% cash and 5% 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 LICN or SNLI?
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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