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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest technology services company, on Monday, January 12, announced a third interim dividend and a special dividend for financial year 2026.
The IT major declared a third interim dividend of ₹11 and a special dividend of ₹46.
Record date for the same has been fixed as January 17, 2026, the company had said in an earlier filing.
The third interim dividend and the special dividend will be paid on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, to the equity shareholders of the company, whose names appear on the Register of Members of the company or in the records of the depositories as beneficial owners of the shares as on Saturday, January 17, 2026, which is the record Date fixed for the purpose.
Earlier in the financial year, the Mumbai-based IT major had announced two interim dividends of ₹11 each, taking the total to ₹79 per share so far.
During FY25, the company paid a total dividend of ₹126 per share, which included three interim dividends of ₹10 per share each, a special dividend of ₹66 per share, and a final dividend of ₹30 per share.
The Tata Group company kicked off the Nifty 50 earnings season for the December quarter today. Revenue in rupee terms stood at ₹67,087 crore, which is a growth of 2% from the September quarter.
Earnings Before Interest and Tax for TCS stood at ₹16,889 crore, which is marginally higher with the CNBC-TV18 poll of ₹16,800 crore. On a sequential basis, TCS' EBIT went up by 2%.
EBIT margin for the quarter stood at 25.2%, the same as the 25.2% figure in September and in-line the 25.2% projected in the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate.
Net profit for the period fell 12% from the September quarter to ₹10,657 crore from ₹12,075 crore earlier.
Shares of TCS ended 1.10% higher on Monday at ₹3,243, ahead of the earnings announcement. The stock is up 1% so far in 2026.
The IT major declared a third interim dividend of ₹11 and a special dividend of ₹46.
Record date for the same has been fixed as January 17, 2026, the company had said in an earlier filing.
The third interim dividend and the special dividend will be paid on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, to the equity shareholders of the company, whose names appear on the Register of Members of the company or in the records of the depositories as beneficial owners of the shares as on Saturday, January 17, 2026, which is the record Date fixed for the purpose.
Earlier in the financial year, the Mumbai-based IT major had announced two interim dividends of ₹11 each, taking the total to ₹79 per share so far.
During FY25, the company paid a total dividend of ₹126 per share, which included three interim dividends of ₹10 per share each, a special dividend of ₹66 per share, and a final dividend of ₹30 per share.
The Tata Group company kicked off the Nifty 50 earnings season for the December quarter today. Revenue in rupee terms stood at ₹67,087 crore, which is a growth of 2% from the September quarter.
Earnings Before Interest and Tax for TCS stood at ₹16,889 crore, which is marginally higher with the CNBC-TV18 poll of ₹16,800 crore. On a sequential basis, TCS' EBIT went up by 2%.
EBIT margin for the quarter stood at 25.2%, the same as the 25.2% figure in September and in-line the 25.2% projected in the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate.
Net profit for the period fell 12% from the September quarter to ₹10,657 crore from ₹12,075 crore earlier.
Shares of TCS ended 1.10% higher on Monday at ₹3,243, ahead of the earnings announcement. The stock is up 1% so far in 2026.
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