The announcement was made post market hours along with the company’s March quarter earnings where India’s third largest software services company reported a 4.2% growth in its consolidated net profit for the March-ended quarter at Rs 4,488 crore versus Rs 4,307 crore in the year ago period. The profit after tax (PAT) is attributable to the company’s owners.
Revenue from operations in Q4FY26 stood at Rs 33,981 crore, 12% higher than the Rs 30,246 crore posted by the company in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year.
With this dividend, HCL’s pay-out has now reached 93 consecutive quarters.
The company paid Rs 60 per share as full year dividend with a payout ratio of 97.6% for FY2026.
The company guided for revenue growth between 1% and 4% YoY in CC with services revenue growth pegged at 1.5%-4.5% YoY in CC. The Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) margin is seen to be between 17.5% and 18.5%.
The company’s revenue saw a minor sequential uptick of 0.3% QoQ compared to Rs 33,872 crore in Q3FY26. The Constant Currency (CC) revenue, however, was down by 3.3% QoQ and up 2.4% YoY. The USD revenue of $3,682 million, down 2.9% QoQ & up 5.3% YoY.
Management speak
“As the global economy pivots to the AI era, we are evolving our all-weather portfolio and empowering our people so that we are nimble in adapting to fast changing technology cycles and create value for our stakeholders. We continue to invest in creating AI propositions that are well-positioned to leverage emerging long-term growth opportunities,” HCL Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra said in a press statement.
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