IT dividend pool in FY26 slips despite select payout gains
Top IT services companies saw their combined dividend payout decline in FY26, dragged by sharp reductions from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HCL Technologies, even as both companies stepped up investments in artificial intelligence through large acquisitions.
Total dividend payouts across TCS, Infosys, HCLTech and Wipro stood at Rs 85,199.75 crore in FY26, down 0.98% from Rs 86,038.8 crore in FY25. This is the second time in five years and third time in a decade that annual dividend payout by the top four IT firms reduced over the previous fiscal.
