Under the T+1 settlement cycle, shareholders must purchase HAL shares by August 20 to qualify.
The central government, which holds a 71.64% stake in the defence PSU, is set to receive ₹718.6 crore from this dividend payout.
This final dividend follows an interim dividend of ₹25 per share paid in February, making it HAL’s second dividend for FY25. In FY24, HAL had issued a final dividend of ₹13 per share.
Shares of HAL closed 1.7% higher at ₹4,896.6 apiece on the NSE ahead of the announcement, outperforming the Nifty 50’s 0.35% gain.
According to Bloomberg, HAL currently has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Dividend yield measures the annual dividend payment as a percentage of the company’s current share price.
HAL had reported its March quarter results on May 14. The company posted a net profit of ₹3,958 crore—down 7.8% year-on-year but above analyst estimates of ₹2,592 crore. Revenue also declined by 7.2% to ₹13,700 crore, higher than the provisional forecast of ₹13,118 crore.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at ₹5,292 crore, exceeding street expectations, with margins of 38.6%. HAL has set its sights on building an order book of up to ₹2.6 lakh crore by FY26.
First Published: Jun 27, 2025 5:48 PM IST
