HCL Technologies announced an interim dividend of Rs 12 per share. The board set the record date for the payout at October 17 with the dividend due to be paid on October 28, 2025.
The dividend announcement continues HCL’s long record of payouts; the company has been a regular distributor of interim dividends this fiscal year. This is the third dividend announcement by HCK Tech in FY26. So far the company has announced 92 dividends since May 2003. In the last 12 months, HCL Technologies declared a total dividend amounting to Rs 60 per share.
HCLTech Q2 net profit up 10% QoQ
The company reported consolidated net profit of Rs 4,235 crore for Q2 FY26, essentially unchanged year-on-year but up 10.2 per cent sequentially from the previous quarter. Consolidated revenue from operations rose to Rs 31,942 crore, a gain of about 10.7 per cent year-on-year and 5.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter.
On a constant-currency basis, HCL’s revenue increased 2.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter and 4.6 per cent year-on-year; in dollar terms, revenue stood at $3,644 million, reflecting year-on-year and sequential gains. EBIT for the quarter was reported at Rs 5,550 crore, up both year-on-year and sequentially.
The management recorded healthy deal activity, total contract value (TCV) of new bookings rose to $2,569 million, a double-digit increase year-on-year and a sharp sequential surge, while trailing-12-month attrition eased slightly to 12.6 per cent.
“A standout quarter on every front, marked by strong execution, growing demand for our AI-powered solutions, and Advanced AI revenue exceeding $100M this quarter. Our revenue grew 2.4 per cent sequentially in constant currency with a strong recovery of operating margin to 17.5 per cent. For the first time, our new bookings surpassed $2.5 billion, without reliance on any mega-deal. We added 3,489 people to our employee base while continuing to increase our revenue per employee 1.8 per cent YoY aligned with our AI growth strategy,” said C. Vijayakumar, CEO & Managing Director, HCL Tech.