HCL Tech Q2 dividend: Indian IT services firm HCL Technologies (HCL Tech) on Monday, October 13, declared an interim dividend of ₹12 apiece along with its earnings announcement for the July-September (Q2) quarter of the ongoing fiscal 2025-26 (FY26).
The company, in a filing with the exchanges, said, “The Board of Directors has declared an Interim Dividend of ₹12/- per equity share of ₹2/- each of the Company for the Financial Year 2025-26.”
The third-largest Indian IT company also fixed the record date for the said dividend as October 17, 2025. This means that all those shareholders whose names appear in the list of the registrar as of this date will be eligible to receive the dividend. The payment date of HCL Tech’s interim dividend shall be October 28.
HCL Tech Dividend History
According to Trendlyne data, HCL Technologies has declared equity dividends amounting to ₹60 in the last 12 months, excluding the current announcement. At this rate, HCL Tech’s dividend yield stands at 4.01%.
The last dividend announced by HCL Technologies, of ₹12 apiece, had a record date of July 18, 2025.
Meanwhile, HCL Technologies has declared 92 dividends since May 15, 2003.
HCL Tech Q2 Results
For Q2 FY26, HCL Tech’s profit remained unchanged at ₹4,235 crore. The figure was same as the corresponding quarter last year. However, quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), the profit rose by 10.2% from ₹3,843 crore in Q1 FY26.
Consolidated revenue from operations for the quarter under review came at ₹31,942 crore, up 10.7% YoY and 5.25% QoQ.
In Constant Currency (CC) terms, the revenue saw a 2.4% QoQ and 4.6% YoY growth, while in dollar terms, the figure stood at $3,644 million, recording a jump of 2.8% QoQ and 5.8% YoY.
The earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) came in at ₹5,550 crore, rising 3.5% YoY and 12.3% sequentially. The new deal TCV saw a healthy 15.8% growth on a YoY basis and a 41.8% rise on a QoQ basis to $2,569 million.
LTM Attrition came down to 12.6% from 12.9% in Q2 of last year.
“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% sequentially in constant currency with a strong recovery of operating margin to 17.5%. 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% YoY aligned with our AI growth strategy,” said C Vijayakumar, CEO & Managing Director, HCL Tech.
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