ITC set May 27 (Wednesday) as the record date for its final dividend of Rs 8 per equity share for the financial year 2026, making today the last date for interested investors to buy the shares of the company to be eligible for the dividend payment.

The FMCG company earlier this month announced the final dividend of Rs 8 per share with a face value of Re 1 each, subject to shareholders' approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 23.

ITC said that the final dividend will be paid between July 24 and July 29 this year. Shareholders who buy the company's shares today will likely have them credited to their demat accounts by tomorrow, as per the T+1 settlement, making them eligible for the dividend. However, investors who buy shares of the company on or after May 27 will not be eligible for the dividend as these shares will not be credited to their accounts by the record date.

This latest dividend announcement marks a continuation of ITC's steady tradition of rewarding shareholders. It is important to note that only those shareholders who own the company’s shares in their demat accounts as on the record date will be eligible for dividend payment.

Notably, this is the largest dividend announced by the company in nearly six years, since the final dividend of Rs 10.15 per share paid in 2020. Along with the interim dividend of Rs 6.5 per share declared in January this year, ITC’s total dividend payout for FY26 stands at Rs 14.50 per share with a face value of Re 1 each.

ITC dividend yield

ITC shares have declared 33 dividends since July, 2001, and have a dividend yield of 4.74% at the current market price, according to data on Trendlyne. Earlier, the company paid dividends worth Rs 14.35 apiece for FY25, and Rs 13.75 apiece for FY24.

Apart from dividends, ITC issued bonus shares to eligible shareholders in 2016 (1:2) and 2010 (1:1). The company also executed a mega demerger of its hotels segment, with the stock adjusting to the restructuring in January last year, followed by the listing of ITC Hotels on stock exchanges.

ITC Q4 Results

ITC announced the dividend along with its results for the January-March quarter of FY26. The company reported a 5% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its standalone net profit at Rs 5,113 crore for Q4 FY26, compared to Rs 4,875 crore in the year-ago quarter. Revenue from operations meanwhile rose 17% YoY to Rs 21,695 crore during the quarter under review, from Rs 18,495 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

ITC’s cigarettes business remained the largest contributor to profitability. Revenue from the FMCG-cigarettes segment rose 32% YoY to Rs 11,066 crore during the quarter, compared with Rs 8,400 crore a year ago.

ITC share price

ITC shares have declined around 2% in one week but gained nearly 1% in one month. The stock has however declined 17% so far in 2026, and 30% in one year. In the longer term, the shares of the FMCG company have fallen more than 31% in three years but gained 44% in five years.

The company has a market capitalisation of more than Rs 3.8 lakh crore. The stock’s P/E ratio stands at more than 18.