HDFC Bank dividend: India’s largest private-sector lender, HDFC Bank, on Saturday, April 18, announced a final dividend of ₹13 per share for the financial year ended 2025-26, subject to the approval of the company shareholders, according to an exchange filing.
“The board of directors have now recommended a final dividend of ₹13.00 per equity share of ₹1 for the year ended March 31, 2026. This would be subject to approval of the shareholders at the forthcoming annual general meeting,” the lender informed the stock exchanges.
This means that every eligible shareholder will be able to receive a final dividend payment of ₹13 per share for every share they own in HDFC Bank, up to one day ahead of the company-determined ‘record date’ for the issue.
HDFC Bank has fixed the record date of the dividend issue to be on Friday, June 19.
“The record date for determining the eligibility of members entitled to receive the said dividend shall be Friday, June 19, 2026,” said the bank in the exchange filing.
Dividend history
NSE data showed that HDFC Bank has announced two dividend issues in the financial year ending 2025-26, before the final dividend update on April 18. The lender announced a ₹22 per share dividend in June 2025, and then a special dividend of ₹5 per share in July 2025.
The exchange data also highlighted that HDFC Bank carried out a bonus issue at a 1:1 ratio in August 2025 for the company shareholders.
HDFC Bank Q4 results highlights
HDFC Bank’s net profit for the March quarter rose 9% to ₹19,221 crore, compared to ₹17,616 crore in the same period of the previous financial year, according to the financial statements. The net profits rose 11% YoY for the financial year 2025-26.
The bank’s net interest income rose 3.2% to ₹33,082 crore in the fourth quarter, compared year-on-year with ₹32,066 crore in the same period a year ago, while the net margins were at 3.38% on total assets, and 3.53% on the interest-earning assets.
HDFC Bank’s filings also showed that the gross non-performing assets (NPA) dropped to 1.15% compared with 1.33%, marking a 18 basis point fall compared to the previous year.
“The bank’s average deposits were ₹28.51 lakh crore for the March 2026 quarter, a growth of 12.8% over ₹25.28 lakh crore for the March 2025 quarter, and 3.6% over ₹27.52 lakh crore for the December 2025 quarter,” said HDFC Bank in the press release.
HDFC Bank shares closed 0.57% higher at ₹800 after Friday’s stock market session, compared to ₹795.45 at the previous market close, according to NSE data. Shares of HDFC Bank will be in focus of the stock market investors on Monday, April 20.