Infosys Announces ₹25 Dividend and Plans to Hire 20,000 Fresh Graduates

Infosys Declares Dividend for Shareholders

IT giant Infosys has revealed a dividend for its shareholders. If you are a shareholder, expect funds to be credited to your account soon. The company has set a dividend of ₹25 per share, meaning that owning 1,000 shares would yield ₹25,000. In its financial results for the fourth quarter (Q4) of the fiscal year 2026, released on Thursday, Infosys reported a net profit increase of 21% year-over-year, reaching ₹8,501 crore, up from ₹7,033 crore in the same quarter last year.

Financial Overview of Infosys

In this quarter, Infosys's revenue surged by 13.4%, totaling ₹46,402 crore compared to ₹40,925 crore last year. The operating profit for this quarter was ₹9,743 crore, an increase from ₹8,575 crore in the same quarter of the previous year. For the entire fiscal year 2026, the net profit rose by 10.20% to ₹29,440 crore.

Additionally, revenue from operations climbed by 9.6%, reaching ₹1.78 lakh crore, up from ₹1.62 lakh crore last year. In the March quarter, the revenue from the Financial Services segment, the company's largest, grew by 5%. Looking ahead to the financial year 2027, Infosys anticipates revenue growth between 1.5% and 3.5%, with operating margins expected to be between 20% and 22%.

Hiring Plans for Fresh Graduates

CEO Salil Parekh highlighted that Infosys had a robust performance in fiscal year 2026, largely due to significant deal wins and its enterprise AI strategy. The Total Contract Value (TCV) for large deals in this quarter was $3.2 billion (around ₹30,100 crore), while the total for the year reached $14.9 billion (approximately ₹1,40,000 crore).

CFO Jayesh Sanghrajka announced plans to recruit 20,000 new graduates in the financial year 2027. By the end of the quarter, the company's workforce totaled 328,594.