Dividend Plus Bonus? HDFC Bank’s Board Meeting Could Rewrite FY26 Playbook

HDFC Bank Ltd. will reward its shareholders with a double bonanza, with its Board to consider a special interim dividend for FY 2025-26 and a voluntary bonus share issue. The proposals are a reflection of the financial health of the bank as well as its desire to optimize shareholders' value.

 

Main points:

 

- July 19, 2025, will be the Board meeting date to approve both the special dividend and the bonus issue

 

- Pending approval, the interim special dividend will be over and above the Rs 22 per share final dividend. already. declared for FY 2024-25

 

- The bonus issue can bring liquidity and retail participation on a massive scale, subject to the proposed ratio

 

- Shareholders need to have HDFC Bank shares prior to the record date to be eligible for any advantage, which will be disclosed after Board approval

 

- Bank's Q4 FY25 numbers saw a 6.7% YoY growth in net profit to Rs 17,616 crore, and a 10.3% rise in net interest income to Rs 32,070 crore

 

- HDFC Bank stock price has risen 12% year to date in 2025 to a 52-week high of Rs 1,999.90, indicating strong investor demand

 

Market Sentiment and Expectations

 

These corporate actions are bound to enhance investor sentiment and further consolidate the image of HDFC Bank as a shareholder-friendly organization. The bonus issue will widen the investor base, while the special dividend would yield a return immediately.

 

Sources: Financial Express, Economic Times, Moneycontrol, Groww, News18.