Patanjali Foods Sets Apr 25 Record Date for Interim Dividend
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- Patanjali Foods set Saturday, April 25, 2026 as the record date to determine shareholders eligible for an interim dividend, subject to board approval.
- The company has declared 19 dividends since September 18, 2003 per Trendlyne data, paying Rs 3.75 per share in equity dividends over the past 12 months at a current yield of 0.82% (0.53% adjusted for bonus/splits).
- Shares fell 1.26% to Rs 461.45 on the day, extending a 27% decline over the past year while the Nifty and BSE Sensex returned roughly 4% and 2% respectively in the same period.
- The stock trades below its 50-day SMA of Rs 498 and 200-day SMA of Rs 558, signaling sustained technical weakness.
- Patanjali reported a 60% YoY jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 594 crore in Q3FY26, with revenue from operations up 17% at Rs 10,484 crore — the company's highest-ever quarterly revenue.
- Net profit rose 15% sequentially from Rs 517 crore in Q2FY26, with topline up 7% from Rs 9,776 crore, underscoring accelerating momentum despite the stock's slide.
Why it matters: Patanjali's Q3FY26 results — a record Rs 10,484 crore in revenue and 60% net profit growth — sit in stark contrast to a stock that has lost 27% over the past year and trades well below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages. The interim dividend vote gives long-suffering shareholders a modest 0.82% yield event, but the disconnect between record operating performance and persistent price weakness is the story the headline undersells.
