Ten listed companies are paying dividends worth 4% to 7% of their share price, according to a report by domestic brokerage Axis Direct cited by The Economic Times. The list covers companies that have paid strong dividends consistently over the past year.
The list
Dividends are those paid per share over the past 12 months; prices and market values are as given in the report.
- Vedanta: yield about 7%. Dividend ₹16; share price ₹225; market value ₹87,000 crore.
- Coal India: about 7%. Dividend ₹26.5; price ₹396; market value ₹2.44 lakh crore.
- Indian Oil Corporation: about 6%. Dividend ₹8.3; price about ₹128; market value ₹1.81 lakh crore.
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation: about 6%. Dividend ₹17.5; price ₹279; market value ₹1.21 lakh crore.
- Power Finance Corporation: about 6%. Dividend ₹18.8; price ₹315; market value ₹1.04 lakh crore.
- ONGC: about 6%. Dividend ₹13.3; price ₹225; market value ₹2.83 lakh crore.
- ITC: about 6%. Dividend ₹14.5; price ₹257; market value ₹3.22 lakh crore.
- Tata Consultancy Services: about 4%. Dividend ₹112; price ₹2,536; market value ₹9.18 lakh crore.
- Indian Railway Finance Corporation: about 4%. Dividend ₹3.3; price ₹74; market value ₹97,000 crore.
- HCL Technologies: about 4%. Dividend ₹60; price ₹1,424; market value ₹3.86 lakh crore.
What dividend yield means
Dividend yield is the dividend a company paid over a year divided by its current share price. For example, Vedanta's ₹16 in dividends against a share price of ₹225 works out to about 7.1%. It shows the return an investor gets from dividends alone, which is why income-focused investors track it.
What to keep in mind
The yield is based on past payouts, so it changes when the share price moves or when a company changes its dividend. A high yield does not guarantee the same payout next year, and a yield can also rise simply because a share price has fallen.
This article is for information only and is not investment advice.
