Varun Beverages has announced an interim dividend of Rs 0.50 per quity share for FY26 on Monday, April 27 along with Q4 results.
The company in an exchange filing said, "The payment of interim dividend of Rs 0.50 (Fifty Paisa only) per Equity Share for the Financial Year 2026 on the total issued, subscribed and paid-up 338,20,94,394 Equity Shares of the nominal value of ^2/- (Rupees Two only) each."
The beverage company has fixed Friday, May 1, 2026 as record date to determine eligible shareholders. The interim dividend will be paid on and from Tuesday, May 5, 2026 to those shareholders whose name appears in the Register of Members of the Company or in the list of beneficial owners maintained by the Depositories as on Friday, May 1, 2026. Total cash outflow would be Rs 169 crore.
Varun Beverages net profit rose 20% to Rs 872 crore in Q1CY26 from Rs 726 crore in Q1CY25. Revenue rose 18% to Rs 6,574 crore from Rs 5,567 crore in the same quarter previous year. EBITDA was up 21% at Rs 1,529 crore compared to Rs 1,264 crore. In the quarter under review, Varun Beverages said it took targeted initiatives in India to boost volumes and strengthen domestic portfolio. Some of these initiatives include pack upsizing, selective price-point launches in identified markets to onboard new consumers, and new launches in the energy and juice based drink segments.
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