HCL Technologies Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
HCL Technologies is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.5% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 5th May, 2026 with an ex-dividend date of 24th April, 2026.
Key information
4.5%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.7% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 21.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | 05 May 26 |
| Ex dividend date | 24 Apr 26 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 83% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
HCLTECH: AI Partnerships And Edge Solutions Will Support Measured Future Upside
Analysts now place HCL Technologies' fair value at ₹1,561.48, compared with the prior ₹1,584.27, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News HCLTech and CrowdStrike expanded their partnership to launch Continuous Threat Exposure Management services, combining AI-driven threat detection with HCLTech's VERITY framework and AI Force platform to help enterprises monitor and remediate cyber risk across endpoints, cloud, identity, applications, and data.HCLTECH: Expanded AI Security And Cloud Partnerships Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on HCL Technologies from about ₹1,672 to roughly ₹1,584, citing updated assumptions around slightly softer revenue growth, a modestly higher profit margin outlook, and an adjusted future P/E multiple. What's in the News CrowdStrike and HCLTech expanded their partnership with Continuous Threat Exposure Management services, combining AI driven threat detection and exposure management across endpoints, cloud, identity, applications and data.
AI Factory And Data Intelligence Expansion Will Reshape Long Term Prospects
Catalysts About HCL Technologies HCL Technologies is a global IT services and software company providing IT and business services, engineering and R&D, and software products to clients across industries and geographies. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?HCLTECH: Expanding AI Alliances Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their 12 month price target for HCL Technologies from about ₹1,740 to roughly ₹1,670, citing slightly lower projected revenue growth, a marginally softer profit margin outlook and a reduced future P/E assumption. What's in the News Expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to build custom Agentic AI solutions using Gemini models, with a program aimed at supporting over 2,000 GenAI-led customer engagements and growing its Google Cloud certified workforce to more than 35,000 within three years (Key Developments).HCLTECH: AI Partnerships And New Client Wins Will Support Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price target for HCL Technologies by about ₹27 to roughly ₹1,740. This reflects small tweaks to fair value estimates, discount rate assumptions and expected future P/E levels, while keeping revenue growth and profit margin expectations broadly in line with earlier views.HCLTECH: AI Deals And Public Sector Expansion Will Support Bullish Outlook
Analysts have nudged their price target on HCL Technologies slightly higher to about ₹1,766 from roughly ₹1,762, reflecting updated assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. What's in the News HCL Technologies was selected by Guardian Life Insurance Company of America for a multi-year partnership focused on AI driven technology transformation using its GenAI platform, AI Force, across application development, support, testing and infrastructure management (Client announcement).HCL Technologies Limited's (NSE:HCLTECH) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Jan 31
HCLTECH: AI Partnerships And New Engagements Will Support Balanced Future Outlook
Analysts have slightly increased their fair value estimate for HCL Technologies to ₹1,761.82 from ₹1,760.36, reflecting adjusted assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E expectations. What's in the News HCL Technologies has been selected by Team Global Express, a major logistics company in Australia and New Zealand, to consolidate its multi vendor IT setup into a single partnership and provide end to end managed IT services using its AI Force platform across applications, hybrid cloud, networks, cybersecurity and digital workplace (Client Announcements).HCLTECH: AI Collaborations And Client Wins Will Support Balanced Future Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target on HCL Technologies from ₹1,655.75 to about ₹1,760, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E multiples. What's in the News HCLTech joined Microsoft's Discovery platform, an agentic AI platform aimed at supporting large scale scientific computing in areas such as chemistry, materials science, drug discovery and semiconductor design, with a focus on joint projects, co innovation labs and industry implementations (Strategic Alliances).Here's What To Make Of HCL Technologies' (NSE:HCLTECH) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Dec 18HCLTECH: Future AI Partnerships And Global Expansion Will Shape Balanced Outlook
Narrative Update on HCL Technologies Analysts have nudged their price target for HCL Technologies slightly higher to ₹1,655.75 from ₹1,648.93, reflecting modestly improved profit margin expectations that more than offset a small trim to projected revenue growth and valuation multiples. What's in the News Expanded digital transformation partnership with Aurobay Technologies, positioning HCLTech as the trusted SAP and PLM integration partner across Sweden and China.HCLTECH: Future AI Alliances And Global Expansion Will Guide Measured Outlook
Analysts have modestly raised their price target for HCL Technologies from ₹1,645.30 to ₹1,648.93. This reflects minor adjustments in the company’s discount rate, projected revenue growth, and profit margin outlooks.HCLTECH: Future AI Partnerships And Global Collaborations Will Guide Balanced Performance
Narrative Update on HCL Technologies Analysts have slightly raised their price target for HCL Technologies from ₹1,642.11 to ₹1,645.30. This adjustment reflects marginal improvements in projected revenue growth and profit margins.HCL Technologies (NSE:HCLTECH) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly
Nov 06HCLTECH: AI Partnerships And Telecom Monetization Will Drive Steady Performance Ahead
Analysts have maintained their price target for HCL Technologies at ₹1,642, reflecting only marginal adjustments in key valuation assumptions, such as the discount rate and growth projections. What's in the News DIB announced a strategic partnership with HCLTech to accelerate responsible AI adoption in Islamic finance, leveraging HCLTech's advanced AI capabilities (GITEX GLOBAL 2025).Robust Bookings And AI Collaboration Will Shape Future Markets
Analysts have slightly decreased their price target for HCL Technologies to ₹1,642 from ₹1,647. They cite a marginal increase in expected revenue growth, while also factoring in higher discount rates and a slight downward adjustment to profit margin forecasts.HCL Technologies Limited (NSE:HCLTECH) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think
Oct 16Robust Bookings And AI Collaboration Will Shape Future Markets
Analysts have revised their price target for HCL Technologies downward from ₹1,688 to ₹1,647. This change reflects updated expectations for slightly lower revenue growth and profit margins, as well as a subtle increase in the discount rate used in valuation models.HCL Technologies Limited's (NSE:HCLTECH) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market
Sep 18Returns On Capital At HCL Technologies (NSE:HCLTECH) Have Stalled
Aug 07HCL Technologies Limited Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
Jul 17Here's Why We Think HCL Technologies (NSE:HCLTECH) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Jun 18We Think HCL Technologies (NSE:HCLTECH) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease
May 31
Integration Of AI And Acquisition Of CTG Assets From HPE Will Strengthen Future Telecom Services Position
AI integration and strategic acquisitions position HCLTech for revenue growth and enhanced market presence in telecom and international markets.Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: HCLTECH's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: HCLTECH's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| HCL Technologies Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (HCLTECH) | 4.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (IN) | 0.3% |
| Market Top 25% (IN) | 1.5% |
| Industry Average (IT) | 4.0% |
| Analyst forecast (HCLTECH) (up to 3 years) | 6.1% |
Notable Dividend: HCLTECH's dividend (4.5%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Indian market (0.29%).
High Dividend: HCLTECH's dividend (4.5%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the Indian market (1.47%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (83.1%), HCLTECH's payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (73.6%), HCLTECH's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/04 13:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/04 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
HCL Technologies Limited is covered by 64 analysts. 40 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Pulkit Chawla | 360 ONE Capital Market Private Limited |
| Ashwin Mehta | Ambit Capital |
| Sushovon Nayak | Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited |