The dividend will be paid from February 26 to shareholders whose names appear on the company’s register as of the record date, February 6, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Strong quarter underpins payout
Nestle India reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 998 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025, compared with Rs 688 crore a year earlier. Revenue from operations rose 19% to Rs 5,667 crore from Rs 4,780 crore in the corresponding period last year, reflecting broad-based growth across categories.The interim dividend of Rs 7 per share is declared on the company’s entire issued, subscribed and paid-up equity share capital of 1,928,314,320 shares of face value Re 1 each, according to the company’s results press release.
Volume-led recovery
Commenting on the performance, Manish Tiwary, chairman and managing director of Nestle India, said: “I am pleased to share that this quarter, Nestle India saw robust, broad-based volume led sales growth of 18.5%, resulting in our highest-ever quarterly turnover of Rs 5,643.5 crore and the strongest volume growth in nearly five years.”
Tiwary added that the performance was “attributed to strategic investments in increasing capacity and building our brands, supported by a market recovery following GST benefits,” and noted that consumer-focused media and advertising spending rose 42% year on year during the quarter.He said the quarter demonstrated the company’s “resilience and adaptability in a competitive market,” adding that growth was driven by faster decision-making and “the positive momentum from GST rate rationalization”.
Broad-based category growth
Nestle India said all four of its product groups delivered positive, volume-led growth during the quarter, with three reporting robust double-digit growth. Confectionery was the fastest-growing segment, while the powdered and liquid beverages business recorded its 18th consecutive quarter of double-digit sell-out growth.
The company also flagged strong momentum across channels, including general trade, e-commerce and its out-of-home business, Nestle Professional, while exports posted high double-digit growth, led by coffee.
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