Dividend Record
TCSDividend History & Yield
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. paid ₹111 a share over the last twelve months, a yield of 4.74%, and has now paid in 20 consecutive years.
- Trailing yield
- 4.74%
- Paid last year
- ₹111
- Unbroken years
- 20
- Yield on 10y cost
- 8.8%
Price vs Dividends
How much of TCS's return came from dividends
A share price tells you only half the story for a company that pays. Over the last 20 years Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.'s quoted price moved +838.6%, but a holder who reinvested every dividend ended on +1341.4% — which makes dividends 37% of everything the stock returned.
| Period | Price return | Dividends added | Total return | From dividends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | -24.1% | +3.1 pts | -20.9% | — |
| 3 years | -30.2% | +6.8 pts | -23.5% | — |
| 5 years | -38.1% | +9.3 pts | -28.8% | — |
| 10 years | +86.5% | +50.7 pts | +137.2% | 37% |
| 15 years | +349.4% | +182.4 pts | +531.7% | 34% |
| 20 years | +838.6% | +502.8 pts | +1341.4% | 37% |
“Dividends added” is in percentage points of total return, with dividends treated as reinvested at the time they were paid — which is why it compounds and grows faster than the raw cash paid out. “From dividends” is shown only where the total return was positive; against a loss it would be a share of a negative number and would mean nothing.
Payout Record
TCS dividend history, year by year
Per share, by the calendar year the dividend went ex — 21 years on record.
| Year | Per share | Payments | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ₹100 | 3 | |
| 2025 | ₹128 | 4 | |
| 2024 | ₹75 | 4 | |
| 2023 | ₹117 | 4 | |
| 2022 | ₹45 | 4 | |
| 2021 | ₹35 | 4 | |
| 2020 | ₹40 | 5 | |
| 2019 | ₹72 | 4 | |
| 2018 | ₹26 | 4 | |
| 2017 | ₹24 | 4 | |
| 2016 | ₹23 | 4 | |
| 2015 | ₹20 | 4 | |
| 2014 | ₹37 | 4 | |
| 2013 | ₹12 | 4 | |
| 2012 | ₹13 | 4 | |
| 2011 | ₹8 | 4 | |
| 2010 | ₹10 | 4 | |
| 2009 | ₹4 | 4 | |
| 2008 | ₹4 | 4 | |
| 2007 | ₹3 | 4 | |
| 2006 | ₹1 | 1 |
Grouped by calendar year rather than financial year, because that is how the ex-dates arrive in the data. A year with an unusually large figure often contains a special dividend rather than a raised regular one.
Dividend Income
What TCS would pay on your holding
Based on the last twelve months of declared dividends. A company can cut or raise its payout at any time, so this is a record of what it recently paid, not an income you can count on.
| Invested | A year at today's price | If you had bought 10 years ago |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1.00L | ₹4,740 | ₹8,840 |
| ₹5.00L | ₹23,700 | ₹44,200 |
| ₹10.00L | ₹47,400 | ₹88,400 |
| ₹25.00L | ₹1,18,500 | ₹2,21,000 |
| ₹50.00L | ₹2,37,000 | ₹4,42,000 |
The right-hand column is the same dividend measured against what the shares cost a decade ago — a yield on cost of 8.8% against 4.7% today. It is what a long holder is actually earning, and it is the reason a low headline yield on a growing payer is not the whole story.
HELP CENTER
TCS dividends — common questions
Everything you need to know about this page and the data presented.
How much dividend does TCS pay?+
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. paid ₹111 per share in dividends over the last twelve months, a yield of 4.74% against the current share price. It has paid in 21 separate calendar years across the history we hold, totalling ₹796 per share.
What is the dividend yield of TCS?+
TCS's trailing dividend yield is 4.74% — the last twelve months of declared dividends divided by the current share price. Yield moves inversely with the price, so a falling share price raises the yield without the company paying a rupee more. That is why the payout record below matters more than the headline number.
Has TCS paid dividends consistently?+
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has paid in 20 consecutive years, counting back from the last complete calendar year. A streak is a better guide to a company's intent than a single year's yield, which can be inflated by a one-off special dividend. It is still a record of the past — a payout can be cut at any time, and several long-running Indian payers have done exactly that.
What would TCS dividends pay on shares bought 10 years ago?+
Today's dividend measured against TCS's price ten years ago is a yield on cost of 8.8%, against 4.7% for someone buying now. ₹10 lakh invested a decade ago would therefore be paying about ₹88,400 a year at the current payout. That gap is what a growing dividend does over time, and it is invisible in the headline yield.
How much of TCS's return came from dividends?+
Over the last 20 years TCS's share price moved +838.6% while a holder reinvesting dividends earned +1341.4% — so dividends account for about 37% of the total return. Almost every site quotes only the price change, which understates what a dividend payer actually returned.
When did TCS last pay a dividend?+
The most recent dividend on record went ex on 2026-07-15, at ₹12 per share. In 2026 it has paid 3 times, totalling ₹100 per share. Dates are ex-dividend dates from our price data, not the credit date — the money reaches a shareholder some weeks later.
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Dividend figures come from our price data provider's recorded ex-dates and are per share, before tax. Dividends in India are taxed in the recipient's hands and TDS may apply — nothing here accounts for that. ReturnScreener is an educational research platform and is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. A payout can be cut or suspended at any time; past dividends are not a forecast of future ones. See our methodology and disclaimer.