Maruti Suzuki Q4 profit drops 4%, declares record dividend

Mumbai, Apr 25 (IANS): Maruti Suzuki India on Friday reported a 4.29 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 3,711.1 crore for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025. It was Rs 3,877.8 crore in the same period of the previous financial year. According to a stock exchange filing, the company's total expenses in the March 2025 quarter increased by 8.55 per cent year-on-year to Rs 37,585.5 crore. However, the operating revenue of the company increased by 5.86 percent to Rs 38,848.8 crore on a year-on-year basis from Rs 36,697.5 crore a year ago.

The automaker also reported a marginal increase in total income to Rs 40,674 crore during the quarter, compared to Rs 38,235 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The company's earnings before EBITDA stood at Rs 4,264.5 crore. The company said in its filing that the EBITDA margin was 10.5 percent.

Despite the decline in profits, the company's board has recommended a record final dividend of Rs 135 per share for FY25, the highest ever dividend declared by the company. This is subject to shareholders' approval at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). The record date for the dividend is August 1 and the payment will be made on September 3. "The dividend on equity shares for the year ended March 31, if declared at the upcoming Annual General Meeting, will be paid to members at the end of trading hours on Friday, August 1 (record date)," the company said in its filing. The date for payment of dividend is September 3. "

This is the 19th time that Maruti Suzuki India has declared a dividend. In previous years, the company had announced dividends of Rs 125 per share in August 2024, Rs 90 per share in August 2023, and Rs 60 per share in August 2022. On Friday, the company's shares closed at Rs 11,650 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), down by Rs 244, or 2.05 per cent.