Bajaj Auto Buyback: Auto major Bajaj Auto announced a share buyback of ₹5,633 crore, its second in three years, along with the financial results for the January-March quarter of financial year 2025-26 (FY26) on Wednesday, 6 May.
Bajaj Auto said that it will buy back up to 4,694,000 fully paid-up equity shares of the company having a face value of ₹10 each, representing up to 1.68% of the total number of Equity Shares in the paid-up equity share capital.
Bajaj Auto has fixed the buyback price at ₹12,000 apiece, suggesting a premium of 16.3% over the last closing price of ₹10,314.60.
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Bajaj Auto has fixed the share buyback price at ₹12,000 per share. This price represents a premium of 16.3% over the last closing price of ₹10,314.60.
Bajaj Auto announced a share buyback worth ₹5,633 crore. This is the company's second buyback in three years.
Bajaj Auto reported a standalone profit of ₹2,746 crore for the fourth quarter of FY26. This represents a 34% year-on-year increase.
The share buyback will be undertaken via the tender offer route. The company has not yet announced the record date for this action.
Bajaj Auto has declared a dividend of ₹150 per share, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting. If approved, it will be credited around July 24, 2026.
The buyback will be undertaken via the tender offer route. The company is yet to announce the record date for the said action.
Under its previous buyback, Bajaj Auto bought back its shares for ₹10,000, with the offer worth ₹4,000 crore.
Along with the buyback, the Pulsar manufacturer also declared a bumper dividend of ₹150 per share, subject to shareholders' approval. The said dividend, if approved by the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM), will be credited/dispatched on or around 24 July 2026.
The dividend, if declared, shall be paid to the equity shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Members of the Company or in the records of the Depositories as beneficial owners of the shares as on Friday, 29 May 2026, which is the Record Date fixed for the purpose, the company said.
The automaker also posted its highest quarterly profit in the fourth quarter, which also beat estimates, boosted by strong local and overseas demand for its two- and three-wheelers. The standalone profit rose 34% to ₹2746 crore.
During the quarter, Bajaj’s domestic two-wheeler sales rose 24.1%, which, coupled with export growth of 23%, driven by another record Pulsar performance, helped drive revenue by 32% to ₹16,006 crore.
For the full financial year, revenue clocked an all-time high of ₹58,732 crore, registering a robust 17% YoY growth on both record vehicles and spares sales.
EBITDA saw a new peak at 12,019 crore, up 19% YoY, and profit after tax hit its biggest annual print at ₹9,825 crore, recording a 21 % YoY increase.
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