Tata Sons dividend income may have slipped in FY25 for first time in 9 yrs

Tata Sons reported standalone operating income of Rs 43,767 crore in FY24 up 25.3 per cent from Rs 34,917 crore a year ago

Tata Sons’ dividend from Tata group companies for last financial year is expected to show a decline of 3.5 per cent to ₹36,514 crore from ₹37,832 crore a year earlier. This should be the first year-on-year decline in Tata Sons’ dividend in the last nine years.

 

The holding company had last reported a decline in FY16, when its proceeds had gone down 42.5 per cent to ₹6,898 crore from ₹11,993 crore a year earlier.

 

“A lower dividend will have some impact on Tata Sons’ ability to invest in newer ventures (such as ecommerce, electronics manufacturing, and aviation), most of which