Bajaj Auto Initiates ₹5,633 Crore Share Buyback Programme Priced at ₹12,000 Per Share.

Bajaj Auto Announces ₹5,633 Crore Share Buyback and Record Dividend

Bajaj Auto, a leading auto major, has 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.

As part of the buyback, Bajaj Auto will purchase up to 4,694,000 fully paid-up equity shares of the company, representing up to 1.68% of the total number of Equity Shares in the paid-up equity share capital. The buyback price has been fixed at ₹12,000 apiece, indicating a premium of 16.3% over the last closing price of ₹10,314.60. The company will undertake the buyback via the tender offer route and will announce the record date for the said action at a later stage.

In addition to the buyback, Bajaj Auto has also declared a bumper dividend of ₹150 per share, subject to shareholders' approval. If approved by the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM), the dividend will be credited/dispatched on or around 24 July 2026. The dividend will be paid to 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.

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Bajaj Auto Posts Record Q4 Profit

The automaker has also posted its highest quarterly profit in the fourth quarter, which also beat estimates, driven by strong local and overseas demand for its two- and three-wheelers. The standalone profit rose 34% to ₹2,746 crore during the quarter. Bajaj's domestic two-wheeler sales rose 24.1%, while export growth was 23%, driven by another record Pulsar performance, which 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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