Nifty 500 Dividend Payouts Hit Seven-Year Low Amid Record Cash Distributions
Corporate India’s dividend payout ratio has plummeted to a seven-year low, even as the total cash distributed by Nifty 500 companies climbed to a record Rs 4.94 lakh crore in the most recent fiscal year. While absolute figures suggest robust financial health, the decline in the payout ratio—the percentage of net profits paid out to…
