Rs 75 Dividend Alert! Pharma firm declares payout despite 40% drop in Q4 profit - Check record date

A pharmaceutical company has announced a final dividend for shareholders even after reporting a sharp fall in quarterly profit for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.

The company said its board has recommended a final dividend of 750 per cent. The dividend announcement came along with the company’s fourth-quarter earnings, which showed a decline in net profit because of higher expenses and exceptional charges during the quarter.

The company, however, reported growth in revenue compared with the same period a year ago. The company under discussion is Pfizer Limited.

Pfizer Q4 Results

Pfizer Limited reported a net profit of Rs 199.8 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, down 39.6 per cent from Rs 331 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

Revenue from operations rose 6.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 629.2 crore during the quarter against Rs 591.7 crore in the year-ago period.

The company said EBITDA increased 3.7 per cent to Rs 236 crore. EBITDA margin stood at 37.5 per cent compared with 38.4 per cent in the same quarter last year.

Pfizer Limited also reported exceptional charges of Rs 49.2 crore during the quarter. These included employee separation-related costs. The company’s profitability was also affected by the absence of one-time gains that were recorded in the previous year.

For the full financial year FY26, the company reported revenue of Rs 2,519.65 crore and net profit of Rs 722.43 crore.

Pfizer Dividend 2026

The board of directors approved the recommendation of a final dividend of Rs 75 per equity share for FY26 at its meeting held on May 12, 2026. The dividend is subject to shareholder approval at the company’s annual general meeting.

The record date for determining eligible shareholders has been fixed as July 17, 2026.

Pfizer Dividend History

Pfizer Limited has maintained dividend payouts over the years, including special dividends announced during select financial years. In 2025, the company declared a dividend of Rs 35 per share along with special dividends of Rs 100 and Rs 30 per share.

In 2024, the company announced a dividend of Rs 35 per share. In 2023, shareholders received a dividend of Rs 35 per share and a special dividend of Rs 5 per share. The company had also announced special dividends of Rs 30 per share in 2022 and Rs 320 per share in 2020.

Earlier, the company had paid interim and special dividends at intervals, including an interim dividend of Rs 360 per share in 2013.

Pfizer Share Price

Shares of Pfizer Limited closed at Rs 4,725.90 on May 12, 2026, down 3.07 per cent during the trading session. The stock declined 1.22 per cent over the past week and 2.61 per cent over the last month. On a year-to-date basis, the stock is down 3.88 per cent.

Over one year, the stock has gained 9.27 per cent, while it has risen 25.26 per cent over three years. However, the stock has remained down 11.62 per cent over the last five years.

The stock touched a 52-week high of Rs 5,993 on June 16, 2025, and a 52-week low of Rs 4,212 on May 12, 2025. Pfizer Limited has a market capitalisation of Rs 21,615.80 crore and is part of the NIFTY 500 index.