NTPC Pays Additional ₹2,424 Crore Interim Dividend for FY25

State-owned NTPC Ltd. has disbursed an additional ₹2,424 crore as an interim dividend to its shareholders for the financial year ending March 2025. This follows the first interim dividend of ₹2,424 crore paid in November 2024, the company announced in a statement on Tuesday.

The latest dividend payment, made on February 18, constitutes 25% of NTPC’s paid-up equity share capital. With this, the total dividend payout by the company for the ongoing fiscal has reached ₹8,000 crore, including the final dividend of ₹3,152 crore for the financial year 2023-24, which was distributed in September 2024.

32nd Consecutive Year of Dividend Payment

This marks the 32nd consecutive year that NTPC has rewarded its shareholders with dividend payouts, reaffirming its consistent financial performance and shareholder value creation.

India’s Largest Power Utility

Under the Ministry of Power, NTPC is India’s largest integrated power utility, meeting approximately one-fourth of the country’s power demand. The company has an installed capacity exceeding 77 GW, with an additional 29.5 GW under construction. This includes 9.6 GW of renewable energy projects, reinforcing NTPC’s commitment to sustainable energy expansion.

Commitment to Renewable Energy

NTPC has set an ambitious target of achieving 60 GW renewable energy capacity by 2032. As part of its diversification strategy, the company has expanded into emerging energy sectors such as e-mobility, battery storage, pumped hydro storage, waste-to-energy, nuclear power, and green hydrogen solutions.

Stock Performance 

On February 18, 2025, NTPC share price ended 2.94% higher at ₹311.40. NTPC’s share price reached a 52-week high of ₹448.30, and a 52-week low of ₹292.70. As per BSE, the total traded volume for the stock stood at 5.48 lakh shares with a turnover of ₹16.75 crores.

At the current price, NTPC shares are trading at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.54x, based on its trailing 12-month earnings per share (EPS) of ₹20.04, and a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.94, according to exchange data.

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