Archive · 15 Sep 2025
Infosys Announces Rs 18,000 Crore Share Buyback
Infosys is buying back its own shares for Rs 18,000 crore!
This means they're purchasing shares from investors, offering an 18% premium.
Retail investors have a 15% allocation.
The acceptance rate will be low, meaning not all shares tendered will be bought back.
Investors can make profits, and pre-tax return is expected between 8-11.7%.
Shareholders will pay taxes based on their tax rates, and the company will treat the shares as a capital loss.
Infosys announced a share buyback of Rs 18,000 crore.
The buyback price is Rs 1,800 per share, a 18% premium.
Retail investors have a 15% allocation.
The acceptance ratio for the buyback is expected to be low.
Shareholders are taxed based on their tax rates.
- Who
- Infosys and shareholders
- What
- Infosys announced a share buyback
- When
- September 11, 2025 (Announced)
- Where
- Not explicitly stated
- Why
- To push the value of existing shares, to improve earnings per share (EPS) by lowering the share count, and to deploy surplus cash effectively.
- Buyback Amount
- Rs 18,000 crore
- Shares to be Bought Back
- 10 crore equity shares
- Buyback Price
- Rs 1,800 per share
- Premium over Current Price
- 18%
- Retail Investor Allocation
- 15%
- Retail Share Limit
- 111 shares (Rs 2,00,000)
- Likely RoI (Small Investor)
- 8-11.7%
