Tech Mahindra shares slip despite record dividend as profit miss rattles IT investors

Investors bought the dividend, then punished the profit miss

Tech Mahindra shares fell nearly 3% on Thursday, sliding to an intraday low of ₹1,418 and extending a four-day losing streak. The drop came as investors weighed a quarterly profit miss against the company’s record-high total dividend of ₹51 per share for FY26. Despite net profit rising 16% year-on-year to ₹1,354 crore, results came in about 10% below analyst estimates.