SBI pays Rs 8,813 crore dividend to authorities for FY26, FM Nirmala Sitharaman receives cheque

The cheque was handed over to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by SBI Chairman C S Setty on Monday. The finance minister’s workplace shared the event in a put up on X. “Smt Nirmala Sitharaman receives a dividend cheque of Rs 8,813 crore for FY 2025-26 from Shri C S Setty, Chairman of SBI,” the FM’s workplace stated in an X put up.
SBI in Could reported a 6% year-on-year (YoY) rise in standalone internet revenue to Rs 19,684 crore for the January-March quarter of FY26, in comparison with Rs 18,643 crore within the corresponding quarter of final yr. Internet curiosity revenue (NII), which displays the distinction between curiosity earned and curiosity expended, rose 4% YoY to Rs 44,380 crore through the quarter. The PSU lender paid an interim dividend of Rs 17.35 per share to its eligible shareholders earlier this yr.

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SBI shareholding sample

The federal government owned 55.52% stake in SBI, in response to information on the shareholding sample of the PSU lender as on March 31, 2026. A complete of 75 mutual funds owned 13.29% stake, whereas 43 insurance coverage corporations held 10.42% stake within the firm. Amongst them, Life Insurance coverage Company of India (LIC) owned 9% stake in SBI.

SBI share worth

SBI shares have gained over 3% in a single week however declined almost 4% in a single month. The shares of the PSU lender jumped 21% in a single yr, 67% in three years and 130% in 5 years.

The corporate at the moment has a market capitalisation of almost Rs 9.08 lakh crore.

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