NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 5 – Safaricom has increased its interim dividend by 54.5 percent to Sh0.85 per ordinary share for the financial year ending March 31, 2026.
In a notice to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the telco said the dividend will be paid to shareholders on or about March 31, 2026.
“The Board of Safaricom PLC is pleased to announce that at its meeting held on February 4, 2026, it approved the payment of an interim dividend of Sh0.85 per ordinary share for the year ending March 31, 2026,” said Company Secretary Linda Wambani.
The interim dividend will be payable to shareholders on the register at the close of business on February 25, 2026.
The announcement follows strong financial performance by the telco, which reported a post-tax profit of Sh42.8 billion for the first half of 2025, representing a 52.1 percent increase from Sh28.1 billion in the same period last year.
The growth was driven by double-digit expansion in data and M-Pesa revenues. Service revenue rose 11.1 percent year-on-year to Sh199.9 billion, while earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) jumped 54.5 percent to Sh65.2 billion.
Net income also climbed 52.1 percent to Sh42.8 billion.
