Infosys Share buyback: Rs 18,000 cr tender offer benefits shareholders & stock
Infosys has announced its largest-ever ₹18,000 crore share buyback via a tender offer at ₹1800/share. This strategic move, funded from reserves and excluding promoters, signals strong financial health. It offers retail investors a prime opportunity to sell shares, potentially boosting EPS and long-term value despite recent H1B visa pressures on the IT sector.
New Delhi: Infosys, the second largest IT company in the country, has announced the biggest buyback in its history. Under this buyback plan, the company is going to buy shares worth a total of Rs 18,000 crore. The Exchange (BSE/NSE) regulatory filing issued by the company on October 22 stated that the company has announced its equity share buyback in the context of the results of its board meeting of September 11, 2025.
The regulatory filing states that under this proposal the Board has approved buybacks of up to Rs 18,000 million. Under this, the company will buy 10 crore shares fully paid in cash at the price of Rs 1800 per share. This buyback will be about 2.41% of the total issued equity shares of the company with a face value of Rs 5. The record date for buyback will be released soon.
Infosys share performance
Even after the big buyback news, the stock of Infosys appeared in mild weakness on Friday. The stock closed at Rs 1525.40 apiece on October 24, 2025. However, a few days ago, due to the rules changed by the US regarding H1B visas, the entire IT sector was under pressure. However, this week the Trump administration has clarified the situation regarding visas, after which there has been a slight improvement in the IT sector. But, this stock is under pressure with the entire IT sector on Friday.
Infosys said that the buyback will be done through the Tender Route and the company will buy shares at a maximum price of Rs 1800 per share, which indicates that the management is confident in the value of the stock. Tender route buyback is the best way for retail investors. This gives retail investors the best chance to sell their shares under buyback.
Infosys Record date
Infosys is yet to announce any record date for share buyback. Based on this date, it will be decided who will get the right to participate in the buyback. That is, by the day the record date is declared, the share will be in your Demat account, then you will get the benefit of buyback.
The Infosys buyback offer will be open to all shareholders. The special thing is that 15% will be reserved for retail investors. After the record date is announced for this purpose, a tender window of 5 trading days will open on NSE and BSE, through which investors will be able to apply to sell their shares for buyback.
Infosys has stated in the regulatory filing that the company will fund this buyback entirely from its reserves. That means no loan will be charged for this. The company's capital return policy is that 85% of the free cash flow will be returned to the shareholders in 5 years. The biggest positive part is that promoters, who own 14.30% stake, will not participate in this buyback. This is likely to increase the acceptance ratio of retail and public shareholders.
Promoters' non-involvement in the buyback, buyback from the tender route, reserving 15% for retailers. All these are indications that the company is in a strong financial position and the shares are undervalued at the current level, but the company is confident in the growth of its business. This will benefit both EPS and Value in the long run.
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