Infosys share price rises over 2% on record ₹18,000 crore buyback program; here's how many shares it plans to buy

Infosys share price

Shares of Infosys were trading 1.23% higher at ₹1,528.30 apiece the National Stock Exchange at 12:36 pm. Its market capitalisation stands at ₹6,34,583.41 crore.

Intraday, it climbed as much as 2.19% to ₹1,542.9.

In the last one week, the stock has gained 4%, while it climbed 7.3% in the month's period. In the three-month period, it descended 2.95%, while slumped 18.38% year-to-date.

Infosys buyback program: Here's how many shares it plans to repurchase

In an exchange filing on September 11, Infosys said that it will buy 10 crore fully paid-up shares of a face value of ₹5 each, which is 2.41% of the total paid-up equity share capital, at ₹1,800 per equity share, a premium of 19.22% from Thursday’s closing price of ₹1,509.7 apiece on NSE.

"The Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on September 11, 2025, has considered and approved a proposal to buyback equity shares for an amount of Rs 18,000 crore at a price of Rs 1,800 per equity share," the company said in a regulatory filing.

In the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (Q1 FY26), the company had recorded a free cash flow of around ₹7,805 crore (USD 884 million).

Infosys share buyback history

For the latest buyback program, Infosys will now seek the approval of the shareholders.