23-Dec-2025 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 0.17 per share / First Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2025 / 2026
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 05.Jan.2026
- Payment
- 23.Jan.2026
Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)
MERC Dividend History & Payouts
MERCANTILE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE PLC සමාගමට අදාල සියලුම ලාභාංශ ප්‍රකාශන, XD dates, payment dates සහ dividend payout history.
Latest DividendRs. 0.17 per share / First Interim Dividend23-Dec-2025
Latest XD Date05.Jan.2026Buy before this date
Payment Date23.Jan.2026CDS Account Credit
Total Announcements16Historical Tracked
🧮 MERC Dividend Payout & 15% WHT Tax Calculator
ඔබ සතු කොටස් (shares) ප්‍රමාණය ඇතුළත් කර අතට ලැබෙන Net Dividend මුදල ගණනය කරගන්න.
Gross Dividend (මුළු ලාභාංශය):Rs. 0.00
15% Withholding Tax (රැඳවුම් බද්ද):- Rs. 0.00
Net Payout into Bank/CDS (අතට ලැබෙන මුදල):Rs. 0.00
* ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ Inland Revenue දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නීති අනුව ලාභාංශ ගෙවීම් සඳහා 15% Withholding Tax (WHT) අය කරනු ලැබේ.
Annual Dividend Payout History
MERC Historical Dividend Announcements
23-Jun-2025 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 16.60 per share / Second Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2024 / 2025
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 02.Jul.2025
- Payment
- 14.Jul.2025
06-Jan-2025 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 25.00 per share / First Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2024 / 2025
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 17.Jan.2025
- Payment
- 23.Jan.2025
14-Mar-2024 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 20.00 per share / First Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2024
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 25.Mar.2024
- Payment
- 04.Apr.2024
14-Feb-2022 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 50.00 per share /Second Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2021/2022
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 24.Feb.2022
- Payment
- 04.Mar.2022
28-Jul-2021 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 65.00 per share / First Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2021/2022
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 06.Aug.2021
- Payment
- 11.Aug.2021
02-Sep-2019 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 20.00 per share/ First & Final Dividend
- Financial year
- 2018/2019
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 11.Sep.2019
- Payment
- 18.Sep.2019
30-Jan-2018 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 8.00 per share/ Second Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2017/2018
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 12.Feb.2018
- Payment
- 19.Feb.2018
22-Sep-2017 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs.7.00 per share / Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2017/2018
- Approval
- Not Required
- XD
- 03.Oct.2017
- Payment
- 06.Oct.2017
13-Sep-2015 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs.7.00 per share / Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2015/2016
- Approval
- -
- XD
- 24.Nov.2015
- Payment
- 04.Dec.2015
27-Feb-2015 Dividend Announcement - MERC
MERCANTILE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE PLC Company ID: - MERCDate of Announcement: - 27.Feb.2015
- Financial year
- 2014/2015
- Approval
- -
- XD
- 11.Mar.2015
- Payment
- 19.Mar.2015
15-Aug-2014 Dividend Announcement - MERC
MERCANTILE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE PLC Company ID: - MERC Date of Announcement: - 15.Aug.2014
- Financial year
- 2014/2015
- Approval
- -
- XD
- 26.Aug.2014
- Payment
- 01.Sep.2014
02-May-2014 Dividend Announcement - MERC
MERCANTILE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE PLC Company ID: - MERCDate of Announcement: - 02.May.2014
- Financial year
- 2013/2014
- Approval
- -
- XD
- 13.May.2014
- Payment
- 26.May.2014
20-Sep-2013 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 10.00 per share / Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2013/2014
- Approval
- -
- XD
- 01.Oct.2013
- Payment
- 03.Oct.2013
15-Feb-2013 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 14.00 per share / Second Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2012/2013
- Approval
- -
- XD
- 27. Feb.2013
- Payment
- 08. Mar.2013
17-Sep-2012 Dividend Announcement - MERC
Rs. 13.50 per share / Interim Dividend
- Financial year
- 2012/2013
- Approval
- -
- XD
- 26.Sep.2012
- Payment
- 28.Sep.2012
Frequently Asked Questions (MERC)
What is the latest dividend announced by MERC (MERCANTILE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE PLC)?
The latest dividend announcement for MERC is Rs. 0.17 per share / First Interim Dividend, announced on 23-Dec-2025.
When is the XD (Ex-Dividend) Date for MERC?
The XD date for the latest dividend is 05.Jan.2026. To be eligible to receive this dividend, investors must purchase shares in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) before the XD date.
When will MERC dividend be credited to shareholders (Payment Date)?
The dividend payment date is scheduled for 23.Jan.2026. Eligible shareholders registered as of the Record Date will have dividends directly credited to their bank accounts linked to the CDS.
How is dividend tax (WHT) calculated in Sri Lanka for MERC?
In Sri Lanka, dividends are subject to a 15% Withholding Tax (WHT) deducted at source. You can use our interactive calculator above to check your exact net payout amount.
CSE Dividend Guidelines for Sri Lankan Investors
XD Date (Ex-Dividend Date): කොටස් වෙළඳපොළේ ලාභාංශය රහිතව කොටස් ගනුදෙනු වන දිනයයි. ලාභාංශය ලබාගැනීමට නම් අදාළ සමාගමේ කොටස් XD දිනයට පෙර මිලදී ගත යුතුය.
Record Date: ලාභාංශ ගෙවීම සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලත් කොටස් හිමියන් තහවුරු කරගන්නා දිනයයි.
Payment Date: CDS ගිණුමට හෝ බැංකු ගිණුමට ලාභාංශ මුදල් බැර කරන දිනයයි.
