New Delhi, June 30 -- While it is raining dividends in India Inc., the shower has been far from even. Longtime dividend powerhouses-banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) and information technology (IT) companies tightened their grip on the dividend charts, reaffirming their status as consistent cash-returning machines.

In contrast, several traditional and growth-oriented sectors including logistics, media, and retail remained on the fringes, underlining a widening gulf in dividend distribution across industries.

A Mint analysis of 496 BSE 500 companies based on Capitaline data covering audited, unaudited, and proposed dividends revealed that BFSI alone accounted for 21.4% of total dividend payouts in FY25, followed closely b...