How is dividend income calculated on the PSX?

Multiply the number of shares you own by the cash dividend per share, then subtract the tax the company withholds. For a filer holding 200 shares of a company that pays Rs 15 a share, that is Rs 3,000 gross, Rs 450 tax at 15% and Rs 2,550 paid into your bank account.

How much tax is deducted from dividends in Pakistan?

For most listed companies, 15% if you are on FBR's Active Taxpayer List and 30% if you are not. Dividends from power producers passing through costs are taxed at 7.5%, and from companies that pay no tax at 25%, again doubled for non-filers.

Will a share pay the same dividend next year?

Not necessarily. The calculator uses the last 12 months of cash dividends, which is a guide, not a promise. Companies cut, raise or skip dividends with their results. Check the company's history and its latest announcements before relying on a figure.

When do I need to buy a share to get its dividend?

Before the ex-date. From the ex-date the share trades without the dividend and shows XD next to the symbol. Under T+1 settlement the ex-date is one business day before book closure starts.

Dividend calculator: what a PSX share pays you

Pick any of 196 dividend-paying PSX shares and see the cash it would pay you a year after tax, or how much you would need to invest for a monthly income.

Rs 100,000 in OGDC would pay you, after tax, about

Rs 4,783 a year

About Rs 399 a month

Shares: 331
Cost at today's price: Rs 99,926
Dividend per share (12 months): Rs 17.00
Gross dividend a year: Rs 5,627
Tax deducted (15%): Rs 844
Paid to you a year: Rs 4,783
Dividend yield: 5.6%
Yield after tax: 4.8%
OGDC price: Rs 301.89

Dividend per share is the last 12 months of cash dividends, from our dividend research (as of 1 October 2026). Future dividends can be higher, lower or nothing.
Price is the live OGDC price and updates while the market is open. Brokerage and other fees are not included.
Tax is withheld before the dividend reaches you and is final for most individual investors. Zakat and other deductions are not included.
Information, not investment advice.

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Highest dividend yield

Last 12 months of cash dividends ÷ today's price. Liquid shares only; one-off yields above 25% are left out.

Share	Price	Dividend yield
LOTCHEMLotte Chemical Pakistan Limited	25.64	24.6%
NBPNational Bank of Pakistan	159.01	22.0%
POLPakistan Oilfields Limited	670.00	14.9%
APLAttock Petroleum Limited	532.01	11.1%
AHLArif Habib Limited	110.90	11.0%
INDUIndus Motor Company Limited	1,795.12	10.9%
BAFLBank Alfalah Limited	55.67	10.8%
PAKTPakistan Tobacco Company Limited	1,408.99	10.6%
KAPCOKot Addu Power Company Limited	26.60	10.6%
HMBHabib Metropolitan Bank Limited	96.75	10.3%

Best total return over 1 year

Price change over 12 months including bonus shares, plus the dividend yield. Liquid shares only.

Share	Price	1y price	Dividend yield	Total
MSOTMasood Textile Mills Limited	194.30	+270.1%	0.9%	+271.0%
PRLPakistan Refinery Limited	106.51	+210.7%	–	+210.7%
ATRLAttock Refinery Limited	1,213.00	+98.2%	1.4%	+99.6%
NCPLNishat Chunian Power Limited	49.00	+88.8%	4.3%	+93.2%
NRLNational Refinery Limited	663.50	+90.1%	–	+90.1%
JVDCJavedan Corporation Limited	133.50	+85.3%	4.1%	+89.4%
CNERGYCnergyico PK Limited	12.91	+69.0%	–	+69.0%
NPLNishat Power Limited	52.94	+56.0%	3.9%	+59.8%
FCEPLFrieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited	133.42	+47.9%	3.1%	+50.9%
PTCPakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd	53.29	+43.3%	–	+43.3%

Past returns and dividends do not promise future ones. Tap a share to run it in the dividend + return calculator.

How it works

Shares. From an amount, we divide by the live price and round down to whole shares. PSX shares now trade in lots of one.
Gross dividend. Shares multiplied by the last 12 months of cash dividends per share.
Tax. The company withholds tax before paying you, at the rate for its type and your filer status.
Income goal. We work backwards: the yearly income you want, divided by the dividend per share after tax, rounded up.

Dividend tax rates

Company type	Filer	Non-filer
Most listed companies	15%	30%
Power producer (IPP) pass-through dividend	7.5%	15%
Company with no tax payable	25%	50%

Section 150 of the Income Tax Ordinance. Source: PwC Pakistan tax summary, checked 6 October 2026. Budgets change these rates; check with your broker. More in tax on shares in Pakistan.

Questions

How is dividend income calculated on the PSX?: Multiply the number of shares you own by the cash dividend per share, then subtract the tax the company withholds. For a filer holding 200 shares of a company that pays Rs 15 a share, that is Rs 3,000 gross, Rs 450 tax at 15% and Rs 2,550 paid into your bank account.
How much tax is deducted from dividends in Pakistan?: For most listed companies, 15% if you are on FBR's Active Taxpayer List and 30% if you are not. Dividends from power producers passing through costs are taxed at 7.5%, and from companies that pay no tax at 25%, again doubled for non-filers.
Will a share pay the same dividend next year?: Not necessarily. The calculator uses the last 12 months of cash dividends, which is a guide, not a promise. Companies cut, raise or skip dividends with their results. Check the company's history and its latest announcements before relying on a figure.
When do I need to buy a share to get its dividend?: Before the ex-date. From the ex-date the share trades without the dividend and shows XD next to the symbol. Under T+1 settlement the ex-date is one business day before book closure starts.

Compare yields across every payer on the dividends page, or learn how dividends, bonus shares and rights work. Information, not investment advice.

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Best dividend and best return right now

Highest dividend yield

Last 12 months of cash dividends ÷ today's price. Liquid shares only; one-off yields above 25% are left out.

Share	Price	Dividend yield
LOTCHEMLotte Chemical Pakistan Limited	25.64	24.6%
NBPNational Bank of Pakistan	159.01	22.0%
POLPakistan Oilfields Limited	670.00	14.9%
APLAttock Petroleum Limited	532.01	11.1%
AHLArif Habib Limited	110.90	11.0%
INDUIndus Motor Company Limited	1,795.12	10.9%
BAFLBank Alfalah Limited	55.67	10.8%
PAKTPakistan Tobacco Company Limited	1,408.99	10.6%
KAPCOKot Addu Power Company Limited	26.60	10.6%
HMBHabib Metropolitan Bank Limited	96.75	10.3%

Best total return over 1 year

Price change over 12 months including bonus shares, plus the dividend yield. Liquid shares only.

Share	Price	1y price	Dividend yield	Total
MSOTMasood Textile Mills Limited	194.30	+270.1%	0.9%	+271.0%
PRLPakistan Refinery Limited	106.51	+210.7%	–	+210.7%
ATRLAttock Refinery Limited	1,213.00	+98.2%	1.4%	+99.6%
NCPLNishat Chunian Power Limited	49.00	+88.8%	4.3%	+93.2%
NRLNational Refinery Limited	663.50	+90.1%	–	+90.1%
JVDCJavedan Corporation Limited	133.50	+85.3%	4.1%	+89.4%
CNERGYCnergyico PK Limited	12.91	+69.0%	–	+69.0%
NPLNishat Power Limited	52.94	+56.0%	3.9%	+59.8%
FCEPLFrieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited	133.42	+47.9%	3.1%	+50.9%
PTCPakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd	53.29	+43.3%	–	+43.3%

Past returns and dividends do not promise future ones. Tap a share to run it in the dividend + return calculator.

Company type

Filer

Non-filer

Most listed companies

15%

30%

Power producer (IPP) pass-through dividend

7.5%

15%

Company with no tax payable

25%

50%