Dividend stock 2026: This media stock gives 14% dividend yield in YTD | Beats bank FD, PPF interest rate
Dividend stocks in India: A long-term stock market investor not just gains from the rally in the stock it owns, but from the various corporate rewards. Buyback of shares, dividend (interim and final), value unlocking (as we saw in Tata Motors), listing of the subsidiary companies like Jio Platforms of Reliance Industries, etc. That's why, smart investors always suggest stock investors to apply the ‘buy, hold, and forget’ strategy, which means one should buy and hold a stock as long as one can. This helps an investor generate wealth rather than just put stock gains in one's pocket.
To understand how a long-term investor can reap additional benefits from their shareholding, one needs to look at Jagran Prakashan's share price and dividend history. According to the Jagran Prakashan dividend history, the media stock has traded ex-dividend for just one in 2026, but its dividend yield in YTD is around 14%, which is much higher than the average bank fixed deposit (FD) return of around 5.50% and Public Provident Fund (PPF) interest rate of 7.10% per annum.
The dividend-paying stock has delivered around a 14% negative return to its shareholders in 2026, sliding from ₹71.58 per share to ₹61.65 per share on the NSE. However, the stock has delivered a whopping dividend to its shareholders in 2026, which can be seen as a sign of relief for the company's shareholders, especially amid the bloodbath in the Nifty, Sensex, and Bank Nifty.
According to the information available on the BSE website, Jagran Prakashan shares have traded ex-dividend only once, on 5 June 2026. However, the media company had announced a whopping ₹10 per share dividend ( ₹7 interim dividend and ₹3 final dividend).
As mentioned above, Jagran Prakashan's share price has moved from ₹71.58 to 61.65 per share. The Jagran Prakashan dividend yield in 2026 is around 14% [{( ₹7 + ₹3)/ ₹71.58} x 100].
Even though Jagran Prakashan's share price is among the beaten-down stocks on Dalal Street, its long-term shareholders have received a whopping 14% dividend yield on their investment.
At this 14% dividend yield, Jagran Prakashan's 2026 dividend has beaten the PPF interest rate, which has been stagnant at 7.10% since the April to June 2020 quarter. The government reviews small-savings interest rates every quarter. The latest review retained the PPF rate at 7.10% for the October–December 2026 quarter.
Similarly, the bank FD return comes at around 5% to 5.50% per annum. So, the Jagran Prakashan dividend 2026 has left bank FD returns and PPF interest rate by a huge margin.
Asit Manohar has nearly two decades of experience in the mainstream media. In this period, he has served esteemed media organisations like NDTV Profit, The Economic Times, and Zee Business. He has been working at LiveMint Digital since April 2021. During these two decades of journey in mainstream media, Asit has mainly covered external affairs, markets and personal finance. However, his earliest beats include railways, SME, MSME, and politics (Congress beat). Some of his features on political, economic, and foreign policy are documented in the parliamentary records. <br><br> While pursuing his MA (Mass Communication, Session 2004-06), Asit began his media career as a stringer at All India Radio in Varanasi. At AIR Varanasi, Asit worked with the Gyanvani, Yuvvani and Vividh Bharti teams. After working for nearly one year at AIR Varanasi, he shifted to print journalism and started working as a stringer for the HT Media Ltd, Varanasi. At HT Media Ltd in Varanasi, he covered the BHU beat. <br><br> Asit has also worked with some brokerage houses. He has worked with Religare Broking and India Infoline, where he assisted the research team in developing and executing trade strategies for intraday cash, F&O, and commodities. <br><br> Asit is a Gold Medalist in MA (Mass Communication) from BHU, Varanasi. He did his BSc. (Hons) in Mathematics from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. Asit was a National Talent Scholarship holder during his senior secondary studies (1988-91).
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