talabat Holding, the leading on-demand online ordering and delivery platform in the MENA region, on Tuesday announced that its Board of Directors has approved the distribution of approximately $202 million in total.
This interim dividend represents a 90% pay-out ratio of reported net income for the first half of the year, the company said in a regulatory disclosure with Dubai Financial Market (DFM), where its shares are traded, this morning.
This distribution underscores the company’s continued commitment to delivering shareholder returns. Based on the last closing price, the interim dividend represents an annualised dividend yield that exceeds 5.4%.
The company also reaffirmed its expectation to pay at least $400 million in total dividends for the full year 2025, in line with previously communicated guidance.
While the company has set a minimum dividend pay-out target, management intends to continue recommending a 90% pay-out ratio of reported net income for the full year. The final dividend proposal will remain subject to the recommendation of the Board of Directors and approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled in 2026.
Resilient Business
talabat CEO Tomaso Rodriguez said that today’s interim dividend announcement underscores the resilience of their business and commitment to shareholder returns.
He said that the company’s asset-light business model and robust cash generation enabled them to distribute a substantial portion of earnings to shareholders while maintaining the financial flexibility to fund talabat’s growth strategy and the company is on track to meet or exceed its full-year dividend guidance.
Shareholders are reminded of the key dates for this dividend. The “last day to participate” and purchase shares that will settle in time to be eligible for the dividend is 30 September 2025. The ex-dividend date is 1 October 2025, and shares purchased on or after this date will not qualify for the interim dividend.
The record date, when the company finalises the list of eligible shareholders, is 2 October 2025 and the payment of the dividend to all eligible shareholders is scheduled for 21 October 2025.
Founded in Kuwait in 2004, talabat has expanded its operations to cover the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan and Iraq, serving over six and a half million active customers as of December 2024.
About talabat
talabat is headquartered in Dubai and in December 2024, it has successfully completed its IPO on the DFM.
As a subsidiary of Germany’s Delivery Hero SE, talabat leverages global expertise to strengthen its market position and drive innovation in the on-demand delivery sector, focusing on expanding its product offerings and increasing market penetration across its operating regions.
With a robust network of over thousands of partners and riders, talabat continues to solidify its leadership in the MENA region’s on-demand delivery market, connecting customers, partners, and riders through its advanced technology platform.
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