SM Investments Declares Special Dividend for the First Time

​SM Investments Corporation, the parent company of the SM group, announced an increase in shareholder dividends to P13 per share for 2025, composed of P11 per share in regular dividends and P2 per share in special dividends – up 44% from P9 per share in 2024. The move underscores the company’s sustained focus on creating and returning value to its shareholders.

The Board of Directors approved the increase during SM Investments’ annual stockholders’ meeting. Shareholders on record as of May 16, 2025, will receive the dividends on May 29, 2025.
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“This marks the fourth straight year of dividend increases,” said Frederic C. DyBuncio, President and Chief Executive Officer of SM Investments.

“We remain committed to delivering returns for our shareholders while strengthening the long-term value of the company. We are grateful for their continued trust and confidence, which has been instrumental in driving our growth,” Mr. DyBuncio added.

SM Investments Corporation is one of the leading Philippine companies that is invested in market-leading businesses in retail, banking, and property. It also invests in ventures that capture high growth opportunities in the emerging Philippine economy.

SM’s retail operations are the country’s largest and most diversified, consisting of grocery stores, department stores and specialty retail stores. SM’s property arm, SM Prime Holdings, Inc., is the largest integrated property developer in the Philippines with interests in malls, residences, offices, hotels, and convention centers as well as tourism-related property developments. SM’s interests in banking are in BDO Unibank, Inc., the country’s largest bank, and China Banking Corporation, the fourth largest private domestic bank.