Maharatna PSU Dividend Declared! IOCL Shares In Green After 50% Dividend Payout; Fixes THIS As Record Date

Maharatna PSU Dividend: Shares of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) surged on Friday after the company announced that its board of directors approved an interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26.

The Maharatna PSU, IOCL, shares were trading 0.77% higher at Rs 162.9 per share on BSE with a market capitalisation of Rs 2,29,964.37 crore at 3 pm on Friday. IOCL stock had touched an intraday high of Rs 164.85 per share and an intraday low of Rs 162.05 per share.

IOCL Dividend: How Much Dividend Maharatna PSU Has Announced?

Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has announced a 50% interim dividend to its eligible shareholders and also fixed the record date to determine the eligibility. "The Board of Directors at its meeting held today, has declared an Interim Dividend of 50% i.e. Rs. 5.00 per equity share of face value of Rs. 10/- each for the financial year 2025-26," read a BSE filing released by IOCL on Friday. The interim dividend will be paid to eligible shareholders on or before 11 January 2026.

IOCL Dividend Record Date

The board of directors of IOCL had fixed 18 December, Thursday as the dividend record date. A company fixes a record date to determine the eligibility of shareholders for the corporate action. Hence, investors are required own Indian Oil Corporation shares on or before the dividend record date to become eligible for the payout.

IOCL Share Price Trend

Indian Oil Shares opened higher on Friday. The stock had touched a 52-week high of Rs 174.45 per share on 12 November, 2025, and dipped to its 52-week low of Rs 110.75 per share on 3 March, 2025. The stock has a return on equity (ROE) of 13.45%. Its valuation has jumped around 19.4% year to date (YTD), whereas surged around 15.65% in one year.

The company had reported a net consolidated profit of Rs 7,610.45 crore in the September quarter of financial year 2025-26 against Rs 5,688.60 crore reported in June quarter of FY26. Its net revenue jumped to Rs 2,02,992.34 crore in Q2FY26 against Rs 2,18,607.70 crore reported in the June quarter.

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