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IOC has declared an interim dividend of Rs 5 per share for FY26 and fixed the record date as December 18. The stock showed a rise of more than 1 percent. The company reported a profit of more than Rs 7800 crore in the September quarter and the stock has gained more than 19 percent since the beginning of the year, reflecting stable performance and strong financials.
New Delhi. Indian Oil Corporation has taken a big decision to provide relief to investors. The company’s board approved an interim dividend of Rs 5 per share for FY26, which led to a slight rise in the stock. Despite market pressure, IOC shares closed at Rs 163.85 with a gain of 1.30 percent.
There has been a decline of 5 percent in the stock in the last one month but in the last 6 months the stock has given returns of more than 14 percent. The total rise of the stock since the beginning of the year 2025 has reached about 19.4 percent. Strong results and consistently reliable dividend policy are playing an important role in maintaining investor confidence.
Full update of interim dividend
IOC said that the board has approved an interim dividend of 50 percent i.e. Rs 5 per share. This benefit will be available to those shareholders whose names will be registered in the records of the company till December 18, 2025. The company also said that the dividend will be paid on January 11, 2026.
How did the stock fare?
After the announcement of dividend, IOC shares rose by 1.06 percent to Rs 163.46 on NSE. The stock definitely showed weakness last month but it has given excellent returns in the last 6 months. The share had made a 52 week high of Rs 174.50 on November 12, 2025 and a 52 week low of Rs 110.72 on March 3, 2025. At present the market cap of the company is around Rs 2.31 lakh crore.
Tremendous jump in quarterly results
The company has registered a consolidated net profit of Rs 7817.55 crore in the September quarter whereas the company had suffered a loss of Rs 169.58 crore in the same quarter of the last financial year. Even on sequential basis, profit increased by 14.7 percent. Operating income increased by 3.9 percent to Rs 2.06 lakh crore while expenses declined by 2.5 percent, making margins appear strong. Net profit on standalone basis was Rs 7610 crore, which is a huge increase of 4127 percent as compared to Rs 180 crore last year.
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