Indian Oil Dividend 2025 Payment Date: Indian Oil shares traded lower in the morning session on Thursday (December 18), as the stock goes ex-dividend today.
At 10:30 AM, Indian Oil shares quoted 3.65 per cent lower at Rs 162.20 on NSE as against the previous close of Rs 168.16. The counter made a low of Rs 161.40, down 3.88 per cent. Earlier this month, Indian Oil had announced an interim dividend of Rs 5 per share, carrying a face value of Rs 10, with December 18 as ex-date (also record date). Only investors holding Indian Oil shares before the ex-date will be eligible to receive the dividend amount of Rs 5. "The Board has fixed Thursday, 18 December 2025 as the record date for the purpose of ascertaining the eligibility of shareholders for payment of Interim Dividend," Indian Oil had said in a filing dated December 12, 2025. The first interim dividend of FY2026, Indian Oil said, will be payable to the eligible shareholders on or before January 11, 2026.
Indian Oil: Should You Buy?
Commenting on Indian Oil stock, Gaurav Sharma, Associate VP & Head of Research at Globe Capital, said that Indian Oil is currently trading to a strong support of Rs 160. Rs 160 is a make-or-break level. Indian Oil could fall up to Rs 155 if it cracks below the support of Rs 160.
"My view on Indian Oil is cautious. For short-term traders, my suggestion is to keep an eye on Rs 160 if you have long positions," he said.
Indian Oil, a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is among the country’s highest dividend-paying stocks. Indian Oil has a dividend yield of 4.01 per cent.
Indian Oil Q2 Performance
During the Q2 of current fiscal (Q2 FY26), state-owned Indian Oil had reported a multi-fold jump in its September quarter net profit on the back of higher refining margins and operational efficiencies. IOC's standalone net profit of Rs 13,288 crore in July to September, compared to Rs 180 crore earnings in the same period of the last year.
The PSU, in Q2, earned USD 19.6 on every barrel of crude oil it processed and turned into fuels like petrol and diesel in Q2, compared to USD 2.15 gross refining margin in Q1 and USD 1.59 in Q2 last year.
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