Upcoming ex-dividend and record dates for NSE & BSE listed companies, with dividend type and amount per share.
| Company | Type | Amount / share | Ex-date | Record date |
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Note: the two rows shown above are placeholder examples, not live announcements. This calendar is populated from a data file our team updates manually replace the sample rows with real, currently-announced dividends from NSE/BSE corporate announcements before relying on this page.
The ex-dividend date is the cutoff for eligibility you need to already own the stock before this date to receive the upcoming payout; buying on or after it means the seller keeps that dividend, not you. The record date is when the company officially checks its shareholder register to finalise who gets paid. With India's move to faster settlement cycles, these two dates increasingly fall on the same day, though it's still worth checking both.
An interim dividend is declared by the board partway through the financial year, typically alongside quarterly or half-yearly results, without needing shareholder sign-off. A final dividend is proposed after the full year's results and must be approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting before it's actually paid out.
Buying a stock right before the ex-date doesn't create free money the share price typically drops by roughly the dividend amount on the ex-date itself, since the company's cash balance has just gone down. Dividends are best thought of as part of a company's total return over time, not a short-term trade to time around.
The first day a stock trades without the value of its upcoming dividend. To receive the dividend, you must own the stock before this date — buying on or after the ex-date means you won't get that particular payout.
The record date is when the company checks its shareholder register to decide who is eligible for the dividend. With India's shorter settlement cycles, the record date and ex-date are now often the same day, though this can vary by company.
An interim dividend is declared by the board during the financial year, often after half-yearly or quarterly results. A final dividend is proposed by the board but requires shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting before it's paid.
No. On the ex-dividend date, a stock's price typically adjusts downward by roughly the dividend amount, so buying purely to capture a dividend doesn't create free value on its own — it mainly matters for your long-term holding and tax treatment.