ONGC Dividend 2026: Shares of the Maharatna PSU are likely to remain in focus as the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) approaches the ex-date for its interim dividend of 160 per cent.
On Monday, the company’s stock settled at Rs 233.70, down 0.4 per cent or Rs 1.05. According to data available on the BSE website, Hindustan Unilever has a market capitalisation of Rs 2,94,001.13 crore.
In an exchange filing dated November 5, ONGC announced an interim dividend of Rs 8 per equity share against a face value of Rs 5. This translates into a dividend payout of 160 per cent.
“The Board has approved interim dividend of 160% or Rs 8 on each equity share of Rs 5 face value. The total payout on this account will be Rs 10,064 crore, which is the highest-ever dividend paid in a single instalment,” the company said.
This means that shareholders holding 100 shares of ONGC will be eligible to receive Rs 800 as an interim dividend payout.
ONGC Dividend Record Date
In the same exchange filing, the company announced November 12, 2026, as the record date for the interim dividend.
The record date is the date set by a company to identify shareholders eligible for a dividend. To receive the payout, investors must purchase the shares before the ex-dividend date.
“The record date for distribution of dividend has been fixed for 12th November 2026, which has been intimated to the stock exchanges,” the company said.
ONGC has a history of paying regular dividends to its shareholders. The company has announced several interim and final dividends over the years. In 2026, it paid a dividend of Re 1 per share in September and an interim dividend of Rs 6.25 per share in February.
In November 2025, the company paid an interim dividend of Rs 6 per share, followed by a final dividend of Rs 1.25 per share in September 2025.
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Thursday reported a 57.3 per cent year-on-year jump in standalone net profit in the September quarter, driven by higher crude oil and natural gas realisations despite a decline in production.
Standalone net profit stood at Rs 15,488.64 crore in July-September, the second quarter of the current 2026-27 fiscal year, compared with earnings of Rs 9,847.97 crore in the same period a year earlier.
The country’s largest oil and gas producer also reported its highest-ever first-half standalone net profit of Rs 32,522 crore for April-September FY27, an increase of 82 per cent from Rs 17,872 crore in the corresponding period last year.
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