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Coal India Dividend: Today is going to be a very special day for investors looking for dividends. Actually, Coal India Limited (CIL), a government company involved in coal mining, is going to give dividend to its investors today.
Dividend Stock Coal India has set the record date for its third final dividend for the financial year 2026 as February 18, 2026. Coal India has announced a dividend of Rs 5.50 on every equity share of face value Rs 10. Dividend will be paid to eligible shareholders on or before Friday, March 13.
To avail the benefits of dividend, investors will have to ensure that they hold the stock before the record date. Shares purchased on or after the record date under Coal India T+1 settlement cycle will not be eligible for dividend. Due to this, the last date to buy stock to get payment becomes 17th February. At the current market price of approximately Rs 419.20 per share, Coal India gives a dividend yield of approximately 6.30 percent. Coal India is a company which has a history of giving dividends to its investors from time to time.
The company has been continuously paying dividends
Coal India is a company which has a history of giving dividends to its investors from time to time. Earlier, in November last year, the company had declared the second final dividend of Rs 10.25 per share. Before this, investors have been given the benefit of final dividend of Rs 5.15 per share. In the last 12 months, Coal India has declared a total equity dividend of Rs 20.90 per share.
According to Trendlyne data, the company has announced 33 dividends since February 18, 2011. In fact, Coal India has been continuously following the policy of distributing a part of its quarterly and annual profits among investors. With this, investors get the benefit of potential capital appreciation as well as regular dividend income.
How was the performance in Q3?
Coal India last week reported its consolidated net profit for the quarter of business year 2026-27 at Rs 7165 crore. This is less than Rs 8491 crore in the December quarter of last year, but 68 percent more than the profit of Rs 4264 crore earned in the September quarter.
Similarly, the operational revenue of the company has also registered less as compared to Rs 32359 crore in the same quarter last year, which declined by 4.7 percent year-on-year to Rs 30818 crore. However, there has been an improvement of 14.5 percent since the last quarter. The average realization from e-auction sales was Rs 2434.56 per tonne, whereas a year ago it was Rs 2684.79 per tonne. After Q3 results, domestic brokerage JM Financial maintained ‘Reduce’ rating on Coal India and kept the target price at Rs 401 per share.
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