Last day to buy Engineers India shares to qualify for interim dividend as shares approach record date

Investors looking to take advantage of the latest dividend declared by Engineers India Ltd (EIL) should note that today, Wednesday, December 3, is the last day to purchase shares of the company in order to qualify for the interim dividend.The company’s ex-dividend date is set for Thursday, December 4. As per standard market practice, shareholders must own the shares for at least one trading day before the ex-date to receive the declared dividend.

Engineers India Ltd, a Government of India company under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, provides technical consultancy and EPC services, primarily focused on the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

The company has a long history of dividend payments, having paid a total of 46 dividends since 2001.

In a regulatory filing, Engineers India announced that its Board of Directors has approved an interim dividend of Rs 1 per share for the financial year 2025-2026. The dividend is based on a face value of Rs 5 per share, making it an interim dividend of 20%. The company also confirmed that the record date for this interim dividend is December 4.

The filing further states that the interim dividend will be paid on or after Friday, December 19, 2025.

“As earlier informed in our letter dated 21.11.2025, the record date for interim dividend 2025-26 is Thursday, December 4, 2025. The interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26 on the shares of the company will be payable on and from Friday, December 19, 2025,” the stock exchange filing said.

According to the data available on Trendlyne, Engineers India has declared a total equity dividend of Rs 4 per share in the last twelve months. With a share price of around Rs 196.81, the dividend yield of the stock works out to 2.03%.

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