721% return PSU stock: 700% interim dividend declared by THIS state-owned company - Check record date

"...the Board of Directors of the Company has declared first interim dividend of Rs 35 per equity share of Rs 5/- each fully paid up (700%) for the Financial Year 2025-26," HAL said in an exchange filing on February 12, 2026.

The company under discussion here is defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). The company has fixed February 18 as the record date of the interim dividend. Moreover, the company has also fixed the payment date of the said dividend.

"Record date for the payment of first interim dividend will be Wednesday, the 18th February, 2026. The dividend will be paid to all the eligible shareholders on or before 14th March, 2026," read the company's exchange filing.

The company had posted a post-tax profit of Rs 1,439.83 crore in the same quarter last year. Revenue from operations rose 10.65 per cent year-on-year to Rs 7,698.8 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 6,957.31 crore a year earlier.

HAL has delivered 15.11 per cent return in one year, 44.14 per cent return in 2 years, 244.35 per cent in 3 years and 721.31per cent in last 5 years. Notably, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is a constituent of BSE 100 index and enjoys a market capitalisation of Rs 2,81,738.19 crore.

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