Bharat Electronics shares surge nearly 5%, final dividend to be paid on September 23; Check details

Shares of state-run aerospace and defence company Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) soared 4.58% to close at the day’s peak of ₹389 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, September 10.

This comes after the Navratna PSU announced that the final dividend will be paid to eligible shareholders on September 23, 2025, it said in a regulatory filing dated Tuesday.

The company had declared the final dividend of ₹0.90 (90%) per equity share with a face value of ₹1 each at its 71st Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on August 28, it added.

In a separate regulatory filing a week ago, the defence company reported winning additional orders worth ₹644 crore.

The deals worth ₹644 crore include major orders such as a data centre, ship fire control system, tank navigation system, communication equipment, seekers, jammers, simulators, electronic voting machines, upgrades, spares, and services, among others.

BEL Q1 performance

The company reported a 22.61% year-on-year (YoY) rise in its consolidated net profit (attributable to owners of the company) to ₹969.91 crore in the June quarter of FY26. In the corresponding period a year earlier, it clocked a profit of ₹791 crore.

BEL's revenue from operations increased 4.62% YoY to ₹4,439.74 crore during the quarter under review, as against ₹4,243.57 crore in the first quarter of FY25.

At an operational level, its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation), also known as operating profit, increased 30.59% YoY to ₹1,238 crore in Q1FY26, compared to ₹948 crore a year in the June quarter of the previous fiscal year. Its EBITDA margin expanded to 27.89% during the reporting quarter, in contrast to 22.34% in Q1FY25.

Bharat Electronics' stock performance

The share advanced 2.73% over the week and 1.05% over the month. It surged 37.12% in six months. On a year-to-date basis, it gained 32.37%.

While the scrip reached a 52-week high of ₹436 on July 1, 2025, it hit a year’s low of ₹240.25 per equity share on February 19, 2025.

BEL has a total market capitalisation of ₹2.84 lakh crore, as of September 10, 2025, according to data on the NSE.