Crisil share price jumps over 6% after firm posts 46% rise in Q4 PAT; ₹9/share interim dividend declared

S&P Global subsidiary, Crisil’s share price jumped 6.2% to hit the intraday high of ₹4,383 during the trading session on Friday, April 17, after the company announced a 46% rise in its Q4 net profits and an interim dividend of ₹9 per share for stock market investors, according to an exchange filing.

Crisil announced its January to March quarter results on Friday, where the firm recorded a 46% rise in its net profits to ₹233.26 crore, compared to ₹159.84 crore in the same period a year ago, according to the consolidated financial statements.

The data also showed that the rating agency's revenue from core operations rose by 30% to ₹1,057 crore in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended 2025-26, compared to ₹813.18 crore in the same period a year ago.

The revenue surge was primarily fuelled by the rise in income from research, analytics and solutions business, which recorded a 34% YoY rise in the March quarter. Crisil’s earnings per share (EPS) improved to 31.90 as of the fourth quarter, compared to 21.86 in the same period last year.

Crisil dividend

Crisil’s board of directors announced that the research and ratings company will issue an interim dividend of ₹9 per share with a face value of ₹1 each for investors in the year ended December 2026.

“The board of directors has also approved the payment of first interim dividend of Rs 9 per equity share of face value of ₹1 each, for the financial year ending December 31, 2026, which will be paid on May 8, 2026,” according to the exchange filing.

This means every eligible shareholder will receive a dividend payment of ₹9 per share for every share they own in the company, and it will be paid out on May 8.

Crisil share price

Crisil shares closed 5% higher at ₹4,335 after Friday’s market session, compared to ₹4,126.30 at the previous market close, according to the NSE data. The company announced its Q4 results during the afternoon market hours on April 17.

Shares of Crisil have gained 132% in five years, and over 23% in the last three years. However, the company’s stock was down 4% in the last one year period, according to the exchange data.

On a year-to-date basis, Crisil shares were flat but have gained more than 8% in the last one month period. The company’s stock was trading nearly 6% higher in the last five market sessions on the Indian stock market.

Crisil shares hit its 52-week high of ₹6,139 on June 27, 2025, while the 52-week low was at ₹3,686 on April 2, 2026, according to NSE data. The company’s market capitalisation (M-cap) was around ₹31,717 crore as of Friday’s stock market close.