NSDL share price rises after dividend record date announcement; check key details and payment date

Shares of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) were trading higher on Monday, September 1, following the announcement of the record date for the payment of the dividend for FY2024-25.

Shares of NSDL settled to close 3.01% higher at ₹1,275.40 apiece on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

NSDL dividend record date

NSDL has fixed Friday, September 19, 2025, as the record date for payment of a dividend of ₹2 per equity share of face value of ₹2 each.

The dividend of ₹2 per equity share was recommended during the company’s meeting held on May 23.

The dividend, if approved during the AGM on September 29, will be paid on or before Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the company said.

The scrip touched its 52-week high of ₹1,425 and its 52-week low of ₹880. The company’s market capitalisation stands at ₹25,433 crore as of September 1, 2025.

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) made its debut on the stock exchanges on August 6, 2025, at ₹880 per unit, reflecting a jump of 10% from the issue price of ₹800 on the BSE.

NSDL, with an issue size of ₹4,010.9 crore, continued its strong post-IPO rally, rising over 58% from the issue price at the current share price. The IPO witnessed substantial demand from investors, with oversubscription of more than 41 times.

As India’s largest depository, NSDL provides services in securities dematerialisation, settlement, and custody, catering to investors, brokers, and intermediaries across the capital market. In Q1FY26, the company posted a net profit of ₹90 crore, marking a 15% YoY jump. As of March 31, 2025, it had AUM of ₹511 lakh crore and managed about 87-89% of the total value of dematerialised securities in India, highlighting its dominant position in the capital market.

The 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company is scheduled for Monday, September 29, 2025. It will be conducted through video conferencing and other audio-visual means, in line with guidelines issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

In a regulatory filing, the company also informed that its Board of Directors has appointed M/s. Mihen Halani & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, as the scrutineer to oversee the e-voting process of the AGM in a fair and transparent manner.

NSDL Q1 results:

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) reported a consolidated net profit of ₹90 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1FY26), marking an increase of 15% from ₹78 crore during the same period last year.

NSDL's revenue from operations, however, declined 7% annually to ₹312 crore from ₹337 crore in the year-ago period. The company reported stable operational performance as its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation), also known as operating profit, jumped 18% to ₹95 crore, and its EBITDA margin expanded by 660 basis points to 30.51% from 23.89%.

During the quarter, NSDL earned ₹161 crore from depository business, ₹18 crore from database management services and ₹133 crore from banking services. The majority profit of the company worth ₹80 crore, came from depository business, while database management and banking services businesses contributed ₹3.55 crore and ₹1.73 crore respectively to the profit.