Upcoming dividends: Seven stocks announced payouts with Q2 earnings; check record dates and other details

Upcoming dividends: Several companies have announced dividend payments along with their earnings for the quarter ended September 2025. The firms are from sectors including consumer goods, information technology and pharmaceuticals.

Investors who have these shares in their portfolios will keep an eye on ex-dividend dates and other key details.

HUL, Coal India, Mazagon Dock, 4 other stocks to give dividends; check record dates

• Hindustan Unilever Ltd: HUL has declared an interim dividend of ₹19 per share of face value of ₹1 each for the financial year 2025-26. The record date for determining the entitlement of the shareholders for the dividend payout has been fixed as Friday, November 7. The payment date is November 20.
• Coal India: The state-run coal producer has declared a second interim dividend for FY26 of ₹10.25 per share on the face value of ₹10. The record date has been set as Tuesday, November 4. The payment shall be made by November 28.
• RailTel Corporation of India: The telecom infrastructure provider has announced an interim dividend at the rate of 10% of the paid-up share capital, equivalent to ₹1 per share. The record date is Tuesday, November 4, while the payment date is November 25.
• Colgate Palmolive: Along with the Q2 results, the oral healthcare solutions provider revealed the first interim dividend of ₹24 per share of face value of ₹1 for FY26. The payout will be made on November 19 to those shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Members of the Company as of the record date, which is November 3, 2025.
• Mazagon Dock: The company's Board in a meeting on October 27 approved an interim dividend of ₹6 per share of ₹5 each fully paid-up for FY26. The record date has been fixed as Tuesday, November 4, while November 26 is the payment date.
• Coforge: Information technology services provider Coforge has declared a second interim dividend of ₹4 per share having a face value of ₹2 each fully paid up for FY26. The record date is Friday, October 31.
• Laurus Labs: The pharmaceutical manufacturer has approved the payment of an interim dividend of ₹0.80 per share of ₹2 each for the current fiscal year. The record date is Friday, October 31, while the payment date is November 12.

Seven stocks to give dividends; check record and payment dates

Meanwhile, other companies considering dividends include Manappuram Finance, NTPC, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals, Godfrey Phillips India, Metropolis Healthcare, Saregama India, Astral, Chalet Hotels and others.