Cash returns are coming to Dalal Street. More than 50 stocks and investment trusts will trade ex-date across Indian exchanges next week to process declared corporate actions, including dividends, share repurchases, and rights issues. Combined cash payouts from 51 separate dividend declarations total ₹315.21 per share. Investors hunting income have a tight execution window. The corporate action pipeline stretches across FMCG bellwethers, state-run energy producers, chemical manufacturers, and infrastructure trusts.
Bayer CropScience tops the board. The agrochemical manufacturer will trade ex-dividend on November 12 with a payout of ₹90 per share, the highest single distribution of the week. Hand tool manufacturer Taparia Tools follows with an interim dividend of ₹40 per share on the same day. Esab India will turn ex-date on November 9, releasing ₹20 per share, while Galaxy Surfactants has declared ₹18 per share ahead of its November 11 ex-date. Fast-moving consumer goods bellwether Hindustan Unilever will distribute an interim dividend of ₹19 per share, trading ex-date on November 12 alongside state-run upstream major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, which cleared ₹8 per share.
The payouts kick off on Saturday, November 9, when ten companies and trusts trade ex-benefit. Dabur India will process an interim dividend of ₹3.50 per share, while Ganesh Consumer Products and Brisk Technovision deliver ₹3.70 and ₹2 per share respectively. Specialized diagnostics chain Metropolis Healthcare and Labelkraft Technologies have each slated ₹1 per share. Oswal Agro Mills and IT firm Saksoft will distribute ₹0.50 per share each, as Interise Trust and Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust process scheduled income distributions for unit holders.
Trading on Monday, November 11 brings the heaviest roster of corporate distributions. Aurobindo Pharma will trade ex-date for a ₹7 per share interim payout. Balrampur Chini Mills and tire maker Balkrishna Industries will both release ₹4 per share, while Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals pays ₹5 per share. Logistics PSU Container Corporation of India has fixed ₹1.90 per share, matched by rail engineering PSU RITES at ₹1.90. Dr Lal PathLabs will distribute ₹5 per share, while Navneet Education has set a dual distribution consisting of a ₹1.50 special dividend alongside a ₹1.50 interim dividend.
| Company / Trust | Corporate Action | Value Per Share | Ex-Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer CropScience | Interim Dividend | ₹90.00 | November 12 |
| Taparia Tools | Interim Dividend | ₹40.00 | November 12 |
| Esab India | Interim Dividend | ₹20.00 | November 9 |
| Hindustan Unilever |
The calendar also includes capital structure changes beyond straight cash dividends. Jyothy Labs will execute a share buyback with its ex-date on November 11, while drugmaker FDC processes its own share buyback on November 13. Three equity rights issues are scheduled over the week: Evonile Pharma and Zodiac-JRD-MKJ on November 11, followed by Kanel Industries on November 13. Infrastructure trusts are also releasing capital, with IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust executing an income distribution on November 11.
Timing dictates entitlement. Under exchange settlement rules, the ex-date marks the boundary where shares trade stripped of their declared corporate benefits. Investors buying on or after the scheduled ex-date forfeit the immediate dividend or buyback eligibility. To secure the declared payouts, market participants must hold the equities in their demat accounts before the ex-date, satisfying the official company record date criteria.
| Interim Dividend |
| ₹19.00 |
| November 12 |
| Galaxy Surfactants | Interim Dividend | ₹18.00 | November 11 |
| IG Petrochemicals | Interim Dividend | ₹10.00 | November 13 |
| ONGC | Interim Dividend | ₹8.00 | November 12 |
| Aurobindo Pharma | Interim Dividend | ₹7.00 | November 11 |
| Somany Ceramics | Interim Dividend | ₹6.00 | November 13 |
| Dr Lal PathLabs | Interim Dividend | ₹5.00 | November 11 |