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Rs 4.5 interim dividend declared: Bharat Dynamics Q3 profit halves, margins slide
Rs 4.5 interim dividend: The company’s board approved an interim dividend of Rs 4.50 per share for the financial year 2025–26.
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Rs 4.5 interim dividend declared: Bharat Dynamics Q3 profit halves, margins slide
Written By: Abhay Shukla
Updated: Sat, Jan 31, 2026
04:40 PM IST
04:40 PM IST
New Delhi, ZeeBiz WebDesk
Rs 4.5 interim dividend: Bharat Dynamics Ltd on Saturday announced an interim dividend even as the defence public sector undertaking reported a sharp decline in earnings for the December quarter. Profit halved and operating margins slipped significantly during the period.
Profit drops 50% in December quarter
The company reported a 50 per cent year-on-year fall in net profit at Rs 73 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025.
This compares with Rs 147 crore in the same quarter last year.
Revenue declines 32%
Revenue from operations fell 32 per cent to Rs 566.3 crore during the quarter, compared with Rs 832.1 crore in the year-ago period, reflecting weaker execution.
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Operating margins under pressure
EBITDA declined sharply by 79.7 per cent to Rs 25.7 crore, from Rs 126.8 crore a year earlier. EBITDA margin contracted to 4.5 per cent, from 15.2 per cent in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
Rs 4.5 interim dividend
The board of directors of Bharat Dynamics approved an interim dividend of Rs 4.5 per share for FY26 on equity shares with a face value of Rs 5 each.
The decision was taken at the board meeting held on January 31, 2026.
A dividend is a portion of a company’s profit that is paid to its shareholders. It is a reward for owning the company’s shares and is usually paid in cash, though some companies may issue shares instead of cash.
Record date set for dividend
The company has fixed February 9, 2026, as the record date to determine shareholders eligible for the interim dividend.
The record date is very important for investors. It is the cut-off date set by a company to determine which shareholders are eligible to receive the declared dividend.
The company looks at its official list of shareholders on the record date. Only those holding the stock on this date will get the dividend. If you buy the stock after the record date, you won’t receive the upcoming dividend.
Share price performance
Shares of Bharat Dynamics ended the previous session 0.4 per cent higher at Rs 1,537.5 on the BSE.
The stock has delivered strong returns in short term as well as in the long run. It has gained 9.20 per cent in one week, 5.70 per cent in one month, and 3.78 per cent so far this year.
On a longer horizon, the stock is up 21.32 per cent over one year, 237.59 per cent over three years, and 829 per cent over five years.
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