Reliance Industries to Declare Dividend: Last Opportunity for Investors to Acquire Stock

Reliance Industries Sets Record Date for Final Dividend of ₹6 per Share

Reliance Industries has fixed June 5 (Friday) as the record date for its final dividend of ₹6 per share for FY26, making June 4 the last day for investors to purchase the stock and become eligible for the payout. The company had announced the dividend in April while reporting its financial results for the year ended March 2026.

Under SEBI's T+1 settlement framework, investors must buy shares at least one trading day before the record date to ensure they are credited to their demat accounts in time. As a result, shareholders purchasing Reliance Industries shares on June 4 will be eligible to receive the dividend, provided the shares are credited to their accounts by the June 5 record date.

The company distributed a dividend of ₹5.5 per equity share in August last year. Prior to that, shareholders received an interim dividend of ₹10 per share in August 2024. Investors also benefited from a 1:1 bonus issue announced in October 2024.

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As of the December quarter of FY26, Reliance Industries had more than 42.06 lakh shareholders. As per the latest shareholding pattern available as of December 31, 2026, promoters and the promoter group owned 50.01% of the company, while public shareholders held the remaining 49.99%.

Reliance Industries reported a consolidated net profit attributable to owners of the company of ₹16,971 crore for the January-March quarter of FY26, down 12.6% from ₹19,407 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. However, consolidated revenue from operations increased 12.9% year-on-year to ₹2,98,621 crore during the quarter, compared with ₹2,64,573 crore in Q4 FY25.

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For the full FY26, the Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate posted a net profit of ₹80,775 crore, up 16% from ₹69,648 crore in FY25. Revenue from operations rose 9.75% to ₹10,75,675 crore from ₹9,80,136 crore in the previous financial year.

The company's chairman and managing director, Mukesh Ambani, said, "Through FY26, we faced geopolitical disruptions, volatile energy prices and shifting global trade patterns. These headwinds weighed on businesses across the world. The breadth of our portfolio and strong domestic orientation helped navigate volatility in the external environment."

Reliance Industries shares declined 1% to its day's low of ₹1,300.05 today. It has fallen 3% in one week and 8% in one month. The stock has declined nearly 17% in 2026 so far. In the longer term, the shares of the company have fallen 7% in one year, but gained 7% in three years and 19% in five years.