Income-focused equity investors on Dalal Street have a packed corporate-action calendar ahead as 25 listed companies and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) turn ex-dividend and observe their official record dates between Monday, November 16, 2026, and Friday, November 20, 2026. Leading the generous cash distributions for shareholders across Mumbai, New Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, and Kolkata are Jockey India licensee Page Industries Ltd, which has declared a substantial interim dividend of ₹150 per share, industrial equipment major Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd at ₹20 per share, A.K. Capital Services Ltd at ₹18 per share, and state-run energy and power financiers Oil India Ltd (₹7 per share), Power Finance Corporation Ltd (₹4.10 per share), and Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (₹4 per share). Under India’s T+1 settlement cycle, investors looking to qualify for these payouts must ensure they purchase and hold the eligible shares in their demat accounts before the respective ex-dividend date.

Complete Day-by-Day List of Dividend Stocks Next Week (Nov 16–20, 2026)

From public sector heavyweights such as Cochin Shipyard, Oil India, and Power Finance Corporation to marquee consumer, tyre, and industrial names like Page Industries and MRF, here is the complete verified schedule of companies trading ex-dividend and finalizing shareholder eligibility next week:

High-Value Payout Highlights: Page Industries, Oil India, and PFC

Among next week’s corporate announcements, Page Industries Ltd stands out with its second interim dividend of ₹150 per equity share for FY27, fixing Wednesday, November 18, 2026 as the record date and scheduling payout on or before December 11, 2026. Similarly, Maharatna energy producer Oil India Ltd approved a ₹7 per share interim dividend (70 percent of its ₹10 face value) following strong Q2 earnings, with Friday, November 20, 2026 set as the record date and credit scheduled on or before December 12, 2026. Meanwhile, Power Finance Corporation (PFC) will determine shareholder eligibility on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 for its ₹4.10 per share second interim dividend, with disbursement slated on or before December 4, 2026.

What Are Ex-Dividend Date and Record Date? Key Rules for Investors

Understanding how ex-dividend dates and record dates interact is essential so investors do not miss out on declared payouts. The record date is the cutoff day on which a company checks its register of members (via NSDL and CDSL depositories) to identify eligible shareholders. The ex-dividend date (ex-date) is the first trading session on which a stock trades without the value of the upcoming dividend.

Because Indian equities settle on a T+1 basis (one business day after trade execution), both the ex-date and record date fall on the same day. Consequently, if you buy shares on or after the ex-date, your name will not appear in depository records on the record date, and you will not receive the dividend. To receive the payout, investors must purchase the stock at least one trading session prior to the ex-date and hold it through market close on that day—keeping in mind that dividend income is taxable in the hands of shareholders at their applicable income-tax slab rate, with 10 percent TDS deducted if annual dividend receipts from a single company exceed ₹10,000.