Dividend stocks: ONGC, Coal India, HAL, 19 others to remain in focus today
Among the listed companies, Hindustan Aeronautics has announced the highest interim dividend of ₹35 per share, with February 18 as the record date
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Dividend stocks: D-Street investors aiming to pocket some passive income from their holdings can watch shares of Hindustan Aeronautics, Coal India, Oil India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Bharat Forge, Natco Pharma, and 16 other companies, as they have announced dividend payouts.
According to BSE filings, shares of these 22 companies are scheduled to trade ex-dividend tomorrow, February 18, 2026. The ex-date marks the day a stock begins trading without entitlement to the declared dividend. Investors wishing to receive the payout must hold the shares on or before this date, subject to the record date fixed by each company.
Among the listed companies, Hindustan Aeronautics has announced the highest interim dividend of ₹35 per share, with February 18 as the record date. It is followed by Torrent Pharmaceuticals, which declared an interim dividend of ₹29 per share, and Coal India, which announced ₹5.50 per share, both with the same record date.
Other notable payouts include MSTC at ₹7.60 per share, Oil India at ₹7, and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation at ₹6.25 per share.
Here is the complete list of stocks that will trade ex-dividend tomorrow, February 18, 2026:
| Company | Ex-date | Purpose | Record date |
| Ashiana Housing | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹1 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| AVT Natural Products | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹0.3500 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Bhansali Engineering Polymers | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹1 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Bharat Forge | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹2 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Bhaskar Agrochemicals | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹1 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Bliss GVS Pharma | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹0.5000 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Brisk Technovision | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹1.4000 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| CMS Info Systems | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹2.7500 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Coal India | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹5.5000 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Goodluck India | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹3 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| G R Infraprojects | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹2.5000 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Hindustan Aeronautics | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹35 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Honda India Power Products | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹3.5000 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Indraprastha Gas | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹3.2500 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| IRB Infrastructure Developers | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹0.0700 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| MSTC | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹7.6000 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Natco Pharma | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹1.5000 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Oil India | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹7 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Oil and Natural Gas Corporation | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹6.2500 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Precision Wires India | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹0.3500 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Premco Global | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹2 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals | Feb 18, 2026 | Interim Dividend - ₹29 | Feb 19, 2026 |