CRISIL interim dividend: Record date set for Apr 23

What CRISIL has announced so far

CRISIL Ltd has lined up its first interim dividend announcement alongside its quarterly results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The rating agency said its board will meet on April 16 and April 17 to consider the results and the dividend proposal. Even before disclosing the interim dividend amount, the company has already communicated the record date and the payment date through an exchange filing. The dividend amount is scheduled to be announced on Friday, April 17. The filing carrying these details was made on Wednesday, April 8.

Board meeting dates and the dividend announcement timeline

The company has stated that the board meeting will be held across April 16 and 17. The interim dividend, if approved, will be CRISIL’s first interim dividend under this specific announcement cycle. The quantum of dividend has not been disclosed yet in the information provided, but the date of disclosure has. This approach gives investors clarity on eligibility dates ahead of the formal declaration.

Record date and payment date for the first interim dividend

CRISIL has fixed April 23, 2026 (Thursday) as the record date for determining shareholders eligible for the first interim dividend. The company also stated that the interim dividend will be paid on May 8, 2026. These dates were disclosed through the exchange filing referenced above. For investors, the record date is key because shareholding as of that date determines entitlement to the dividend.

Context: final dividend of Rs 28 and the ex-dividend date

Ahead of the upcoming interim dividend decision, CRISIL had announced a final dividend of Rs 28 per share for the year ended December 31, 2025. The stock traded ex-dividend on April 2, 2026 for this final dividend. This provides context to CRISIL’s dividend cadence and how the company has historically used dividends as a shareholder payout mechanism.

CRISIL’s longer dividend track record

Data cited from BSE indicates CRISIL has announced 78 dividends since April 2001. The company has declared more than 20 dividends in the last five years. This history is relevant because it sets expectations around the company’s consistency of payouts, even though the amount of the upcoming interim dividend will only be known after the April 17 board outcome.

AGM notice and shareholder voting schedule

Separately, CRISIL has published its notice for the 39th Annual General Meeting scheduled for April 17, 2026. The AGM is slated to be held via video conferencing/OAVM at 2:30 PM IST. The company published the AGM notice in Financial Express and Sakal on March 24, 2026, and communicated the publication to stock exchanges.

For shareholder participation, the cut-off date is April 10, 2026. Remote e-voting is scheduled to begin on April 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM IST and end on April 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM IST. The service provider for the process is NSDL, and the company said document dispatch was completed on March 23, 2026. Company Secretary Minal Bhosale (ACS 12999) signed the official communication relating to the publication and e-voting information.

FY25 financial snapshot cited in disclosures

CRISIL has reported multiple FY25 financial figures across the information provided. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, consolidated revenue is cited at ₹3,649.01 crore, up 11.9% year-on-year, while net profit is cited at ₹766.01 crore, up 12.0%. For the quarter, consolidated revenue growth is cited at 18.5% to ₹1,081.57 crore, while net profit is cited at ₹241.50 crore, up 7.5%. Another set of figures cited in the material refers to total income for the year ended December 31, 2025 at ₹3,755.55 crore (versus ₹3,349.42 crore in the previous year), with basic EPS (consolidated) at ₹104.75.

Rekha Jhunjhunwala’s stake as per the shareholding pattern

As per the shareholding pattern of CRISIL as of December 31, 2025, Rekha Jhunjhunwala held 37,99,000 equity shares, representing a 5.19% stake in the company. The stake value was cited at Rs 1,597.33 crore as of the day’s high mentioned in the material. The reference links this holding to the stock’s prevailing trading levels on the day.

Stock movement cited around the announcement period

CRISIL shares were cited as having rebounded 14% from their 52-week low of Rs 3,689, hit two weeks prior to the referenced trading day. The stock was cited at Rs 4,204.60 on Thursday in the same context. Another quoted market snapshot shows CRISIL at 4,126.30, up 4.60 points, or +0.11%.

Key facts at a glance

Market impact: why dates matter more than the amount right now

With the dividend amount not yet disclosed, the immediate market-relevant information is the timetable. The record date of April 23, 2026 determines eligibility, and the payment date of May 8, 2026 clarifies cash-flow timing for investors. The prior ex-dividend date of April 2, 2026 for the Rs 28 final dividend also places the interim dividend action in a broader sequence of payouts. Investors typically track these dates closely for portfolio accounting and for aligning holdings with entitlement windows.

What investors can watch next

The next concrete update is expected on April 17, when CRISIL is scheduled to announce the interim dividend amount along with the March-quarter results. Separately, the company’s AGM on April 17, 2026 is also on the calendar, along with the already-defined e-voting schedule ending April 16. Any dividend outcome will be assessed alongside the financial performance numbers already cited for FY25 and the most recent quarter. Until the amount is announced, the record and payment dates remain the most actionable information disclosed.

Conclusion

CRISIL has set April 23, 2026 as the record date and May 8, 2026 as the payment date for its first interim dividend under the current announcement, with the dividend amount due on April 17 after the board meeting. Investors will now watch the April 17 disclosures for the dividend quantum and the quarterly results for the period ended March 31, 2026.