Orient Electric AGM 2026: Dividend, record date, FY26

Orient Electric Limited has scheduled its 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) for July 22, 2026, and will conduct the shareholder meeting through video conferencing (VC) and other audio visual means (OAVM). The company’s AGM agenda includes the adoption of audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2026 (FY26) and approval of a final dividend.

The announcement is relevant for shareholders tracking dividend timelines and corporate actions. It also comes after Orient Electric reported higher revenue and profit for FY26, alongside a strong Q4 performance led by its Lighting and Switchgear and Electrical Consumer Durables (ECD) businesses.

AGM date, time, and mode of meeting

The 10th AGM is scheduled on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. IST. The company will hold the meeting via VC and OAVM.

The meeting will transact ordinary business. This includes the adoption of audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2026, and the declaration of a final dividend as recommended by the board.

Final dividend: amount, record date, and payment timeline

Orient Electric’s Board has recommended a final dividend of ₹0.75 per equity share of face value ₹1 each. If shareholders approve the dividend at the AGM, the company has said it will pay the amount on or before August 21, 2026.

The record date for determining eligible shareholders is July 10, 2026. This record date is the key reference for investors holding the stock for dividend entitlement.

Key dates at a glance

FY26 financial performance: revenue, EBITDA, and PAT

For FY26, Orient Electric reported revenue from operations of ₹3,326.39 crore, up 7.5% from ₹3,093.68 crore in the previous year. Profit after tax (PAT) increased 15.18% to ₹95.84 crore, compared with ₹83.21 crore a year earlier.

The company also reported EBITDA of ₹229.0 crore in FY26, up 12.4%. Gross profit for FY26 stood at ₹1,036.2 crore, representing a 4.2% year-on-year increase.

These numbers form the basis of the audited financial statements that shareholders will be asked to adopt at the AGM.

Q4 FY26 highlights: profitability outpaced revenue growth

Orient Electric reported Q4 FY26 revenue of ₹948.3 crore, a 10.0% year-on-year increase from ₹861.9 crore in Q4 FY25. The company also reported a quarter-on-quarter increase from ₹906.5 crore in Q3 FY26.

Profitability improved faster than topline growth in the March quarter. PAT for Q4 FY26 rose 28.9% year-on-year to ₹40.3 crore (from ₹31.3 crore) and increased 55.0% quarter-on-quarter from ₹26.0 crore.

Operating performance improved as well. EBITDA for Q4 FY26 was ₹77.4 crore, up 15.8% year-on-year from ₹66.8 crore, while EBITDA margin improved to 8.2% from 7.8% in Q4 FY25.

Segment performance: Lighting & Switchgear and ECD

The company attributed Q4 FY26 performance to growth in the Lighting & Switchgear and ECD segments. In Q4 FY26, ECD reported revenue of ₹661.14 crore, while Lighting & Switchgear revenue stood at ₹287.11 crore.

For FY26, ECD revenue was ₹2,293.77 crore and Lighting & Switchgear revenue was ₹1,032.62 crore. Segment profit for FY26 was reported at ₹225.19 crore for ECD and ₹138.28 crore for Lighting & Switchgear.

The company also reported that Lighting & Switchgear revenue grew 16% year-on-year in Q4 FY26.

Board approvals and regulatory disclosures

Orient Electric’s audited financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2026 were approved at a Board of Directors meeting held on May 8, 2026. The company said the results were subsequently published through a newspaper advertisement on May 9, 2026, under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Separately, the company submitted copies of public notices for its 10th AGM that were published in newspapers on June 12, 2026. The notices were published in Financial Express (English) and Odisha Bhaskar (Odiya) to intimate shareholders about the meeting, in line with SEBI requirements.

Manufacturing consolidation and exceptional item

The company disclosed that its Board approved consolidation of manufacturing facilities at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. As a result, Orient Electric recognised an exceptional loss of ₹1.51 crore in the quarter, due to the write-down of capital assets to their net realisable value.

This item is relevant for investors reading the quarterly financials because it sits outside the normal run-rate of operations. The company’s reported quarterly profit numbers were still higher year-on-year despite this exceptional loss.

Dividend signals and what shareholders should track

Along with the final dividend of ₹0.75 per share recommended for shareholder approval, the company also stated that the total dividend recommended for FY26 is ₹1.50 per share.

For shareholders, the practical checkpoints are the record date of July 10, 2026, the AGM vote on July 22, 2026, and the stated payment timeline on or before August 21, 2026, if the dividend is approved.

Summary financial snapshot

Conclusion

Orient Electric’s 10th AGM on July 22, 2026 will seek shareholder approval for FY26 audited accounts and a final dividend of ₹0.75 per share. The company has set July 10, 2026 as the record date, and indicated that payment, if approved, will be made on or before August 21, 2026.

The AGM follows a year in which Orient Electric reported higher revenue, EBITDA, and profit, and a March-quarter performance marked by stronger margins and a disclosed exceptional loss linked to manufacturing consolidation at Noida.