What Coal India filed
Coal India Limited (CIL) filed its Integrated Annual Report for FY 2025-26 with the exchanges under Regulation 34(1). The Board, at its meeting on 27 April 2026, recommended a **final dividend of ₹5.25 per equity share** for FY26, subject to shareholder approval at the 52nd AGM on 31 August 2026.
The company has fixed **Friday, 4 September 2026** as the record date to determine members eligible for the final dividend, which — if approved — is payable within 30 days. Combined with interim dividends of ₹21.25 already paid during the year, the total FY26 dividend works out to ₹26.50 per share, unchanged from the prior year and equal to 265% of the ₹10 face value.
The year behind the payout
The filing describes FY26 as a year of steady operations in a demanding environment, with coal production and offtake both easing from the prior year. Full-year profitability moderated, which the company attributes to softer realisations and higher expenditure, even as the fourth quarter was stronger. Revenue from operations was broadly flat year-on-year while profit stepped down from FY25.
The report also flags a policy change that reshaped the company's tax position: the GST rate on coal rose from 5% to 18% with effect from 22 September 2025, eliminating the long-standing inverted duty structure and letting the group draw down accumulated input tax credit. The company describes an ongoing shift of its portfolio beyond coal — into renewable energy, coal gasification, critical minerals and thermal power — and notes it listed subsidiaries Bharat Coking Coal and CMPDIL during the year while retaining majority stakes.
Why the dates matter to holders
For a shareholder, the operative facts in this filing are the dividend figure and the dates. The final dividend requires AGM approval on 31 August 2026, and only members on the register as of the 4 September 2026 record date are eligible to receive it. The filing states the dividend, if approved, will be paid within 30 days.
The company also notes a procedural change: all tax-related documents for dividend deduction must now be submitted through a designated tax portal, open 18 August to 4 September 2026, with email submission available as an interim fallback.