Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals declares interim dividend of ₹5 per share

What happened

Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals (CHAMBLFERT) told the exchanges on 3 November 2026 at 04:45 PM that its board has declared a interim dividend of ₹5 per equity share.

From the filing: "CFCL/SE/2026-27/57 dated October 30, 2026, the Board of Directors has also declared an interim dividend of Rs. 5.00 per equity share of Rs. 10 each of the Company (i.e. @ 50%)."

How big is it?

At the latest price of ₹368.3, the ₹5 payout amounts to 1.36% of the share price.

Company snapshot

Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals is a small-cap company in the Chemicals sector, with a market value of about ₹14,754 crore.

The stock last traded at ₹368.3, against a 52-week range of ₹350–₹497.8 (26.0% below the high).

Before this filing the shares had moved −10.0% over the month and −19.1% over three months. Average daily turnover over the last 20 sessions was about ₹16.46 crore.

Promoters held 61.34% at the end of Q1 FY27, up 0.09% points from the previous quarter; 23.07% of promoter shares were pledged. Foreign institutions owned 14.92% and domestic institutions 5.34%.

What history shows

This is not the company's first dividend disclosure: BCEIE has 2 earlier filings of this kind on record since May 2026.

Across 37 similar disclosures by other Chemicals companies, shares moved −2.5% on average the next day and −3.7% over five days; 43% of them rose the next day.

Market-wide, 951 dividend filings with an impact score of 50 or more saw an average next-day move of −0.0%, with 44% rising.

Past reactions describe what happened before; they are not a forecast.

What to watch

• 3 November 2026: Board meeting — Financial Results/Dividend.

Source

• Exchange filing (PDF)