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MRF dividend 2026: India's most expensive ₹1.25 lakh stock but ₹3 in Q2; down 21% in 1 year - Record, payment date

MRF Tyres moved lower in a corporate actions development for FY27 with November 17 in focus.

· LiveMint Markets

MRF declared an interim dividend of ₹3 per share for FY27, with November 17, 2026, set as the record date and payment due on or after December 1. The announcement came as quarterly net profit fell 28% to ₹369 crore, pressured by higher costs despite revenue growth.

Period
FY27
Dates in focus
November 17 and December 1

MRF Tyres reported ₹1.25 lakh, ₹3 and ₹369 crore for FY27, with movement of 21% and 28% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

Against that, the stock is +0.7% on the day at ₹1,26,030.00, and has returned -6.8% over three months. It sits 20% below its 52-week high. The auto sector has moved -6.0% over the same period, so MRF Tyres is running 0.8 points behind its peers.

For MRF Tyres, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the auto peer set alongside it.

  • Buybacks, dividends and splits change what a shareholder actually receives, and often signal how management reads its own value.
  • Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
  • In focus: MRF Tyres (MRF), in Auto.
  • Over three months: MRF Tyres -6.8% against Auto -6.0% (0.8 points behind).
  • Trading well above normal today: MRF Tyres at 2.5 times its 20-day average volume.
Figures for the companies in this story
CompanyPriceDay1M3MFrom 52-wk highVolume vs 20-dayMarket cap
MRF TyresMRF · Auto₹1,26,030.00+0.7%+2.5%-6.8%-20.4%2.5×—

Auto

1M +6.6% · 3M -6.0%

MRF Tyres

Prices as of 11 Nov 2026, 12:01 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.

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