What are the best Dividend Stocks stocks in India?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. This page ranks India stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria by dividend yield, drawn from ShareValue.ai's coverage of 52,000+ globally-listed equities.

How many Dividend Stocks stocks does ShareValue.ai find in India?

The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 India stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria, ranked by dividend yield. Use the screener (with both the Dividend Stocks preset and India filter applied) for the full ranked list.

What is the top Dividend Stocks stock in India right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Vedanta Limited (VEDL.NSE) ranks first among India stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria with a composite score of 60.7 out of 100. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

What criteria does the Dividend Stocks screen use?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. Every stock also receives four underlying pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale; detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same Dividend Stocks criteria apply across every country ShareValue.ai covers, so this India list is directly comparable to the same preset applied elsewhere.

How often does this India list update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Dividend Stocks in India for 2026

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.

India listings on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) report under Ind_AS (the Indian convergence of IFRS). The universe spans financials, IT services, consumer discretionary, and infrastructure. Composite scoring tends to reward Quality pillar (ROE durability) given the structural growth backdrop.

Data as of Aug 13, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 India stocks by dividend yield

#	Ticker	Name	Sector	Yield	P/E
1	VEDL.NSE	Vedanta Limited	Basic Materials	10.1%	11.6
2	IOC.NSE	Indian Oil Corporation Limited	Energy	5.9%	4.6
3	BPCL.NSE	Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited	Energy	5.8%	6.7
4	OFSS.NSE	Oracle Financial Services Software Limited	Technology	5.8%	24.8
5	QUESS.NSE	Quess Corp Limited	Industrials	5.7%	47.2
6	WIPRO.NSE	Wipro Limited	Technology	5.5%	15.9
7	GPPL.NSE	Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited	Industrials	5.4%	17.6
8	ITC.NSE	ITC Limited	Consumer Defensive	5.2%	17.2
9	PTC.NSE	PTC India Limited	Utilities	5.1%	8.3
10	ONGC.NSE	Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited	Energy	4.8%	9.3
11	CASTROLIND.NSE	Castrol India Limited	Energy	4.7%	19.4
12	RECLTD.NSE	REC Limited	Financial Services	4.6%	5.3
13	GULFOILLUB.NSE	Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited	Basic Materials	4.5%	15.7
14	PFC.NSE	Power Finance Corporation Limited	Financial Services	4.3%	5.4
15	NMDC.NSE	NMDC Limited	Basic Materials	4.2%	10.4
16	CESC.NSE	CESC Limited	Utilities	3.8%	14.2
17	RITES.NSE	RITES Limited	Industrials	3.6%	24.9
18	GAIL.NSE	GAIL (India) Limited	Utilities	3.5%	13.0
19	VRLLOG.NSE	VRL Logistics Limited	Industrials	3.5%	20.3
20	TECHM.NSE	Tech Mahindra Limited	Technology	3.3%	26.0

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by dividend yield within India; use the screener for the full ranked list.