R Systems International shares have witnessed exceptional buying interest for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, September 29, with the stock opening at ₹289.70 against its previous close of ₹277.60 and jumping as much as 9% to hit an intraday high of ₹302.75. The stock has surged 28.4% in just two consecutive sessions, demonstrating strong investor confidence ahead of the dividend record date. The stock had previously surged 14.56% on Monday following the announcement of its second interim dividend for 2026, with shares trading ₹269.94 per share on Monday, September 28. The company's market capitalisation has reached ₹3,157.80 crore as the dividend announcement continues to drive strong investor interest.
R Systems International has declared a second interim dividend of ₹8 per equity share for 2026, according to an exchange filing on Friday, September 25. The dividend, equal to 800% of the share's ₹1 face value, will be paid on or before October 24, 2026. The board has fixed Thursday, October 1 as the record date to determine shareholder eligibility for the payout. As per the company's filing, investors must own the stock before the record date to become eligible for the payout, meaning they must purchase it by Wednesday, September 30 to qualify for the dividend. The company has disclosed that equity market investors will be eligible for the dividend issue up to one day ahead of the official record date, with eligible shareholders receiving ₹8 per share for every share they own in the company up to the record date.
The dividend announcement has triggered exceptional trading activity, with trading volumes surpassing 4.44 crore equity shares on the National Stock Exchange on Monday, September 28. This represents a 284-times increase in investing activity compared to the average past week volumes of 1,56,558 equity shares. On a two-week basis, the trading volume surged 290 times to Monday's levels, compared to 1,53,208 equity shares in the two-week average trading activity. The company has also disclosed that the trading window of its stock will remain closed for all key personnel effective from Thursday, October 1, up to 48 hours after the company's Q2 earnings announcement.
The latest payout follows an interim dividend of ₹6 per equity share announced by R Systems on March 6, which was equivalent to 600% of the face value and had a record date of March 12. Taken together, the company has declared ₹14 per equity share in interim dividends for 2026 so far, as reported by CNBC TV18 and confirmed by the company's exchange filing. The strong dividend yield has contributed to the stock's recent performance, with the company delivering close to 10.96% return in one week and around 11.97% return in two weeks. The company has also declared a dividend of 0.0001% on ₹1 face-value Optionally Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares (OCRPS), in line with the preferential rights attached to the shares.
Despite the recent surge, R Systems International shares have experienced mixed performance over different time periods. The stock has delivered more than 24% returns on their investment in the last five years, but has lost 46% in the last three years and declined 36% in the past year. On a year-to-date basis, the company's stock has declined 34% so far in 2026, though it has gained 7.7% in the past one-month period. The shares were trading 9.3% higher in the last five market sessions. The stock has jumped nearly 18% in the last six months by 10 am on Tuesday, September 29, but over the last one year, it is down 28%, hitting a 52-week low of ₹213.50 on July 6, 2026 after reaching a 52-week high of ₹446.55 on October 6, 2025. Blackstone Inc's BCP Asia II Topco II Pte Limited, Singapore holds a majority 51.85% stake in R Systems, as per BSE data on September 28.
