As many as five companies including TCS, Tata Consumer Products and more have set May 25 (Monday) as the record date for dividend payments and bonus issue, effectively making today the last date to buy the shares in order to be eligible for payouts and corporate action.Only those shareholders who own the shares of the companies as on the record date will be eligible to receive the dividends and bonus shares. As per SEBI’s T+1 settlement rule, investors who buy the shares today, will get the shares credited to their demat accounts by Monday, which is the next trading day, making them eligible for the payment.TCS dividendIT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) last month announced a final dividend of Rs 31 per share (3,100%) with a face value of Re 1 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. The company stated that the FY26 shareholder payout in the form of dividends stood at Rs 39,571 crore.The dividend will be paid to the eligible shareholders on June 12, subject to deduction of tax at source, the Tata Group company said in an exchange filing earlier this month. TCS has declared 94 dividends since October 2004, and has a dividend yield of 4.69%, according to data on Trendlyne.The shares of the company gained 3.5% in one week, but declined around 11% in one month and 28% in 2026 so far, with a 34% crash in one year. In the longer term, the stock has delivered negative returns of 28% over three years and 24% in five years.Tata Consumer Products dividendFMCG major Tata Consumer Products announced earlier this month that its board of directors has recommended a Rs 10 per share for FY26. The dividend, if approved by shareholders at its upcoming Annual General Meeting on June 10, will be paid to the eligible shareholders on or after June 15, 2026.The Tata Salt-maker has declared 27 dividends since August, 2001, and has a dividend yield of 0.69%, according to data on Trendlyne. The shares of the company have fallen around 3% in one week but gained 5% in one month and one year, gaining 58% in three years and 86% in five years.LTI Mindtree dividendLTI Mindtree late in April said that its board of directors has recommended a final dividend of Rs 53 per share with a face value of Re 1 each, subject to shareholders’ approval at its upcoming AGM on June 1. The IT company has declared 21 dividends since November 17, 2016, and has a dividend yield of 1.62%, according to data on Trendlyne. LTI Mindtree shares have gained more than 5% in one week but declined over 13% in one month and 32% in 2025 so far.Fabric and apparel manufacturer Siyaram Silk Mills has set May 25 as the record date for its special dividend of Rs 4 per share. Lab-grown diamond jewellery brand Aurique meanwhile will turn ex-record date on the same day for its 6:1 bonus issue.(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times)