Vedanta Dividend 2025 Announcement: Vedanta has announced first interim dividend of FY2026. Vedanta said that board has fixed the dividend amount at Rs 7 per share while June 24 will be considered as the record date.
Vedanta Limited announced an interim dividend of ₹7 per share for FY 2025-26, totaling ₹2,737 crore. The record date for shareholders is set for June 24, 2025, reinforcing the company’s commitment to high shareholder returns amidst ongoing capital expenditure.
Vedanta Dividend 2025 Announcement: Vedanta has announced first interim dividend of financial year 2025-26. The company has shared the details about dividend amount and record date via an exchange filing.
Vedanta in statement said that its board has recommended 700 per cent or Rs 7 interim dividend per share of Re 1 face value. In total, Vedanta will pay a dividend of Rs 2737 crore.
“Considered and approved the first interim dividend of Rs 7 per equity share on face value of Re 1 per equity share for the financial year 2025-26 amounting to Rs 2,737 crore,
The decision was taken at the Board of Directors’ meeting held earlier in the day and marks a significant shareholder payout of approximately ₹2,737 crore.
In a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges under Regulation 30 of SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) Regulations, 2015, Vedanta confirmed that the interim dividend is based on a face value of ₹1 per equity share.
Vedanta has a long-standing reputation for delivering consistent and high dividends to its shareholders, making it one of the preferred dividend-paying stocks on Dalal Street. The latest dividend further reinforces the company’s commitment to rewarding its investors even amid ongoing capital expenditure plans and demerger-related developments.
Vedanta Dividend Record Date 2025#
Ahead of the board meeting, Vedanta had already announced the dividend record date for determining the eligibility of shareholders participation in dividend payment. As per BSE filing, Vedanta dividend record date is on June 24.
“As intimated earlier, the record date for the purpose of payment of dividend shall be Tuesday, June 24, 2025,” Vedanta said.
On when Rs 7 interim dividend will be paid to eligible shareholders, Vedanta said, “The interim dividend shall be duly paid within the stipulated timelines as prescribed under law”.
At the time of writing report around 9:45 AM, Vedanta shares traded flat with positive bias at Rs 446 on BSE.
Over the last four years, Vedanta has paid over ₹200 per share as dividend to its shareholders.
Vedanta Dividend History#
Vedanta is one of top dividend paying stocks. Vedanta dividend yield is nearly 10 per cent. In 2024, Vedanta had paid dividend on 4 different occasions — Rs 11 in May, Rs 4 in August Rs 20 in September and Rs 8.50 in December. Back in 2023 and 2022, Vedanta had distributed a dividend of Rs 62.50 and Rs 81.50, respectively, on each stock to its shareholders.
Vedanta Demerger Plan#
Meanwhile, Vedanta, led by Anil Agarwal, is all set for the demerger of its business. As per the demerger plan, Vedanta will split its business into 5 separate companies, with one being the existing one (Vedanta Ltd). The 4 new demerged companies will be: Vedanta Aluminium Metal; Vedanta Power; Vedanta Oil & Gas and Vedanta Iron and Steel Limited. All the new four companies will list on NSE and BSE separately. Vedanta has fixed the demerger ratio at 1:1.
Vedanta Sells 1.6% Stake in Hindustan Zinc#
Vedanta Ltd today also confirmed selling a 1.6 per cent stake in Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) via block deals to institutional investors, raising ₹3,028 crore. The move is part of Vedanta’s broader deleveraging strategy aimed at strengthening its balance sheet.
Earlier in the day, about 7.2 crore shares, or 1.71 per cent equity, changed hands at ₹460.5 apiece, totalling ₹3,323 crore, according to CNBC-TV18. Vedanta later clarified that it had sold 66.7 million shares through an accelerated bookbuild process.
In addition to the stake sale, Vedanta is expected to receive ₹2,679.54 crore from Hindustan Zinc’s recently declared ₹10 per share dividend. The twin cash inflows will support Vedanta’s financial goals amid ongoing corporate restructuring and focus on capital discipline.
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