Vedanta shares trade flat after the board's nod for 2nd interim dividend for FY26; check details

“…the Board of Directors of Vedanta Limited (the “Company”), at its meeting held today, i.e., Thursday, August 21, 2025, has considered and approved the Second Interim Dividend of ₹ 16 per equity share on a face value of ₹ 1 per equity share for the Financial Year 2025-26 amounting to ₹6,256 crores,” the company had said in a regulatory statement.

The record date for dividend payment has been fixed on August 27, 2025, (Wednesday), and the interim dividend will be duly paid within the stipulated timelines as prescribed under law, the firm further said.

Vedanta had approved the first interim dividend for the current financial year on June 18, 2025. Its board of directors had approved a dividend payment of ₹7 per share, amounting to ₹2,737 crore.

Anil Aggarwal-led Vedanta has a strong history of regularly rewarding shareholders with dividend payouts. Last financial year, Vedanta announced four interim dividends amounting to ₹43.50 per share.

Following this, shares of Vedanta were trading almost flat down at ₹446.85 apiece on the National Stock Exchange. The stock had touched an intraday low of ₹443.70 per share and a high of ₹452 apiece.

The multinational mining conglomerate reported a consolidated net profit of ₹3,185 crore in the April-June quarter (Q1 FY26), marking a decline of 12% from ₹3,606 crore registered in the same period last year.

Its revenue from operations grew 6% annually to ₹37,824 crore from ₹35,764 crore logged in the year-ago period.

The company’s operating profit, also known as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA), dropped marginally by 0.27% to ₹9,918 crore as against ₹9,945 crore year-on-year (YoY).

Its EBITDA margin contracted to 26.2% from 27.8% reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Vedanta’s capex spent for the quarter was ₹5,155 crore, and a consolidated dividend payout was ₹4,280 crore, while the firm’s net debt stands at ₹58,220 crore, implying a net debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.3x.