Vedanta to consider second interim dividend on Thursday; check dividend history

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.

Vedanta has declared a total of 45 dividends since 2003, and in the past 12 months, Vedanta has declared an equity dividend amounting to ₹35.50 per share. At the current share price, Vedanta's dividend yield is 7.89%, data from Trendlyne showed.

Here is a list of Vedanta's last five dividends

Vedanta has so far paid ₹407.85 in dividends to its shareholders since 2003. In the last 10 fiscal years through FY24, Vedanta has distributed nearly ₹94,650 crore in dividends, including ₹29.50 per share in FY24, ₹45 per share in FY22, and a record ₹101.50 per share in FY23.

Vedanta’s Q1 earnings

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 in the year-ago period.

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.

Vedanta shares were trading 0.44% lower at ₹448.10 on the BSE by 11:45 am.