Vedanta Dividend: Board approves first interim payout of ₹7 per share; check record date

The board of Anil Agarwal-owned mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. has approved a first interim dividend of ₹7 per share at the conclusion of its board meeting on Wednesday, June 18.

This will result in a total outgo of ₹2,737 crore for the company. Vedanta Resources, by virtue of its 56.38% stake in the listed entity, will be entitled to a total payout of ₹1,543 crore.

Vedanta has set June 24 as the record date for this interim dividend payout.
Interestingly, the board meet outcome comes on the day the company sold 1.6% of the total outstanding equity of its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc, for a total consideration of ₹3,023 crore.

Vedanta had paid ₹17,000 crore as dividend in financial year 2025 to its shareholders. In absolute terms, the company had paid ₹43.5 per share as dividend.

Over the last four years, Vedanta has paid over ₹200 per share as dividend to its shareholders.

Financial Year	Dividend Per Share (₹)	Total Outgo (₹ Crore)
FY25	43.5	17,010
FY24	29.5	10,953
FY23	101.5	37,729
FY22	45	16,727

Vedanta Resources’ current stake of 56.38% has declined over the last few years, when it stood at above 65%.

Vedanta has close to 20 lakh retail shareholders, or those with authorised share capital of up to ₹2 lakh, who own a 11.25% stake in the company at the end of the March quarter.

Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta’s unit had announced its first interim dividend last week worth ₹10 per share, leading to Vedanta receiving close to ₹3,000 crore as a result of its 64.92% stake.

In a note on May 1 this year, brokerage firm JPMorgan said that for financial year 2026, it anticipates the dividend payout from Vedanta to nearly halve, in comparison to financial year 2025 to ₹25 per share, and remain constant in financial year 2027 as well, at ₹27 per share.

Shares of Vedanta are currently recovering from the lows of the day, currently trading 0.3% lower at ₹457.65.