Vedanta has set June 24 as the record date for this interim dividend payout.
Interestingly, the board meet comes on the day the company intends to sell stake worth over ₹3,000 crore in its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc through block deals.
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, promoter entity of Vedanta Ltd., currently holds 56.38% stake in the company, which has declined from levels of over 65% in the last few years.
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 ended 0.6% higher on Tuesday at ₹461. The stock has remained flat so far in 2025, gaining 3% so far.
