Vedanta dividend: Metals and mining major Vedanta Limited announced an interim dividend of ₹11 per share on Monday, March 23, marking the third payout for the financial year 2025-26 (FY26). The total payout by the company amounts to ₹4,300 crore.
The company, in an exchange filing today afternoon, said, “We wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of Vedanta Limited, at its meeting held today i.e. Monday, March 23, 2026, has considered and approved the Third Interim Dividend of ₹ 11/- per equity share on face value of ₹ 1/- per equity share for the Financial Year 2025-26 amounting to c. ₹ 4,300 crores.”
Vedata dividend record date for the purpose of identifying shareholders eligible for the payout is fixed as Saturday, March 28. Anil Agarwal-led company last week, on March 18, had already announced the record date for the said dividend.
Vedanta dividend history
Vedanta is one of the high divided-paying large-cap stocks on Dalal Street, as evident from the announcement of the third payout in the ongoing financial year.
Before today’s announcement, Vedanta paid a dividend of ₹16 and ₹7 this year in August and June, respectively. According to Trendlyne data, Vedanta has declared dividends 49 times since July 2001.
Meanwhile, in the last 12 months alone, it has paid ₹23 as a dividend. At current levels, Vedanta has a dividend yield of 3.6%, data shows.
More to come…