Vedanta board announces third interim dividend of ₹11 per share. Check record date and other details here

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.

It further added that the interim dividend shall be duly paid “within the stipulated timelines as prescribed under law”.

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.

Vedanta share price trend

Vedanta shares witnessed intense selling pressure today despite the dividend announcement, tracking the broader selloff in the Indian stock market and a decline in precious metals, which also weighed on its subsidiary, Hindustan Zinc (HZL). Vedanta holds a 61.84% stake in the HZL. Furthermore, the ongoing Middle East conflict that has resulted in energy supply disruptions is also weighing on the metal stocks.

Higher energy prices reduce profit margins for energy-intensive businesses, while a stronger currency makes dollar-priced goods less appealing worldwide.

Vedanta share price lost as much as 5.66% to ₹634.50 on the BSE today, but recouped some losses and closed the session, 4.23% down at ₹644.15. The trading volumes on the counter also spiked as 15.76 lakh shares on BSE changed hands today, almost thrice the two-week average of 5.97 lakh shares.

The metal stock has been an outperformer in the Indian stock market, according to data available on exchanges. Vedanta shares have risen 7% in 2026 so far, as against a near 15% decline seen in the BSE Sensex and a 3% fall in the BSE Metal index.

On a longer time frame of a year, Vedanta shares have jumped 38% and delivered multibagger gains of 138% in two years. At the same time, Sensex has lost 5.5% and 0.29%, respectively.