It’s dividend season at Vedanta. As the board of the Anil Agarwal-led mining giant meets today, June 18, all eyes are on one key agenda item – a possible first interim dividend for FY26.
With the record date already set for June 24, today’s board decision could directly impact who is eligibible. From closure of trading window to dividend history and market buzz, here’s everything you need to know as the countdown begins.
June 18 board meeting: Will Vedanta announce a dividend?
The board of Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta will be meeting today to consider the first interim dividend of the current financial year.
“The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is proposed to be scheduled on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, to consider and approve the First Interim Dividend on equity shares, if any, for the Financial Year 2025-26,” Vedanta said in a stock exchange filing.
June 24 is the record date: Are you eligible?
If the dividend is declared, Vedanta has fixed Tuesday, June 24, 2025 as the record date, the cut-off day to determine shareholder eligibility.
“…the record date for the purpose of determining the entitlement of the equity shareholders for the said dividend, if declared, is being fixed as Tuesday, June 24, 2025,” added the company in the regulatory filing on June 13.
This means only those holding Vedanta shares at the close of trading on June 24 will receive the payout.
Trading window closed: SEBI norms in effect
In line with SEBI regulations, Vedanta has shut its trading window for insiders and key personnel. The blackout period began on June 14 and will last till June 20.
“The Trading Window shall remain closed for dealing in securities of the Company for all Designated Persons from Saturday, June 14, 2025, till Friday, June 20, 2025 (both days inclusive),” Vedanta said.
A look back: Vedanta’s dividend track record
Looking at the company’s dividend records, in FY24 alone, it declared four interim dividends – Rs 4 per share in August, Rs 20 in September, Rs 8.50 in December, and Rs 11 earlier in the year. A similar pattern was seen in FY23, when payouts included Rs 12.5, Rs 20.5, Rs 18.5 and Rs 11 per share. Go further back to FY22, and shareholders enjoyed dividends of Rs 13, Rs 31.5, Rs 19.5 and Rs 17.5.
Vendata’s Q4FY25 earnings
In Q4 FY25, the company posted a 14% year-on-year rise in revenue, reaching Rs 39,789 crore. Its EBITDA jumped 30% year-on-year to Rs 11,618 crore, and profit after tax soared 118% YoY to Rs 4,961 crore.
Vedanta stock performance
Vedanta’s share price has not been too volatile recently. Over the past week, the share price of Vedanta dipped slightly by 1%, while it showed a 4% gain over the past month. On a year-to-date basis, the stock is up just 2%, while over a six-month period, it has declined around 7%.