Vedanta Interim Dividend Record Date on June 24: What It Means for Shareholders?

Vedanta has set June 24, 2025, as the record date for its first interim dividend for FY26. On June 18, 2025, the Vedanta board recommended an interim dividend of ₹7 per share. 

Vedanta said in an exchange filing, “The Board of Directors of Vedanta Limited (the “Company”), at its meeting held today i.e. Wednesday, June 18, 2025, has considered and approved the First Interim Dividend of ₹ 7/- per equity share on face value of ₹ 1/- per equity share for the Financial Year 2025-26 amounting to c. ₹ 2,737 Crores. As intimated earlier, the record date for the purpose of payment of dividend shall be Tuesday, June 24, 2025, and the interim dividend shall be duly paid within the stipulated timelines as prescribed under law”. 

What Does Vedanta Dividend Record Date Mean for Shareholders?

As Vedanta has set June 24 as the record date for its final dividend, meaning that June 23 marks the last day to buy Vedanta shares to become eligible for the final dividend. Further, any shares bought on or after June 24 (record date), won't be eligible for the final dividend due to the +1 settlement rule.

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Vedanta Q4FY25 Earnings Highlights

In Q4FY25, the company delivered an outstanding performance, setting a new record with consolidated revenue reaching ₹39,789 crore, up 14% year-on-year. This strong top-line growth was complemented by a significant 30% increase in consolidated EBITDA to ₹11,618 crore, along with an impressive expansion in EBITDA margin to 35%, marking the highest margin in the last 12 quarters.

Profit after tax more than doubled to ₹4,961 crore, demonstrating a remarkable 118% growth YoY. The balance sheet also showed marked improvement, with net debt reducing to ₹53,251 crore and the net debt-to-EBITDA ratio improving to 1.2x from 1.4x in December 2024. Additionally, cash and cash equivalents rose 34% year-on-year, driven by robust free cash flow before capital expenditures of ₹7,814 crore. Return on capital employed (ROCE) further strengthened to 27%, reflecting enhanced capital efficiency with notable gains both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter.

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