Vedanta Dividend: The company gave a big update regarding the dividend – board meeting on August 21

News Topical, Digital Desk : Vedanta Limited informed after the stock market closed on Monday (August 18) that the company's board meeting will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, in which the second interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26 will be considered and approved. The company further said that if the dividend is declared, the record date for determining the eligibility of equity shareholders has been fixed as Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

In the financial year 2024-25, Vedanta paid a total dividend of Rs 43.5 per share to its shareholders, which was distributed in four installments of Rs 4, Rs 11, Rs 20 and Rs 8.5 per share.

First quarter results The company's profit in the quarter ended June 2025 fell 12 per cent compared to last year from Rs 3606 crore to Rs 3185 crore. The company's income has increased 5.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 37824 crore, which was Rs 35764 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The EBITDA of the company's aluminum business stood at Rs 4462 crore, which was higher than Kotak Institutional Equities' estimated Rs 4172 crore. The EBITDA of the oil and gas business stood at Rs 1268 crore, which was better than the estimated Rs 1074 crore. 

Stock Performance Vedanta's stock closed at Rs 438.05 on Monday with a gain of 1.82 per cent. In the last one year, the company's stock has declined by 1.06 per cent. 

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