Vedanta Dividend 2025: Board Meet on Aug 21; Stock Up 2.5%, Brokerages Recommend BUY for 20% Upside

Vedanta dividend 2025 news: Mining and metals major Vedanta Ltd shares today jumped about 2.5% intraday after the company announced the proposal of a second interim dividend. Vedanta said that its Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, August 21, 2025, to consider and approve the second interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26.

Vedanta Dividend 2025: Key Dates to Know

In its exchange filing, the company confirmed that the record date for determining shareholder entitlement has been set as Wednesday, August 27.

According to the regulatory filing, "Pursuant to Regulation 29 of the Listing Regulations, the meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled on August 21, 2025, to consider and approve the second interim dividend on equity shares for FY26. The record date for determining the entitlement of shareholders, if declared, is fixed as August 27, 2025."
In line with SEBI's insider trading rules, Vedanta also announced that its trading window for designated persons will remain closed from August 19, 2025, to August 23, 2025.

Vedanta has been a consistent dividend-paying stock, and investors will be closely monitoring Thursday's meeting for ideas on the amount of the payout.

Vedanta Share Price Today

As of August 19, 2025, at 12 noon, Vedanta share price was trading nearly 2.5% higher at Rs. 449.45 apiece on the NSE, extending its gains after the dividend announcement. In the last five days, Vedanta shares have risen about 3.2% and 5.73% over the past six months.

Analyst View: 20% Upside Seen

Brokerage firm Systematix, in its research note, stated that it has revised its FY26E/FY27E EBITDA estimates lower by 4%/3% due to operational guidance and revised commodity price assumptions. Systematix has maintained a buy rating on Vedanta stock with a revised target price of Rs. 510 per share (from Rs. 508 earlier), implying an upside of 20% from current levels.

"We revise our FY26E/FY27E EBITDA estimate lower by 4%/3% based on a mix of operational guidance for FY26 and revision in commodity price assumptions. VEDL remains committed to growth and has spent USD 5.6bn out of the approved capex of USD 9.4bn across its major operating segments. VEDL has delivered 15%/11%/11% revenue/EBITDA/PAT CAGR over FY21-FY25, and ongoing capex and various deleveraging strategies are likely to translate these CAGRs to 6%/14%/25% over FY25-FY27. We value VEDL FY27 EV/EBITDA SoTP with a revised target price of Rs 510/share (Rs 508/share earlier), implying an upside of 20% from CMP." Systematix, in its research report, said.

Vedanta Q1 FY26 Results

In its Q1 FY26 results, Vedanta reported an 11.7% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs. 3,185 crore compared to Rs. 3,606 crore in the same quarter last year. The decline was mainly due to lower aluminium and copper prices despite strong domestic demand. Revenue from operations rose 5.8% YoY to Rs. 37,824 crore from Rs. 35,764 crore. Total expenses rose to Rs. 32,756 crore, compared with Rs. 30,772 crore last year.

The total income increased 5.7% YoY to Rs. 38,809 crore, while EBITDA was nearly flat at Rs. 9,918 crore, while the margin narrowed to 26.2% from 27.8% YoY.

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