Vedanta dividend news
If you have a share of Vedanta Limited, then there is good news for you. Anil Aggarwal’s company is going to give a great gift to its investors once again. The company has declared an interim dividend of ₹ 16 per share after opening the market on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Not only this, the company has also fixed a record date for the purpose of giving dividend.
Rs 16 per share dividend company approved
Vedanta Limited informed in an official filing that his board of directors have declared the second interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26. This dividend will be given at every share with a face value of Rs 16 at the rate of 16 rupees. The total amount of dividend given by the company will be around Rs 6,256 crore, which the company will distribute to its shareholders.
Record date: How long to buy shares to get dividend?
The most important thing to get dividend is a record date. Vedanta has told that the record date of this dividend has been fixed on 27 August 2025. The T+1 settlement system is applicable in the Indian stock market. This means that if you want to become eligible for the dividend before the record date i.e. 27 August, then you have to buy Vedanta’s share at least one day before i.e. by 26 August. If you buy shares on or after 27th, then you will not get the benefit of this dividend.
History of continuous dividend
If you invest in stocks to earn dividend, Vedanta is a great example. Earlier, the company declared a dividend of ₹ 7 per share on 24 June 2025. The company has given a dividend of Rs 35.50 per share in the last 12 months. At present, Vedanta’s dividend yield is 7.94%.
In the last one year, the price of its share has fallen by 2% and since the beginning of the year, it has seen only 0.54%. But if you look at it from a long -term perspective, Vedanta has given multibagger returns up to 91% in the last 2 years and up to 241% in the last 5 years.