Vedanta Dividend Record Date: Interim and Final Payouts
Vedanta Limited has been one of the NSE’s largest dividend payers for a decade, and one of its least predictable: three interim dividends in FY2025-26, four in FY2024-25, five in FY2022-23, on no fixed calendar. Anyone tracking the Vedanta dividend record date is therefore tracking a moving target—and since 1 May 2026 the target has multiplied, because the demerger split the company into five listed businesses, each with its own board and dividend decisions. This page collects the record dates that can be verified against company releases and exchange filings, and explains how NSE’s settlement rules decide who receives each payment.
Research date: every date and amount below was checked on 22 August 2026 against Vedanta’s announcements, exchange filings reported in the financial press, and the company’s published dividend history. A dividend exists only after a board declares it; nothing here forecasts the next one.
The verified record dates
These are the record dates from the current and previous financial year confirmed against company or exchange-reported announcements. Rows that could not be verified to the day are left out.
| Company | Dividend | Amount per share | Record date | Approximate payout | Confirmed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vedanta Ltd | FY26 first interim | ₹7 | 24 June 2025 | ₹2,737 crore | Company announcement of 18 June 2025, reported by Business Standard |
| Vedanta Ltd | FY26 second interim | ₹16 | 27 August 2025 | ₹6,256 crore | Company press release of 21 August 2025 |
| Vedanta Ltd | FY26 third interim | ₹11 | 28 March 2026 | ₹4,300 crore | Company announcement of 23 March 2026, reported by Business Today |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd | FY27 first interim | ₹8 | 5 August 2026 | ₹3,129 crore | Exchange filing of 30 July 2026, reported by Angel One and ICICI Direct |
The three FY26 interims total ₹34 per share, roughly ₹13,293 crore, per the figures disclosed with each declaration. The fourth row belongs to a different company: Vedanta Aluminium Metal, demerged out of Vedanta in 2026, declared its own first dividend within weeks of listing—a distinction the demerger section below unpacks.
How the record date decides eligibility
The record date is the day the company photographs its shareholder register; whoever holds the shares in demat that day receives the dividend. The full mechanics are covered in Gale’s explainer on what a dividend record date is; this section covers what Vedanta’s recent dates illustrate.
Since Indian equities moved to T+1 settlement in January 2023, the ex-date and record date generally fall on the same trading day, as NSE Clearing’s corporate-action framework and broker documentation such as Zerodha’s describe. A purchase one trading day before the record date settles on the record date itself, so the buyer makes the register; a purchase on the record date settles a day too late. Vedanta’s ₹7 first interim showed the clean version: ex-date and record date were both 24 June 2025.
The other two FY26 dividends showed the exception: when the record date is not a trading day, the ex-date shifts to the preceding session. The ₹16 dividend’s record date was Wednesday 27 August 2025, but the shares traded ex on 26 August, with 25 August the last day to buy with entitlement, as reported at the time. The ₹11 dividend’s record date was Saturday 28 March 2026, so the stock went ex on Friday 27 March. Settlement, not the trade date, decides who is on the register.
What FY2025-26 looked like in practice
Vedanta’s FY26 payouts arrived in three tranches, each declared separately with no pre-announced schedule.
The first, ₹7 per share, was announced on 18 June 2025. Business Standard reported it alongside the sale of a 1.6% stake in Hindustan Zinc the same day—a reminder that Vedanta’s distributions have long depended on the cash its subsidiaries, above all Hindustan Zinc, send up to it. The second, ₹16 per share, was approved on 21 August 2025; the company’s own press release put the outgo at about ₹6,256 crore. The third, ₹11 per share, was announced on 23 March 2026 with a Saturday record date of 28 March, per Business Today’s report of the filing.
June, August and March is a pattern, not a policy. The company has never committed to those months, and the count of interims has ranged from two to five per year.
Dividend history: large, and genuinely variable
The disclosed per-share totals for the last four completed financial years, as compiled by Business Today from company data and consistent with Vedanta’s investor-relations dividend history:
| Financial year | Total dividend per share | Approximate total payout | Number of interims |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022-23 | ₹101.50 | ₹37,572 crore | 5 |
| FY2023-24 | ₹29.50 | ₹10,959 crore | 2 |
| FY2024-25 | ₹43.50 | ₹16,772 crore | 4 |
| FY2025-26 | ₹34.00 | ₹13,293 crore | 3 |
The FY25 total came in four pieces—₹11, ₹4, ₹20 and ₹8.50 per share—per the company’s published dividend history. The swing between ₹101.50 in FY23 and ₹29.50 in FY24 is the most useful fact in the table. Press coverage through this period consistently tied the size of Vedanta’s payouts to commodity prices, Hindustan Zinc’s cash generation, and the funding needs of the promoter, Vedanta Resources. Those drivers move with the metals cycle, which is why the history reads like a commodity chart rather than a staircase—and why the table cannot say where the next year lands.
The demerger changed what “Vedanta” means
On 20 April 2026 the board approved implementation of the composite scheme of arrangement, with 1 May 2026 as both the effective date and the record date, as reported by Business Standard and Moneylife. Shareholders on the register that day received one share in each of four new companies for every Vedanta share held: Vedanta Aluminium Metal, Vedanta Oil & Gas, Vedanta Power (formerly Talwandi Sabo Power) and Vedanta Iron & Steel. All four listed on NSE and BSE on 15 June 2026, per Angel One and Upstox coverage. The residual Vedanta Limited retained the zinc, copper and base-metals businesses, including the majority stake in Hindustan Zinc.
For dividend trackers, “the Vedanta dividend” is now five separate questions. Vedanta Aluminium Metal answered first: its board approved a ₹8 per share first interim dividend for FY27 on 30 July 2026—about ₹3,129 crore—with a record date of Wednesday 5 August 2026, per its exchange filing as reported by Angel One. As of this article’s research date, we found no exchange announcement of an FY27 interim dividend from the residual Vedanta Limited; its most recent declared dividend remained the ₹11 third interim of March 2026. Gale’s earlier research on Vedanta discusses the business itself; any pre-demerger analysis describes a company whose shape has since changed.
Interim payouts, and where final dividends fit
Every Vedanta dividend in the table above was an interim dividend—declared by the board mid-year and paid within the statutory timeline, with a record date notified to the exchanges under SEBI’s listing regulations. A final dividend works differently: the board recommends it with the annual results, and it becomes payable only after shareholders approve it at the AGM. Vedanta’s published dividend history shows the company has relied on the interim route in recent years, which is why its record dates arrive scattered through the year instead of clustering after the annual meeting. The distinction matters when reading headlines: an interim declaration is a done decision with a record date attached, while a recommended final dividend still has an approval step ahead.
Tracking the next record date
Because the cadence is genuinely irregular, primary sources beat assuming a repeat of last year’s months. NSE’s corporate-actions portal lists issuer-reported dividends with their ex-dates and record dates, and Vedanta’s investor-relations page carries each press release. Gale’s dividend record date calendar tracks upcoming record dates across NSE-listed companies, updated daily from NSE’s published corporate-action feed, and shows a newly notified Vedanta date alongside everything else going ex the same week.
FAQ
What was the most recent Vedanta dividend record date?
For the residual Vedanta Limited, 28 March 2026, for the ₹11 third interim of FY26. Within the wider group, Vedanta Aluminium Metal set 5 August 2026 as the record date for its ₹8 first interim of FY27, per its exchange filing.
How many dividends does Vedanta pay in a year?
There is no fixed number: five interims in FY23, two in FY24, four in FY25 and three in FY26, per the company’s disclosed history. Each is a separate board decision.
Is Vedanta’s ex-date the same as the record date?
Generally yes, under T+1 settlement. When the record date falls on a weekend or trading holiday, the ex-date moves to the previous session—as with the record dates of 27 August 2025 and 28 March 2026.
Does Vedanta pay a final dividend?
Its recent payouts have all been board-declared interim dividends, per the company’s investor-relations dividend history. A final dividend, which needs AGM approval, has not featured in the recent record.
Did the demerger affect Vedanta’s dividends?
It divided them. Since 1 May 2026 the aluminium, oil and gas, power, and iron and steel businesses sit in separately listed companies, each setting its own record dates. Vedanta Aluminium Metal declared the group’s first post-demerger dividend in July 2026.
Related research
- What is a dividend record date?
- Dividend record date calendar
- Vedanta share price research
- High-paying dividend stocks in India
Sources and data notes
- Vedanta press release, 21 August 2025 — ₹16 second interim and its payout figure.
- Vedanta investor relations: dividend history — per-dividend history and the demerger record date of 1 May 2026.
- Business Standard, 18 June 2025 — ₹7 first interim and the Hindustan Zinc stake sale.
- Business Today, 24 March 2026 — ₹11 third interim, 28 March 2026 record date, FY23-FY25 totals.
- Business Standard, April 2026 and Angel One, June 2026 — demerger record date and the 15 June 2026 listings.
- Angel One, August 2026 — Vedanta Aluminium Metal’s ₹8 first interim and 5 August 2026 record date.
- NSE corporate actions — issuer-reported dividends, ex-dates and record dates.
- Zerodha: record date and ex-date — same-day ex and record dates under T+1.
Record dates belong to the issuer and can be revised by a fresh filing; confirm the current announcement on the exchange websites before relying on any row.
This article is for research and education, not personalised investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security. Gale is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. Dividends are declared at each board’s discretion and past payouts do not indicate future ones; verify current filings and consider a qualified professional before acting.