Vedanta announced on Monday that its Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, August 21, 2025, to consider and approve the company’s second interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26.
In a regulatory filing, the company said that the record date for determining the entitlement of equity shareholders to the proposed dividend, if declared, has been set as Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
Vedanta also informed that in compliance with the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, and its internal code of conduct, the trading window for designated persons will remain closed from Tuesday, August 19, 2025, to Saturday, August 23, 2025, both days inclusive.
The company has been a regular dividend payer, and investors will keenly watch the outcome of Thursday’s board meeting for updates on the payout.
Vedanta Q1 results
Meanwhile, on a consolidated basis, Vedanta reported a 12% decline in net profit, which came in at Rs 3,185 crore for the quarter, compared with Rs 3,606 crore in the same period last year. Revenue, however, rose 5.8% year-on-year to Rs 37,824 crore, up from Rs 35,764 crore a year ago.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were steady at Rs 9,918 crore. The EBITDA margin contracted by 160 basis points, slipping to 26.2% from 27.8% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
According to the company, the net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio stood at 1.3 times. Its Lanjigarh refinery achieved record alumina output of 587 kt, marking a 9% increase over last year. Net debt at the end of the June quarter was reported at Rs 58,220 crore.
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