With a constant habit of rewarding investors through several interim dividends annually, Vedanta Limited has become one of the top dividend-yielding main companies available in India. This paper investigates over recent years Vedanta’s dividend history, trends, and yield performance.
Dividend Announcements Recently
Through several dividend announcements, Vedanta’s most recent fiscal year (2024–2025) shows its ongoing dedication to shareholder returns:
- Declared December 16, 2024, the fourth interim dividend is ₹8.50 per share.
- Third Interim Dividend: ₹20.00 per share (ex-dividend date September 10, 2024)
- ₹ 4.00 per share (ex-dividend date August 2, 2024) second interim dividend
- Ex-dividend date May 24, 2024: ₹11.00 per share first interim dividend
This represents a significant payback to shareholders since it brings the overall dividend for FY 2024-2025 to ₹43.50 per share thus far.
FY 2016–2025 Historical Dividend Pattern
Recent Fiscal Years (FY 2020–2025)
Vedanta’s dividend payouts have exhibited amazing increase in lately years:
| Fiscal Year | Overall Dividend (₹/share) | Announcements of Dividends |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 (as of yet) | 43.50 | 4 intermediate payouts between 2023 and 2024 |
| 2023-2024 | 29.50 | Two interim dividends |
| 2022–2023 | 101.50 | Five interim payouts |
| 2021–2022 | 45.00 | Three intermediate payments between 2020 and 2021 |
| 2019–2020 | 3.90 | One interim payback |
Earlier Fiscal Years (2016–2019)
Even in past years, the corporation kept regular dividend payments:
| Total Dividend for Fiscal Year (₹/share) | Announced Dividends | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 18.85 | two interim payments |
| 2017—2018 | 21.20 | 1 temporary dividend |
| 2016–2017 | 19.45 | 1 interim pay-off |
Dividend Yield and Shareholder Return Policies
Vedanta has set itself out with shockingly high dividend yields above industry standards:
- As the most current data, the dividend yield is 13.09%.
- Five-year average dividend yield: About ten times greater than those of Nifty 50 firms
With dividend announcements totaling ₹4,989 crore in a single quarter, Vedanta is “committed to rewarding our shareholders with attractive returns,” corporate statements claim. The company’s emphasis on shareholder returns is clear from their remark, “five-year average dividend yield stands 10 times higher than Nifty 50 companies”.
Trajectory in Dividend Growth Dramatic Increase
The numbers show Vedanta’s dividend payments showing a notable increasing trend:
- The annual dividend rose by almost 2,500% (from ₹3.90 to ₹101.50) from FY 2019-2020 to FY 2022-2023.
- Five interim dividends totaling ₹101.50 in FY 2022–2023 set a record year.
- Following this extraordinary year, the corporation has paid ₹29.50 in FY 2023–2024 and ₹43.50 (to date) in FY 2024–2025
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Comparisons to Previous Years
The difference from past times is striking:
- Usually ranging from ₹18–21 per share annually, pre-2020 dividends
- Post-2020 dividends have often above ₹40 per share yearly; FY 2022-2023 comes in at ₹101.50.
Dividend Structure and Policy
Vedanta’s payout pattern is unique:
- Vedanta usually announces several interim dividends over the financial year instead of yearly final payouts.
- Dividends are generally expressed as percentages of face value, for 850% for the ₹8.50 dividend on shares with face value of ₹1).
- Usually, the corporation decides on record dates one to two weeks following the announcement dates.
Lastly
The dividend history of Vedanta exposes a business with extraordinary shareholder value returning concentration. Vedanta is among the top dividend-yielding big stocks in India since FY 2020-2021 since the huge rise in dividend payments marks a deliberate change toward stronger shareholder returns.
Vedanta’s shown dedication to large payouts makes it a significant factor for investors concentrated on income in the mining and minerals sector. Nevertheless, the fluctuations in annual payouts imply that operational success and commodity price cycles probably determine dividend amounts; so, investors should keep an eye on these aspects while assessing future dividend expectations.
