Vedanta Ltd (NSE: VEDL): There are a lot of large-cap companies on the market and one of them is Vedanta Ltd is called Dividend King.
Vedanta is the only company that pays the highest dividend. The past year, the story of the stock of Vedanta is different, and it has provided huge returns with dividends.
In the past year, the stock has given back 85 percent of investors.
Vedanta Ltd’s share closed at Rs 444.50 on Tuesday, the stock falling by 2.56 percent. Its market cap is Rs 1.70 lakh crore. Its dividend payout for this mining company is about 10 percent.
The company is known as the Dividend King, and its dividend history states that 45 dividends were distributed in Vedanta in July 2001.
A unique aspect of the history of dividends is that the company has made this happen several times and paid dividends to investors, without paying back its debt.
The ratio of debt to equity for Vedanta is 2:13 which indicates that the company is in debt.
Dividends are paid out of the profits the company earns however, the company can reduce its debt, instead of paying dividends.
Vedanta gives dividends to investors. The dividend payout for the company is 235 percent, which is healthy.
The company is currently earning an excellent return as its equity return is 10.50 percent. The equity return over the past 3 years is 22.20 percent.
The financial situation for the business has been improved somewhat. The brokerage house CLSA is thrilled about Vedanta’s stock, following its second quarter’s results.
The price of Vedanta’s stock has fallen by 10 percent in the past month.
Vedanta Q2 Results 2025
Vedanta Ltd reported a PAT of Rs 5,603 crore in the most recent quarter. Additionally, PAT before exceptional items was Rs 4,467 crore.
The figure is up 230 percent over last year. The quarter-to-quarter EBITDA was at Rs 10,364 crore, an increase of 44 percent from last year.
Half-yearly EBITDA was Rs 20,639 crores, which is up 46 percent from the previous year.
The quarter’s total revenue totaled Rs 37,171 crores, which is up by 5 percent over the quarter and 10 percent year-on.
Vedanta reported a 900bps annual growth in revenue. Also, it achieved a record-breaking EBITDA ratio of 34 percent.
Quick Fact
| Company name | Vedanta |
|---|---|
| Known as | Dividend King |
| Industry | Mining |
| Market cap | ₹1.70 lakh crore |
| Dividend payout ratio | 235% |
| Annual dividend payout | 10% |
| Dividend history | 45 dividends since July 2001 |
| Debt-to-equity ratio | 2:13 |
| Equity return (current) | 10.50% |
| Equity return (3 years) | 22.20% |
| Q2 PAT (current) | ₹5,603 crore |
| Q2 PAT (before exceptional items) | ₹4,467 crore |
| Q2 EBITDA | ₹10,364 crore (44% increase YoY) |
| Half-year EBITDA | ₹20,639 crore (46% increase YoY) |
| Quarterly total revenue | ₹37,171 crore |
| Quarterly revenue growth | 5% |
| Yearly revenue growth | 10% |
| Revenue growth (annualized) | 900bps |
| Record EBITDA ratio | 34% |
| Stock price movement (1 month) | 10% decline |
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