Overview

• The board meets on Thursday, August 21, to consider a second interim dividend for the current financial year.
• Vedanta fixed Wednesday, August 27, as the record date, which means investors must own shares by Tuesday, August 26, to qualify under T+1 settlement.
• The company has already paid a first interim dividend of Rs 7 per share for FY26, distributing about Rs 2,737 crore.
• Brokerages expect continued shareholder payouts, with Nuvama projecting at least Rs 18 per share in additional FY26 dividends and Geojit upgrading the stock to Buy with a Rs 485 target.
• Analysts also note parent Vedanta Resources has $750 million due in the rest of FY26, a sum they suggest could be addressed through dividends and refinancing.