Vedanta (VEDL)₹262.00+0.38%Diversified Metals
In the Sep 2026 quarter (consolidated), Vedanta reported sales of ₹26,390 Cr, up 57.4% from Sep 2025, and net profit of ₹6,216 Cr, up 78.3% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹78,585 Cr and net profit ₹25,164 Cr.
Company filings, consolidated accounts; latest reported quarter Sep 2026
| Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 35,605 | 35,577 | 35,824 | 37,719 | 17,097 | 16,725 | 15,791 | 16,771 | 21,367 | 24,655 | 24,257 | 26,390 |
| Expenses | 27,070 | 26,840 | 25,905 | 27,868 | 12,091 | 11,482 | 11,515 | 11,951 | 14,867 | 17,097 | 15,759 | 16,487 |
| Operating Profit | 8,562 | 8,802 | 9,983 | 9,860 | 5,027 | 5,261 | 4,289 | 4,843 | 6,541 | 7,585 | 8,538 | 9,949 |
| OPM % | 24.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 35.0% | 38.0% |
| Other Income | 780 | 386 | 935 | 3,171 | 3,206 | 2,778 | 2,741 | 1,274 | 4,433 | 5,513 | 3,170 | 511 |
| Interest | 2,414 | 2,413 | 2,221 | 2,665 | 1,072 | 1,070 | 608 | 760 | 547 | 693 | 662 | 695 |
| Depreciation | 2,790 | 2,748 | 2,737 | 2,699 | 1,241 | 1,193 | 1,117 | 1,126 | 1,241 | 1,334 | 1,194 | 1,341 |
| Profit before tax | 4,096 | 3,990 | 5,915 | 7,624 | 5,891 | 5,749 | 5,280 | 4,210 | 9,141 | 11,017 | 9,790 | 8,370 |
| Tax % | 30.1% | 43.1% | 14.0% | 27.0% | 17.1% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% | 26.1% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | −114 | 0.00 | 1,370 | 2,863 | 2,421 | 2,354 | 1,008 | 3,931 | 5,080 | 2,621 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 2,876 | 2,282 | 5,109 | 5,621 | 4,890 | 4,975 | 4,474 | 3,487 | 7,831 | 9,377 | 7,937 | 6,216 |
| EPS (Rs) | 5.41 | 3.69 | 9.69 | 11.14 | 9.08 | 8.90 | 8.13 | 4.61 | 14.59 | 17.12 | 13.99 | 9.32 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 64,356 | 72,402 | 92,003 | 92,236 | 84,614 | 88,166 | 1,32,946 | 1,47,696 | 1,44,001 | 62,862 | 78,585 | 96,669 |
| Expenses | 83,016 | 50,967 | 67,226 | 69,094 | 63,861 | 60,856 | 88,117 | 1,13,194 | 1,08,816 | 44,302 | 55,406 | 64,210 |
| Operating Profit | −18,531 | 21,449 | 24,986 | 23,271 | 20,826 | 27,409 | 45,016 | 34,534 | 35,451 | 18,632 | 23,261 | 32,612 |
| OPM % | −29.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 33.7% |
| Other Income | 4,299 | 4,431 | 6,097 | 4,279 | −14,962 | 2,750 | 1,834 | 2,630 | 5,252 | 12,771 | 14,212 | 13,627 |
| Interest | 5,771 | 5,851 | 5,111 | 5,684 | 4,969 | 5,201 | 4,792 | 6,222 | 9,456 | 4,193 | 2,813 | 2,596 |
| Depreciation | 8,586 | 6,305 | 6,289 | 8,198 | 9,112 | 7,649 | 8,905 | 10,576 | 10,741 | 4,240 | 4,817 | 5,110 |
| Profit before tax | −28,472 | 13,635 | 19,535 | 13,529 | −8,249 | 17,174 | 32,887 | 20,242 | 20,339 | 22,864 | 29,690 | 38,319 |
| Tax % | −37.0% | 17.1% | 30.0% | 28.0% | −43.0% | 13.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 63.1% | 10.0% | 16.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | −143 | 2,515 | 1,788 | 180 | −19,234 | −527 | −460 | −158 | 995 | −155 | 82.92 | 11,631 |
| Net Profit | −17,903 | 11,346 | 13,730 | 9,724 | −4,761 | 15,081 | 23,768 | 14,549 | 7,563 | 20,593 | 25,164 | 31,361 |
| EPS (Rs) | −41.40 | 23.46 | 27.83 | 19.00 | −17.94 | 31.23 | 50.56 | 28.44 | 11.41 | 38.32 | 44.45 | 55.02 |
| Dividend payout % | −8.0% | 83.0% | 76.0% | 99.0% | −22.0% | 30.0% | 89.0% | 357.0% | 259.0% | 113.0% | 76.0% | — |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 297 | 297 | 298 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 392 | 392 |
| Reserves | 53,693 | 43,875 | 60,307 | 63,098 | 62,136 | 54,404 | 62,025 | 65,159 | 39,128 | 30,444 | 40,964 | 49,384 |
| Borrowings | 77,469 | 67,548 | 71,291 | 57,909 | 65,933 | 58,920 | 57,469 | 53,374 | 79,967 | 87,439 | 91,158 | 32,808 |
| Other Liabilities | 58,713 | 80,174 | 64,908 | 58,870 | 70,028 | 66,949 | 63,519 | 74,816 | 69,885 | 69,701 | 67,181 | 1,49,369 |
| Total Liabilities | 1,90,172 | 1,91,895 | 1,96,804 | 1,80,250 | 1,98,471 | 1,80,646 | 1,83,387 | 1,93,723 | 1,89,354 | 1,87,956 | 1,99,695 | 2,31,953 |
| Fixed Assets | 70,078 | 67,288 | 76,718 | 80,285 | 96,442 | 88,894 | 90,465 | 93,418 | 95,794 | 98,967 | 99,872 | 30,565 |
| CWIP | 38,664 | 38,338 | 27,486 | 31,981 | 24,877 | 18,526 | 16,277 | 15,849 | 19,491 | 22,831 | 33,791 | 10,506 |
| Investments | 39,684 | 53,452 | 47,035 | 28,761 | 33,109 | 24,805 | 16,704 | 17,315 | 13,169 | 11,890 | 14,557 | 15,453 |
| Other Assets | 41,746 | 32,817 | 45,564 | 39,223 | 44,042 | 48,421 | 59,940 | 67,141 | 60,899 | 54,268 | 51,476 | 1,75,429 |
| Inventories | 8,710 | 8,004 | 9,625 | 11,950 | 13,187 | 11,330 | 9,913 | 14,290 | 15,006 | 12,991 | 14,470 | 5,406 |
| Trade receivables | 3,607 | 2,495 | 2,242 | 3,974 | 3,986 | 2,698 | 3,491 | 4,952 | 4,014 | 3,612 | 3,640 | 1,307 |
| Cash & equivalents | 5,690 | 3,708 | 14,124 | 5,211 | 8,366 | 12,491 | 16,612 | 15,340 | 9,252 | 4,323 | 6,965 | 3,737 |
| Total Assets | 1,90,172 | 1,91,895 | 1,96,804 | 1,80,250 | 1,98,471 | 1,80,646 | 1,83,387 | 1,93,723 | 1,89,354 | 1,87,956 | 1,99,695 | 2,31,953 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 17,845 | 20,403 | 18,108 | 17,396 | 23,816 | 19,333 | 24,037 | 35,035 | 33,112 | 35,719 | 39,619 | 39,584 |
| Cash from investing activity | −4,130 | −7,870 | 2,679 | 15,467 | −10,596 | −5,924 | −6,676 | −2,241 | −667 | −13,668 | −19,144 | −24,142 |
| Cash from financing activity | −13,932 | −11,284 | −12,405 | −39,188 | −10,216 | −15,506 | −17,523 | −28,826 | −34,084 | −26,045 | −19,166 | −13,519 |
| Net cash flow | −283 | 1,204 | 8,318 | −6,393 | 2,913 | −2,167 | −262 | 3,810 | −1,742 | −4,106 | 1,178 | 1,811 |
| Capex | 10,641 | 5,508 | 5,507 | 7,326 | 8,940 | 7,812 | 6,880 | 10,623 | 13,778 | 16,727 | 16,992 | 20,855 |
| Free cash flow | 7,221 | 14,937 | 12,617 | 10,059 | 14,906 | 11,601 | 17,232 | 24,627 | 19,375 | 19,074 | 22,789 | 18,704 |
| CFO / OP % | 96.1% | −124.0% | 109.1% | 83.1% | 114.1% | 99.0% | 96.1% | 91.0% | 114.0% | 109.0% | 230.0% | 205.0% |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 18 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 6 |
| Inventory days | 130 | 133 | 162 | 136 | 185 | 185 | 154 | 148 | 125 | 108 | 235 | 67 |
| Days payable | 78 | 267 | 308 | 202 | 242 | 275 | 245 | 221 | 91 | 83 | 165 | 88 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 68 | −121 | −137 | −52 | −43 | −81 | −78 | −62 | 42 | 32 | 89 | −17 |
| Working capital days | −121 | −219 | −338 | −182 | −212 | −186 | −150 | −82 | −120 | −107 | −243 | −121 |
| ROCE % | 9.0% | −14.0% | 11.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% | 10.0% | 17.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 12.0% | 16.0% |
For the Sep 2026 quarter, Vedanta reported sales of ₹26,390 Cr, up 57.4% year on year and net profit of ₹6,216 Cr, up 78.3% year on year. The operating margin was 38.0%.
Vedanta's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹78,585 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹96,669 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹25,164 Cr, and ₹31,361 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹55.02.
Vedanta reported borrowings of ₹32,808 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹3,737 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹39,584 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹18,704 Cr.