VedantaBUE:VEDL 61 Days Payable is 101.72 as of Mar. 2026, which is 3% above its 10-year median of 98.33. GuruFocus rates BUE:VEDL with a GF Score™ of 61/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,062 Metals & Mining companies, Vedanta ranks worse than 50.09% on this metric.
Vedanta's average Accounts Payable for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ARS1,860,898.18 Mil. Vedanta's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ARS1,669,279.75 Mil.
Hence, Vedanta's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was 101.72.
The historical rank and industry rank for Vedanta's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
BUE:VEDL'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 78.22 Med: 98.33 Max: 254.33
Current: 126.51
During the past 13 years, Vedanta's highest Days Payable was 254.33. The lowest was 78.22. And the median was 98.33.
BUE:VEDL's Days Payable is ranked worse than 50.09% of 1062
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 126.885
vs BUE:VEDL: 126.51
Vedanta's Days Payable
declined
from Mar. 2025 (309.32) to Mar. 2026 (101.72).
It may suggest that Vedantaaccelerated paying its suppliers.
Vedanta Days Payable Related Terms
Vedanta Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Vedanta's Days Payable can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Vedanta's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Vedanta Days Payable vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Vedanta's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vedanta's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Vedanta's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Vedanta (BUE:VEDL) has a Days Payable of 101.72 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Vedanta and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 98.33. Over the past decade, Vedanta's Days Payable has ranged from 78.22 to 254.33. According to the industry distribution chart, Vedanta ranks #532 out of 1062 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 50.1%.
Is Vedanta's Days Payable too high?
Vedanta's current Days Payable of 101.72 is near median its 10-year median of 98.33. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 78.22 to a high of 254.33. The Metals & Mining industry median Days Payable is 126.89. Vedanta's value of 101.72 is 19.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Vedanta ranks #532 out of 1062 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Vedanta has a GF Score™ of 61/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vedanta's Days Payable compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Vedanta ranks #532 out of 1062 companies for Days Payable. This places Vedanta in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 126.89. Vedanta's value of 101.72 is 19.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Vedanta's own Days Payable has ranged from 78.22 to 254.33 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 98.33 vs. the industry median of 126.89, Vedanta has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Days Payable among Metals & Mining companies is 126.89, based on 1,062 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Vedanta's current Days Payable of 101.72 is 19.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Vedanta and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Days Payable is 126.89 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Vedanta's current Days Payable is 101.72, which is near median its own 10-year median of 98.33. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vedanta stock overvalued right now?
Vedanta (BUE:VEDL) has a current Days Payable of 101.72. The current Days Payable is 101.72, which is near median its 10-year median of 98.33 and 19.8% below the Metals & Mining industry median of 126.89. Vedanta's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Vedanta (BUE:VEDL), the current Days Payable is 101.72 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Vedanta Ltd is a diversified natural resource Group engaged in exploring, extracting and processing minerals. The Group engages in the exploration, production and sale of zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore and has a presence across India, South Africa, Namibia, Ireland, Australia, Liberia and UAE. The Group is also in the business of commercial power generation, powercables, steel manufacturing and port operations in India and manufacturing of glass substrate in South Korea and Taiwan. The Group's reportable segments are copper, power, Zinc India, Zinc international, and others. It generates majority of revenue from Zinc India. It has presence in India, Europe, Saudi Arabia, China, The United States of America, Mexico, and Others of which majority of revenue is from India.
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