Vedanta (BUE:VEDL) Shareholder Yield % : 33.00% (As of Mar. 2026) — 314% Above Median

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What is Vedanta Shareholder Yield %?

Vedanta BUE:VEDL 62 Shareholder Yield % is 33.00% as of Mar. 2026, which is 314% above its 10-year median of 7.98. GuruFocus rates BUE:VEDL with a GF Score™ of 62/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,164 Metals & Mining companies, Vedanta ranks better than 99.03% on this metric.

Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return. As of today, Vedanta's Shareholder Yield % was 33.00%.


Vedanta  (BUE:VEDL) Shareholder Yield % Explanation

Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."

Shareholder Yield % is calculated by three components: Dividend Yield %, Buyback Yield %, and Net Debt Paydown Yield %.

Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.

Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.

Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.


Vedanta Shareholder Yield % Related Terms


Vedanta Shareholder Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vedanta's Shareholder Yield % 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.

Vedanta Shareholder Yield % Chart

Vedanta Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Shareholder Yield %
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Vedanta Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Shareholder Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -14.44 1.48 3.42 -0.67 35.13

Vedanta Shareholder Yield % Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Vedanta's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % 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 Shareholder Yield % vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Vedanta's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vedanta's Shareholder Yield % falls into.



Vedanta Shareholder Yield % Calculation

Vedanta's Shareholder Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Shareholder Yield %=Dividend Yield %+Buyback Yield %+Net Debt Paydown Yield %
=0.00 %+0.41 %+0 %
=0.41 %

* 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.

* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Shareholder Yield % →
What does a Shareholder Yield % of 33.00% mean?
Vedanta (BUE:VEDL) has a Shareholder Yield % of 33.00% as of Mar. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Vedanta and its competitors. This is 314% above median its historical median of 7.98. According to the industry distribution chart, Vedanta ranks #21 out of 2164 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 1%.
Is Vedanta's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Vedanta's current Shareholder Yield % of 33.00% is 314% above median its 10-year median of 7.98. Based on the distribution chart, Vedanta ranks #21 out of 2164 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Vedanta has a GF Score™ of 62/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vedanta's Shareholder Yield % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Vedanta ranks #21 out of 2164 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Vedanta in the top 1% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Shareholder Yield % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Vedanta and its competitors. Vedanta's current Shareholder Yield % is 33.00%, which is 314% above median its own 10-year median of 7.98. 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 Shareholder Yield % of 33.00%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 33.00%, which is 314% above median its 10-year median of 7.98. Vedanta's overall GF Score™ is 62/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Vedanta (BUE:VEDL), the current Shareholder Yield % is 33.00% 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 Business Description

Other Exchanges VEDL:India500295:India
Address Lodhi Road, Core-6, 3rd Floor, Scope Complex 7, New Delhi, MH, IND, 110 003
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.