Vedanta gains after Q4 aluminium output rises 2% YoY; silver output jumps 11% QoQ

Alumina production at the Lanjigarh refinery stood at 882,000 tonnes in Q4 FY26, registering the growth of 104%, as against 431,000 tonnes in Q4 FY25.

In the zinc business, mined metal production stood at 315 kilotonnes (kt), up 2% YoY, while saleable metal production rose 5% YoY to 282,000 tonnes. Silver production edged lower to 176 metric tonnes in the quarter, but rose 11% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), in line with higher lead production.

In the oil and gas segment, gross operated production stood at 81.5 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (kboepd), marking a 15% YoY decline.

Saleable iron ore production in stood at 2 million tonnes in Q4 FY26, down 3% YoY and up 26% QoQ. Production of saleable ore in Goa surged 94% YoY while output in Karnataka declined 28% YoY.

In Power segment, overall power sales stood at 5,516 million units in Q4 FY26, up 43% YoY and up 24% QoQ. However, wind power generation declined 11% YoY and QoQ to 56 million units during the quarter.

For FY26, the company reported a 48% YoY rise in alumina production to 2,916 kt, while aluminium production grew 1% YoY to 2,456 kt.

Vedanta, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, is one of the world's leading oil & gas and metals company with significant operations in oil & gas, zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, steel, and aluminium & power across India, South Africa and Namibia.

On a consolidated basis, Vedanta's net profit surged 60.98% to Rs 5,710 crore while revenue from operations jumped 36.95% YoY to Rs 23,369 crore in Q3 December 2025.