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Vedanta – VRL H1 FY26 Analysis

December 8, 2025 – On December 5, 2025, Vedanta Resources Limited (VRL) released its H1 FY26 earnings. The headline consolidated numbers mask the reality: VRL PropCo posted its worst half-year performance on record. To isolate credit risk, Viceroy subtracted VEDL’s H1 FY26 consolidated results from VRL’s figures to analyze the PropCo earnings directly.

  • VRL PropCo delivered its worst half-year on record in H1 FY26, with negative earnings, negative liquidity and negative free cash flow.
  • PropCo reported a $1,261m net loss to owners, confirming that the holding structure cannot generate sustainable earnings.
  • Liquidity deteriorated sharply, with a $549m free cash flow loss, driven largely by dividends to non-controlling interests.
  • KCM reported a $192m operating loss and spending only $8m on its key expansion project despite receiving $346m in funding. Depreciation of $186m indicates continued asset shrinkage.
  • VRL PropCo gross debt fell by $689, but this was offset by a $370m increase in net debt at the consolidated level, meaning the group is merely shifting leverage between entities rather than deleveraging

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