Hindustan Zinc Limited vs Vedanta Limited
An objective side-by-side of HINDZINC and VEDL, both in Mining / Minerals / Metals: valuation, profitability, growth, balance sheet, ownership and share-price performance. Where one number is clearly better on its own terms (lower P/E, higher ROE), it is shaded. That is a description, not a recommendation.
Prices as of 2026-11-13 close
Latest results: HINDZINC Sep 2026 · VEDL Sep 2026
At a glance
- Hindustan Zinc Limited is the larger company by market value, about 2.3 times the size of Vedanta Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Vedanta Limited trades at the lower P/E (3.2 against 11.3).
- Hindustan Zinc Limited earns the higher return on equity (92.1% against 63.4%).
- Over three years Hindustan Zinc Limited has grown profits faster (10% a year against -7%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +16.9% (HINDZINC) and -49.6% (VEDL).
| Metric | Hindustan Zinc HINDZINC |
Vedanta VEDL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹234,442 Cr | ₹101,400 Cr |
| Share price | ₹554.85 | ₹259.68 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.26 | 3.22 |
| P/B | 10.36 | 2.04 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.83 | 4.02 |
| PEG | 1.13 | — |
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 16.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 92.1% | 63.4% |
| ROCE | 70.0% | 16.0% |
| Operating margin | 58.2% | 36.9% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹53,364 Cr | ₹87,276 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹20,830 Cr | ₹31,489 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +76.5% | -62.1% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +142.1% | +84.3% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +6.0% | -19.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +10.0% | -7.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +13.0% | -2.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +12.0% | -6.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.39 | 0.56 |
| Interest cover | 20.74 | 4.66 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 60.7% | 54.7% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -1.13 pp | -1.66 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | +0.96% | +1.32% |
| Return 3M | -5.09% | -5.84% |
| Return 1Y | +16.93% | -49.58% |
| Return YTD | -9.40% | -57.04% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 53 | 62 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 52.00 | 8.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -3.79% | -37.72% |
| RSI (14) | 52.90 | 56.83 |
| % from 52-week high | -24.30% | -67.34% |
