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 2026-09-25 close
Latest results: HINDZINC Jun 2026 · VEDL Jun 2026
At a glance
- Hindustan Zinc Limited is the larger company by market value, about 2.4 times the size of Vedanta Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Vedanta Limited trades at the lower P/E (3.6 against 14.6).
- Hindustan Zinc Limited earns the higher return on equity (75.4% against 57.5%).
- Over three years Hindustan Zinc Limited has grown profits faster (10% a year against -7%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned +30.0% (HINDZINC) and -41.5% (VEDL).
| Metric | Hindustan Zinc HINDZINC |
Vedanta VEDL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹248,850 Cr | ₹104,004 Cr |
| Share price | ₹588.95 | ₹266.35 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.58 | 3.64 |
| P/B | 11.00 | 2.09 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.81 | 3.84 |
| PEG | 1.46 | — |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 16.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 75.4% | 57.5% |
| ROCE | 70.0% | 16.0% |
| Operating margin | 56.1% | 30.6% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹46,820 Cr | ₹112,051 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹17,067 Cr | ₹28,556 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +76.9% | -36.0% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +144.8% | +77.7% |
| 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 | -5.99% | -7.03% |
| Return 3M | +12.07% | -6.40% |
| Return 1Y | +30.00% | -41.54% |
| Return YTD | -3.84% | -55.93% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 53 | 29 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 68.00 | 4.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | +0.62% | -43.53% |
| RSI (14) | 51.41 | 48.11 |
| % from 52-week high | -19.65% | -66.50% |
