Vedanta announced that it has generated a cumulative financial impact of nearly ₹2,500 crores for employees through sustained Employee Stock Option (ESOP) grants in the last 5 years. This included the stock options worth ₹500 crores that were given to nearly 1,200 first-time recipients, including freshers, under ESOP 2025.
The company’s ESOP model covers nearly 40% of its workforce across plants, functions, and career levels. Vedanta has been administering ESOPs for over 20 years, empowering employees to create wealth. Eligible freshers and early-career professionals are even allocated nearly 30% of fixed pay over the standard three-year vesting cycle, making Vedanta one of the only conglomerates offering ESOPs to freshers.
At ₹1, Vedanta’s ESOPs are some of the lowest-priced ones in India, enabling them to be bought by employees across different hierarchy levels. This highlights the company’s commitment to shared ownership and long-term value creation with minimal upfront investment.
With Vedanta’s shares seeing all-time highs, the ESOPs have, as per the company, enabled thousands of employees to achieve major life milestones such as purchasing homes, funding higher education, buying their first car, supporting their families, or building long-term savings.
The most recent vesting cycle of ESOP 2022 delivered more than 80% in share value appreciation. This has generated more than ₹300 crore in wealth for employees. This seemingly aligns with Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal’s vision of empowering employees, accelerating career progression, and creating equitable financial opportunities across the organisation, especially for young professionals and women.
Vendanta’s ESOP model is linkedwith the performance of employees. It recognises sustained contributions in areas critical to Vedanta’s future, including automation, digitalisation, AI-driven innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability.
