Trent Q2 Update: Lifestyle retailer’s revenue rises 17% YoY to Rs 5,002 crore but stock slips 2% – News Air Insight

Fashion & lifestyle retailer Trent reported a 17% year-on-year growth in its standalone June quarter revenue to Rs 5,002 crore versus Rs 4,260 crore posted by the Tata Group company in the year ago period. The company also opened 40 Zudio and 13 Westside stores in the reported quarter.

The announcement is part of its quarterly update and was made to exchanges during market hours.

Trent shares today ended with declines of 2.3% or by Rs 110 per share at Rs 4,705 on the NSE. Reuters reported it to be company’s slowest growth since the March 2021 quarter and well short of its near-term target of 25%.

The half-yearly revenue stood at Rs 10,063 crore in H1FY26 versus Rs 8,488 crore in H1FY25, growing 19% on year-on-year basis.

The company opened a total of 53 stores in the quarter gone by, taking the store portfolio to 261 Westside and 806 Zudio (including 3 in UAE) and 34 stores across other lifestyle concepts as of September 30, 2025, our store portfolio included 261 Westside.

Trent shares have seen a significant drubbing at the hands of investors, declining 43% from its 52-week high of Rs 8,345. Over the past 1-year, the shares have declined 35%, significantly underperforming the headline indices Nifty and BSE Sensex. Both have traded flat during this period, witnessing a marginal uptick of 0.25% and 0.12%, respectively.The stock is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs) of Rs 5,198.2 and Rs 5,532.2, respectively. The price erosion has come amid high volatility with its 1-year beta hovering around 1.5, according to Trendlyne.Trent had reported a 9% YoY growth in its Q1 consolidated net profit to Rs 425 crore compared to Rs 391 crore in the year ago period. The company’s revenue stood at Rs 4,883 crore, up 19% YoY versus Rs 4,104 crore posted in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year.

The profit after tax (PAT) was 36% higher on a sequential basis versus Rs 312 crore reported in Q4FY25 while the topline increased by 16% compared to Rs 4,217 crore in the January-March quarter of FY25.

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