Retailer posts double-digit revenue and earnings growth, expands store network to over 1,000 locations
Fashion and lifestyle retailer Trent on Friday posted an 11.3 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit for the September quarter of 2025-26.
Operational revenue for the period rose 15.9 per cent to about 4,817.68 crore compared with the same quarter last year.
The company clarified that consolidated revenue figures exclude Trent Hypermarket’s topline, though its share of profit from the venture is included using the equity accounting method.
Net profit for the quarter stood at roughly 376.86 crore, while profit before interest, depreciation and tax rose 21.1 per cent to nearly 843.53 crore.
Trent said it now runs more than 1,000 large-format fashion stores across 251 cities.
“We believe given our approach with respect to merchandise sourcing, price architecture, distribution and our disciplines around inventory provisioning, the full year results are more representative of the health of the business,” the company said.
“We remain focused on portfolio growth, elevating our products and enhancing store experience for our customers. Reduction in GST rates is a welcome step and over time is likely to augur well for our product categories. The business registered steady performance during the quarter. We have consistently delivered a differentiated consumer proposition that appeals to a wider audience across diverse markets”, said Noel N Tata, Chairman, Trent.
He added that Trent is “excited and remains on track to build a sizable and scalable pure play direct-to-customer business across customer segments in the context of the market size and opportunity.”
“In our Star business, we continue to apply Trent’s playbook and the contribution of our own brands is now trending over 73 per cent of revenues. The opportunity in the food space for the Star proposition is exciting at the same time it is intensely competitive. We remain convinced that this business is well poised to deliver growing consumer value in the years ahead”, he further added on the Star retail business.
