Trent Shares Rally 7% After Tata Group Retailer's Q2 Profit Climbs 25%, Revenue Rises To ₹5,873 Crore

Trent shares rose 7% after the retailer reported a 25% increase in Q2 profit to ₹468 crore. Revenue grew 22% to ₹5,873 crore, while operating EBITDA climbed 37%.
Trent shares rose sharply in early trading on Friday, 30 October, after the Tata Group company reported a 25% year-on-year increase in profit for the September quarter. The quarterly results lifted investor sentiment, pushing the stock higher during the session.
The stock gained as much as 7% during the day, touching ₹3,059 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
At 10:25 AM, the Trent share price was trading at ₹3,031.30, up 5.93% from its previous session's close.
Trent Q2FY27 Results: Consolidated Revenue & Profits Rose
The retailer posted a consolidated net profit of ₹468.09 crore in Q2 FY27, against ₹373.42 crore in the same quarter last year. The year-on-year (YoY) growth stood at 25%.
Revenue from operations increased 22% to ₹5,873 crore. For the first half of the financial year, Trent reported consolidated revenue of ₹11,628 crore.
The company also saw a bigger increase in operating earnings. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 37% from a year earlier to ₹785 crore during the quarter.
Trent Chairman Says Consumer Demand Remains Strong
Trent Chairman Noel N Tata said the company's brands continued to see good demand during the quarter, despite inflation remaining relatively high. Consumer sentiment has held up well, he said, helping the retailer maintain growth across its businesses.
He also informed that Trent is looking beyond large cities for its next phase of expansion. The company has been increasing its presence in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets, where it is seeing an encouraging response from customers.
Noel Tata said the reception in these markets had strengthened the company's plans to expand further into smaller towns. He added that the response from customers had given Trent the confidence to move deeper into these markets.
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