Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Trent Hits Upper Circuit After Strong Q2 Business Update
Trent is a company that runs retail brands such as Westside and Zudio.
It reported that its revenue grew in the quarter ending in September.
Revenue was 23% higher than in the same quarter a year earlier.
Revenue for the first six months of the financial year also increased.
Trent opened its 1,000th Zudio store during the quarter.
By the end of September, it had 1,342 stores across its brands.
After the update, Trent shares rose 10% in early trading and reached the day’s upper price limit.
The shares had fallen for three sessions before that rise.
Trent shares rose 10% to ₹2,832.50, the upper price band, in early BSE trading on Tuesday, 6 October.
The move followed the company’s 5 October business update for the second quarter of FY2026-27.
Standalone revenue from operations increased 23% year-on-year to ₹5,788 crore in Q2FY27.
First-half revenue rose 21% year-on-year to ₹11,454 crore; merchandise sales excluding other operating income grew at the same respective rates.
Trent opened its 1,000th Zudio store during the quarter and had 1,342 stores across Westside, Zudio and other lifestyle brands as of 30 September 2026.
- Who
- Trent Limited and its shareholders.
- What
- Trent reported higher Q2FY27 revenue and its shares rose 10% to the upper price band.
- When
- The business update was filed on 5 October; shares rose in early trading on Tuesday, 6 October. The update covered the quarter ended 30 September 2026.
- Where
- Trent shares rose on the BSE.
- Why
- The share rise followed Trent’s business update reporting year-on-year revenue growth.
- Q2FY27 standalone revenue
- ₹5,788 crore, up 23% year-on-year
- H1FY27 revenue
- ₹11,454 crore, up 21% year-on-year
- Share price move
- Up 10% to ₹2,832.50, the upper price band, in early BSE trading
- Store portfolio
- 1,342 stores across Westside, Zudio and other lifestyle brands as of 30 September 2026
- Quarterly store openings
- 10 Westside stores and 17 Zudio stores
- Zudio milestone
- Trent opened its 1,000th Zudio store during the quarter
- June-quarter FPI holding
- 15.14% of Trent
- June-quarter mutual fund holding
- 14.64% of Trent