Archive · 14 Sep 2026
India’s Mattress Boom Puts Wakefit and Sheela Foam Centerstage
India’s mattress market is growing as more people spend money on comfort and better sleep.
The wider sleep economy is estimated at around ₹30,000 crore.
Wakefit sells mattresses and has expanded into furniture and home interiors.
It is opening many stores so customers can try products before buying them.
Sheela Foam owns well-known brands such as Sleepwell and Kurlon.
It has a much larger retail and manufacturing network.
Both companies are growing, but their profits can be affected by material costs and expensive expansion.
Investors will want to see whether the growth produces lasting profits and good returns.
India’s mattress and broader sleep economy is estimated at about ₹30,000 crore, with premium products driving growth.
Wakefit Innovations reported Q1 FY27 revenue growth of 16.6% year over year to ₹404.91 crore.
Wakefit had 165 company-owned stores and plans to add nearly 80 more during FY27.
Sheela Foam’s Q1 FY27 consolidated revenue rose 25.6% year over year to ₹1,031.94 crore.
Both companies face risks from raw-material costs, logistics, limited repeat purchases, pricing pressure and execution.
- Who
- Wakefit Innovations and Sheela Foam are the two companies discussed.
- What
- The article examines their positions in India’s expanding mattress and sleep economy.
- When
- The comparison focuses on Q1 FY27 results, with some market and stock data reported through September 2026.
- Where
- The opportunity is in India, while Sheela Foam also has manufacturing operations across Asia, Australia and Europe.
- Why
- Growing incomes, urbanisation, nuclear families and increased attention to sleep health are supporting demand for mattresses.
Growth and Opportunity
Risks and Execution Challenges
Market expansion
Growth and Opportunity
Rising incomes, urbanisation, premiumisation and greater awareness of sleep health could expand demand for orthopaedic, memory-foam, latex and hybrid mattresses.
Risks and Execution Challenges
Premium mattresses costing ₹20,000–₹50,000 may remain unaffordable for many price-conscious households, especially in smaller cities and rural areas.
Wakefit’s store strategy
Growth and Opportunity
Offline stores may let consumers test mattresses, improve product discovery and support furniture cross-selling; Wakefit plans nearly 80 additional company-owned stores in FY27.
Risks and Execution Challenges
Rapid expansion could weaken returns if sales per store, store productivity, payback periods or store-level margins fall short of targets.
Scale versus capital efficiency
Growth and Opportunity
Sheela Foam’s brands, manufacturing integration and more than 20,000 retail touchpoints provide broad distribution and potential supply-chain advantages.
Risks and Execution Challenges
Large scale does not automatically create superior shareholder returns; investors must assess capital efficiency, ROCE, input costs and whether growth translates into durable profits.
- Estimated sleep economy
- Around ₹30,000 crore in India, according to Ken Research.
- Indian mattress market
- Estimated at US$2.94 billion in 2025 and projected to reach US$5.94 billion by 2033.
- Wakefit Q1 FY27 revenue
- ₹404.91 crore, up 16.6% year over year.
- Wakefit Q1 FY27 PAT
- ₹23.38 crore, with a reported PAT margin of 5.8%.
- Sheela Foam Q1 FY27 revenue
- ₹1,031.94 crore, up 25.6% year over year.
- Sheela Foam Q1 FY27 PAT
- ₹62.34 crore, with a consolidated net profit margin of 6.0%.
- Organised-market growth
- The organised segment represents roughly 40% of the market and is estimated to grow at about 17% annually.