Trent shares surge nearly 6% after revenue jumps 20% in March quarter

Shares of Trent Ltd., the operator of Westlife and Zudio retail stores, rose as much as 5.87% to hit an intraday high of ₹3,759 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday, April 6, after the company announced its quarterly business update. On the BSE, Trent shares climbed as much as 5.68% to hit an intraday high of ₹3,755 amid spike in trading activity.

Trent on Monday said that its revenue in the last quarter of previous financial year (Q4FY26) rose 20% annually to ₹4,937 crore from ₹4,106 crore in the same period last year. For financial year 2025-26, Trent's revenue jumped 18% annually to ₹19,701 crore as against ₹16,668 crore in the previous financial year.

The company noted that its revenue from sale of merchandise (excluding other operating income) grew by 21% and 19% during the quarter and the year ended March 2026 respectively.

Trent said that it opened a total of 22 Westside stores in March quarter and 52 stores during FY26. The company added that it opened a total of 108 Zudio stores in last quarter of FY26 and a total of 198 stores in FY26.

Meanwhile, Trent shares were witnessing a spike in trading activity. As many as 1.44 lakh shares changed hands on the BSE compared with an average of 63,000 shares traded daily in the past two weeks.

Trent Q3 Results

The Tata Group retail firm posted a 2.73% surge in its consolidated profit after tax at ₹510.11 crore for the quarter ended December 2025. The company had posted a post-tax profit of ₹496.54 crore in the year-ago period, as per an exchange filing on Wednesday. It reported an exceptional item (net loss) of ₹26.11 crore due to the implementation of the new Labour Codes.

Its consolidated revenue from operations stood at ₹5,345.06 crore in Q3 FY26, up 14.78% from ₹4,656.56 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

"The gross margin profile of Westside and Zudio remains stable. Operating EBIT margin for Q3FY26 was 13.8 per cent (13.2 per cent for Q3FY25)," it said.

"In Q3FY26 we opened 17 Westside and 48 Zudio stores (including 1 store in the UAE). As of 31st December 2025, we operated with a footprint of over 15 million square feet across our fashion brands," it added.

As of 10:01 am, Trent shares traded 5.56% higher at ₹3,748, outperforming the NIFTY50 index which was down 0.4%. The stock was top gainer in the NIFTY50 index.