Key Highlights
- Thus, this Tata group stock remains a multibagger for its long-term investors, offering 552% returns in the last five years and posing a pertinent question: Should you consider dumping the stock or staying put?
- But before that, one must understand the reason for the slowdown in this high-flying stock.
- Trent’s sharp underperformance in 2025 was largely driven by a valuation reset, as its premium, near triple-digit P/E, became difficult to sustain amid moderating growth, opined analysts.
- Vinit Bolinjkar, Head of Research, Ventura, said that growth pains emerged post-FY25: Revenue per sq ft resilient at ₹15,000+ but topline cooled amid densification and economic slowdown.
- "Margins squeezed by competition (Reliance Retail, Aditya Birla) and input costs, while capex for 100+ stores yearly strains cash flows despite OCF rise to ₹1,120 crore," the Ventura analyst added.
