Eternal shares soar 15% to hit record high after Blinkit's stellar Q1 show. How should you trade now?

Shares of Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, surged 14.9% to hit a record high of Rs 311.60 on BSE on Tuesday, despite a sharp 90% year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit for Q1FY26. Net profit dropped to Rs 25 crore from Rs 253 crore in the same quarter last year.

The profit drop, however, was offset by strong top-line growth. Revenue from operations surged 70% YoY to Rs 7,167 crore, driven by robust performance in the quick commerce and food delivery segments.

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Akshant Goyal, CFO of Zomato, said the fall in profitability was mainly due to continued investments in quick commerce and the going-out vertical. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA dropped 42% YoY to Rs 172 crore, although food delivery EBITDA margin improved to 5.0% from 3.9% a year earlier.

The company said net order value (NOV) of its B2C businesses grew 55% YoY and 16% sequentially to Rs 20,183 crore. For the first time, quick commerce NOV surpassed food delivery NOV for a full quarter.

“On an annualised basis, we are now at nearly $10 billion in NOV across our B2C businesses, with quick commerce becoming our largest segment—contributing almost half of the annualised NOV,” Eternal said in its shareholder letter.

Adjusted revenue rose 67% YoY and 22% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to Rs 7,563 crore. Meanwhile, B2B unit Hyperpure posted 89% YoY revenue growth, though management expects a near-term slowdown in this segment.

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Should you buy, sell, or hold Eternal's stock? Here’s what brokerages say:

Motilal Oswal

MOSL maintained a ‘Buy’ rating and raised the target price to Rs 330 from Rs 310.

The brokerage said quick commerce losses are stabilizing and Blinkit’s strong growth—GOV up 140% YoY—is driving momentum. However, PAT missed estimates (Rs 25 crore vs Rs 270 crore expected). Despite this, MOSL expects 2QFY26 revenue and adjusted EBITDA to grow 66% and 15% YoY, respectively.

Elara

Elara also retained a ‘Buy’ call, raising the target price to Rs 340 from Rs 300.

It highlighted food delivery GOV hitting a three-quarter high and projected margins growing at 19.2% CAGR from FY25–28E. Elara raised revenue estimates by 3.5–6% on quick commerce strength but cut EPS forecasts by 4–17% over FY25–28E due to losses in other segments.

Nuvama

Nuvama raised its target price to Rs 320 from Rs 290 while maintaining a ‘Buy’ rating.

It revised FY26E and FY27E earnings upward by 1.4% and 8.4%, respectively, and pointed to Blinkit’s profitability and inventory-led model as margin drivers. Management expects margin gains ahead, assuming stable market competition.

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