Quick take: Avenue Supermarts (DMart) delivered double-digit sales growth for its September 2026 quarter, yet its shares fell more than 4% in early trade on Monday, October 12, even as the Sensex and Nifty 50 opened in the green. The reason is not growth. It is the margin.
What the numbers say
DMart reported Q2 FY27 results on October 10. On a consolidated basis, total revenue was ₹19,644 crore versus ₹16,676 crore a year earlier, roughly 17.8% higher. Net profit came in at about ₹743 crore, up 8.5% from ₹685 crore. EBITDA rose 14.7% to ₹1,393 crore.
Notice the gap: revenue grew 17.8%, EBITDA 14.7%, profit 8.5%. Each step down the income statement grew more slowly than the one above it. Consolidated EBITDA margin was 7.1% against 7.3% a year ago, and PAT margin was 3.8% against 4.1%. On a standalone basis, EBITDA margin was 7.3% versus 7.6%, and standalone profit rose 7.6% to ₹804 crore.
There were positives. DMart added 15 stores in the quarter, taking its count to 518. Same-store growth for stores open at least two years improved to 9.5% from 6.8%.
How the market reacted
By about 9:44 AM IST, DMart shares were down over 4%, with an intraday low of ₹3,365.60 on the NSE, according to Business Standard’s live coverage. For context, NSE data shows the stock closed at ₹3,516.80 on Friday, October 9, after touching a 52-week low of ₹3,497.70 that day. Its 52-week high of ₹4,644 was set on April 17, so Friday’s close was already about 24% below that peak. Monday’s early low sits below Friday’s 52-week low.
The market around it was firm. At about 9:18 AM, the Sensex was up roughly 248 points at 72,720 and the Nifty 50 was up about 70 points at 22,590, after both indices rose more than 1.2% on Friday (Sensex close 72,472.33, Nifty close 22,520.45). Nifty Media was up 2.45% and Nifty Auto 1.21% by 9:27 AM, while Nifty PSU Bank was the weakest sector. Among large caps, Tech Mahindra was down about 4.5% on the Sensex. The rupee opened at 95.73 per dollar against 96.76 at Friday’s close, a gain of about a rupee.
Why it matters
DMart is a low-margin, high-volume business, so a few tenths of a percentage point of margin carry more weight than they would for a software company. When investors have already marked a stock down, as the 24% gap from its April high suggests, the market tends to focus on whether growth is converting into profit at the same rate. This quarter, it converted at a slower one. That is a description of the numbers, not a verdict on the company.
What to watch next
First, whether the stock holds above or falls further below Monday’s intraday low of ₹3,365.60 through the session, and how volumes compare with Friday’s roughly 4.9 lakh shares. Second, management commentary and brokerage notes on whether margin pressure reflects pricing, mix or costs. Third, same-store growth: a second quarter of acceleration would be worth tracking. Finally, HCL Technologies, ICICI Prudential Asset Management, RBL Bank and Swaraj Engines report today, and the India VIX, which closed Friday at 14.38, is a gauge of how nervous the broader market is.
Figures for the session are as of early trade and will change by the close.
Sources
- Business Standard, Stock Market LIVE, October 12, 2026
- IndiaIPO, DMart Q2 results
- TaxGuru, Avenue Supermarts Q2 FY27 standalone results
- Kotak Neo, Stock Market Update, October 12, 2026
- NSE bhavcopy data (price, 52-week range, India VIX), as of October 9, 2026
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