Shares of India's largest retail chain owner, Avenue Supermart, will be in focus on Tuesday's trading session, after the company announced investment in its wholly owned subsidiary, Avenue E-commerce Ltd., which operates DMart Ready stores.
The company's exchange filing on Monday evening read, "Avenue Supermarts Limited ("Company") today i.e. on 8th June, 2026, has invested an amount of ~₹150 crore (Rupees One Hundred and Forty-Nine Crore Ninety-Nine Lakhs Ninety-Eight Thousand and Five Hundred Only) by subscribing to 4,32,90,000 equity shares of ₹10/- each of Avenue E-Commerce Limited (AEL), a subsidiary of the Company at an issue price of ₹34.65/- per share (including a premium of ₹24.65 per share".
Post the investment, the company's shareholding in the subsidiary now stands at 99.79% vs 99.77% before the transaction. The investment is aimed at utilising it towards Avenue E-commerce Ltd's operational and capex requirements. The subsidiary runs its e-commerce business through the online platform "DMart Ready". DMart Ready operated in 18 cities as of FY26, as compared to 25 cities in the previous year. Despite the drop in operational cities and regions, the subsidiary's revenue for the FY26 stood at ₹4,093 crore as compared to ₹3,502 crore in FY25 and ₹2,899 crore in FY24.
Similarly, DMart's revenue for FY26 stood at ₹66,968 crore as compared to ₹57,790 crore in FY25. The operational profits for the quarter remained steady with 15% YoY growth to ₹5,255 crore as compared to ₹4,543 crore in the previous year. Net Profit stood at ₹2,970 crore for FY26, as compared to ₹2,707 crore in FY25. PAT margin stood at 4.3% in FY26 as compared to 4.6% in FY25. The store additions
DMart's share price has delivered steady returns of 8.7% in 2026 alone on a YTD basis.