Trent set to announce its first-ever bonus issue today: What Zudio-parent’s 5 lakh shareholders should know

Additionally, Trent’s board will consider a proposal to enable employee stock option plans for eligible employees, as well as a plan to raise additional funds through the issue of equity shares via rights issue or other methods.

Trent’s first-ever bonus issue

If approved, this would mark the first-ever bonus issue announced by the Tata Group company. Earlier in June last year, the company announced a dividend of Rs 5 per equity share, while it paid dividends of Rs 3.20 in May 2024 and Rs 2.20 in May 2023. In 2016, it announced a stock split in the ratio of 10:1.Bonus issue consists of free shares distributed by a company from its reserves and is often seen as a sign of strong financial health and growth prospects. While the issue of bonus shares increases the total number of outstanding shares, it does not change the company’s market capitalisation. However, it can improve liquidity and affordability, allowing more investors to add shares of the company to their portfolio.

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Only those shareholders who own the shares of the company as on the record date will be eligible to receive the bonus shares. The record date for LIC’s prospective bonus issue is yet to be determined.

Trent shareholding pattern

Trent promoters and promoter group held 37% stake in the company while the remaining 63% stake was held by the public, according to data on the latest shareholding pattern as on March 31, 2026 on NSE. Among the promoters, Tata Sons owns the largest stake of more than 32% while Tata Investment Corporation holds a little over 4% stake.

Trent share price

Trent shares have gained more than 8% in two sessions following the announcement of the board meeting to hit a more than three-month high of Rs 4,444.50 apiece on Tuesday. The stock has gained around 14% in just one week and 24% in one month. The stock however declined nearly 18% in one year.

In the longer term, Trent shares have rallied 218% in three years and over 498% in five years. Earlier this month, Trent reported a strong business update for the January-March quarter of the financial year 2026, with standalone revenue rising 20% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 4,937 crore during the quarter under review. It added 22 Westside stores and 109 Zudio stores in Q4, taking its total retail footprint to 1,286 stores.

For the fourth quarter, analysts expect Trent to report a decline in operating profit. Goldman Sachs estimates sales growth of around 18%, largely driven by like-for-like growth. This is aided by a favourable base, as like-for-like growth in Q4 FY25 was in the mid-single digits, down from high single digits in the previous quarter. On this basis, like-for-like growth of around 3% to 4% year-on-year is expected for Q4.

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