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Swiggy reports mixed Q4 results, quick commerce struggles

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Swiggy
What it does
Food delivery and quick commerce
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Results
Sector
Commerce & Consumer Brands

What they do

Swiggy runs food delivery and quick commerce through Instamart

What happened

Q4FY26 food delivery grew 22% but quick commerce GOV fell 0.7% quarter on quarter

Why it matters

Instamart added 0.5 million users while rival Blinkit added 3.6 million in the same period

The details

  • Swiggy reported its Q4FY26 results with mixed performance across segments.
  • Food-delivery gross order value (GOV) grew 22% year on year.
  • Adjusted Ebitda margin for food delivery expanded 30 basis points.
  • Quick-commerce GOV fell 0.7% quarter on quarter.
  • Instamart's contribution margin improved 70 bps to negative 1.8% of GOV.
  • CEO Sriharsha Majety said Instamart will not buy growth and aims for contribution margin breakeven by Q1FY27.
  • Swiggy's stock price has fallen 40% since September.

The bigger picture

  • Swiggy spent Rs 4,200 crore on advertising in FY26, more than rival Eternal's Rs 3,350 crore.
  • Losses widened by a third to over Rs 4,000 crore in FY26.
  • Instamart's average order value dropped to Rs 700 from Rs 746 in the previous quarter.
  • JM Financial valued Instamart at zero in April and suggested Swiggy be taken over.
  • Blinkit added 3.6 million monthly transacting users in one quarter, while Swiggy took 15 months to add the same number.

About the business

  • Swiggy operates food delivery and quick commerce (Instamart) in India.
  • Food delivery and out-of-home segments are Ebitda positive.
  • Instamart had 13.3 million monthly transacting users in Q4FY26.
  • The company competes with Zomato (Blinkit) and Eternal in quick commerce.

What happens next

  • Swiggy maintained guidance of Q1FY27 contribution margin breakeven for quick commerce.
  • CEO said Instamart will focus on increasing contribution margin to zero while maintaining growth.

Founders

  • Sriharsha Majety, Founder and CEO
  • Phani Kishan Addepalli, Founder
  • Nandan Reddy, Founder

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