On May 1, 2025, Eternal (formerly known as Zomato) shared its financial results for the fourth quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. The company’s spending on ads, sales, and promotions increased by 63% in the March quarter of 2025.
Eternal’s combined spending on ads and promotions was Rs 634 crore from January to March FY25, up from Rs 389 crore in the same period last year. In total, Zomato spent Rs 1,972 crore on ads and promotions in FY25, which is a 37.7% increase compared to Rs 1,432 crore in FY24.
However, the combined profit in Q4 FY25 dropped by 77.7% to Rs 39 crore, down from Rs 175 crore in Q4 FY24. Eternal’s profit for FY25 grew to Rs 527 crore, compared to Rs 351 crore in FY24.
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said the slowdown in growth was due to three main reasons: slow customer demand, a temporary shortage of delivery partners because of high demand in quick-commerce, and competition from fast food delivery in quick-commerce.
He also mentioned that the growing competition in food delivery has affected the company’s growth in this area.
On the other hand, Blinkit, the quick-commerce division, saw its revenue rise from Rs 769 crore in Q4 FY24 to Rs 1,709 crore in March FY25. Blinkit’s total revenue for FY25 reached Rs 5,206 crore, a 126% increase compared to last year.
