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Meesho draws Nomura Reduce tag as valuation premium bites

Stock slips 5% after the broker flags premium to peers despite lower NMV growth, squeezing merchant acquisition budgets.

, Editor··4 min read

Empty warehouse aisle with stacked cartons under fluorescent light
Empty warehouse aisle with stacked cartons under fluorescent light

Nomura assigned a Reduce rating to Meesho on 25 September 2026, citing valuation woes. The stock fell 5% as the broker noted it trades at a premium to Eternal and Swiggy even with slower net merchandise value growth and without their food-delivery cash flows.

Meesho’s asset-light value-commerce model and Valmo logistics drew praise, yet Nomura said rising competition and the premium multiple cap upside. The note landed as festive inventory builds.

On the shop floor this means tighter CAC for sellers listing apparel and home goods. A typical Meesho merchant in Surat now faces higher ad bids just to hold share against Blinkit and Flipkart Minutes dark-store drops.

Meesho trades at a premium to Eternal and Swiggy despite slower NMV growth.

The call squeezes pure-play value platforms more than omni players with store networks. It helps established marketplaces that already own last-mile density and can undercut on delivery fees.

Watch the next quarterly filing and Big Billion Days conversion data for any guidance cut or seller incentive reset before Diwali.

Filed under Ecommerce·Ananya Rao

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