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Eternal Limited, formerly known as Zomato, reported strong growth in revenue and profit for the third quarter of FY26. The performance was mainly driven by the rapid expansion of its inventory-led quick commerce business Blinkit and a change in revenue recognition after moving to an inventory ownership model. The Gurugram-based foodtech and quick commerce company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 102 crore for Q3 FY26, compared with Rs 59 crore in the same quarter last year. This represents a year-on-year increase of about 73%. Revenue from operations rose sharply to Rs 16,315 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 5,405 crore in Q3 FY25, an increase of around 202% year-on-year. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, revenue increased 20% from Rs 13,590 crore in Q2 FY26. The company said the sharp rise in reported revenue was largely due to its shift to inventory ownership in quick commerce. Under this model, revenue now includes the full value of goods sold instead of only marketplace commissions...