DTDC is targeting nearly double its revenue by FY30 after recording 7.4 per cent growth in FY26, as the express logistics company prepares to expand processing capacity, automation, cross-border services and e-commerce fulfilment across India.
The company closed FY26 with revenue of ₹2,655 crore, compared with ₹2,472 crore in FY25, according to its latest reported numbers. Chief Executive Officer Abhishek Chakraborty said DTDC plans to sustain double-digit growth through FY30 and will increase its investments in the physical and digital infrastructure needed to handle higher volumes.
DTDC spent between ₹100 crore and ₹150 crore on capital expenditure in both FY25 and FY26. The planned expansion will focus on hubs, transportation, automated processing and technology. “Now it’s the time for us to be bold,” Chakraborty told The Hindu BusinessLine, adding that the next phase would require the company to take “more bets”.
The company’s franchise-led network remains central to its strategy. DTDC has more than 16,500 channel partners and reaches about 96 per cent of India’s population. This model allows the company to concentrate its own capital on core logistics infrastructure while using its partner network for wider market access.
One of its major infrastructure additions is Bharat One, a 1.5-lakh-square-foot integrated hub at Rathiwas in Haryana. The facility has a peak processing capacity of up to 2,500 tonnes a day. Chakraborty described the hub as an early indication of the scale of infrastructure and automation the company plans to deploy as shipment volumes increase.
International operations currently contribute about 21 per cent of DTDC’s revenue and have grown by around 13-14 per cent annually over the past two to three years. The company expects expanding cross-border trade and free-trade agreements to create additional opportunities for Indian micro, small and medium enterprises and direct-to-consumer brands.
E-commerce is another major part of the expansion plan. DTDC said its Raftaar rapid-fulfilment business has established 75 dark stores connected to its existing network. The service provides two-hour, four-hour and guaranteed next-day deliveries without creating a separate delivery network.
The company is also expanding its digital systems. Its eDOT self-onboarding platform has recorded more than 40,000 registrations and onboarded over 9,000 businesses across approximately 2,200 PIN codes. Its multilingual artificial intelligence assistant, DIVA, has crossed 150,000 monthly interactions.
DTDC handles about 190 million transactions annually. Chakraborty said automation and artificial intelligence could lower the company’s cost structure over the next three to five years, allowing shipment volumes to grow without a proportionate increase in manpower. The company has historically funded expansion through internal cash flows and has not undertaken a primary capital raise in its 36-year history, although it is open to exploring options including the public markets as its growth plans scale.
DTDC expects higher network utilisation, international expansion, rapid fulfilment and automation to support its double-digit growth target through FY30. Chakraborty said the company’s transformation would represent a shift “from express to exponential”.
