Reliance eyes up to 28% upside as brokerages back Jio IPO filing, retail and AI roadmap

Reliance Industries filed for Jio Platforms IPO with SEBI, targeting an end-2026 listing at a Rs 11-12 trillion valuation. Jefferies, Nomura and Motilal maintained 'Buy' with targets up to Rs 1,675 (28% upside), citing telecom, retail, AI and clean-energy growth.

— FiledSun, 5 Jul, 2026, 22:16 IST·First seen Sun, 5 Jul, 2026, 22:15 IST·Source Financial Express · BrandWagon

What happened

Reliance Industries · Reliance AGM detailed Jio Platforms IPO filing with SEBI, targeting end-2026 listing at Rs 11-12 trillion valuation. Brokerages Jefferies,

Key facts

  • Rs 1,675 TP (28% upside)
  • Rs 1,640 TP (23.5%)
  • Rs 1,655 TP (26%)
  • 270 million shares
  • 2.9% dilution
  • Rs 11-12 trillion valuation
  • 524 million subscribers
  • FY26 revenue Rs 1,468.9 bn (+14.6%)
  • EBITDA Rs 762.6 bn (+18.8%)
  • PAT Rs 300.5 bn (+15.1%)

Why this matters

The SEBI filing signals a value-unlock template worth watching for anyone benchmarking conglomerate spin-offs across telecom, retail and AI verticals.

What to watch

  • SEBI approval milestones and confirmed listing timeline
  • Jio Platforms ARPU, subscriber adds and 5G monetization data
  • Reliance Retail same-store sales and margin trajectory
  • AI and clean-energy capex disclosures vs monetization signals
  • Anchor investor / pre-IPO valuation marks vs the Rs 11-12tn target
  • Expect competing broker notes reaffirming/raising TPs with refreshed SOTP math
  • RIL to detail Jio Platforms structure, subsidiary carve-outs and use of proceeds
  • Institutional flows rotate into RIL as a proxy ahead of the Jio listing
  • Peers (Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea) reprice on telecom-sector read-through