Zomato-parent Eternal’s Deepinder Goyal to surrender ₹900-1,000 crore worth ESOPs upon resignation as CEO: Report

Deepinder Goyal, founder of online food delivery giant Zomato-parent Eternal, is set to surrender employee stock options (ESOPs) worth approx. ₹900-1,000 crore as he resigned from the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on January 21, 2026, the news portal reported. Economic Times.

The agency report cited Eternal’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Akshant Goyal, who had highlighted in the company’s earnings call that the surrender of Deepinder Goyal’s ESOPs would add 3.3 crore shares to the company’s stock option pool, which currently stands at 20 crore shares.

Referring to the news portal’s report, Goyal said, “We have a large pool of ESOPs with around 20 crore shares in it…his (Deepinder’s) ESOPs will perhaps expand the pool by 3.3 crore shares. Since the pool has expanded, we may not need to dilute our ESOPs for a little longer than we would otherwise do.”

What is the present value of Deepinder’s ESOPs?

According to NSE data, based on the closing price of Eternal shares ₹276.50, Deepinder Goyal’s ESOPs (reportedly 3.3 crore shares) will be valued at approx. ₹912.45 crore as on January 23, 2026.

“As part of this transition, all of my unvested ESOPs will return to the ESOP pool. This ensures that Eternal continues to have meaningful wealth creation opportunities for the next generation of leaders, while strengthening long-term retention without incremental shareholder dilution,” Goyal said in his letter to shareholders.

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