Tata Consultancy Services
NSE: TCSComputers - Software & Consulting
Share price
₹2,076.00
-0.21% close of 8 Oct 2026
Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 7 Oct 2026, the close above is 8 Oct 2026.
Business score
How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.
75
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹7.52L Cr
P/E ratio
14.0
P/B ratio
7.0
ROCE
63.0%
ROE
51.8%
Dividend yield
3.1%
Price & valuation chart
How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.
Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales grew 9.9% over the past year, and 15.9% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales held steady, near 26.5% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 15.9% a year against a sector median of 14.5% — 1.4 percentage points faster.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 14.0× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 17.6×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 29.5×, the 1st percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 1.7 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 8%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services — this one | 8%/yr | 14.0× | ₹1.7 |
| Infosys | 8%/yr | 12.9× | ₹1.6 |
| HCL Technologies | 6%/yr | 17.6× | ₹2.9 |
| Wipro | 5%/yr | 12.6× | ₹2.5 |
| Tech Mahindra | 1%/yr | 24.9× | ₹24.9 |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 7%/yr | 20.9× | ₹3.0 |
Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
How it compares with its peers
Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Computers - Software & Consulting), it ranks 2 of 53 on returns, 22 of 49 on growth, 8 of 52 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?
A wide advantage: it earns 63% on capital, ahead of 96% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹227254 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹16672 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹219566 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 99 arrived as cash. Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being waiting 33 days for its cash to waiting 38 days for its cash.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
8 of 9 checks clear · 89%
Latest result · Q2 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Revenue was Rs 73188 crore with profit of Rs 13934 crore.
Announced 8 Oct 2026 · Consolidated · Audited
Revenue
₹73,188 Cr
Revenue vs last year
+11.2%
Revenue vs last quarter
+1.3%
Net profit
₹13,934 Cr
Profit vs last year
+14.9%
Profit vs last quarter
+3.8%
Net margin
19.0%
EPS
₹38.37
Checklist before you investPRO
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹7.52L Cr
- Prev close
- ₹2,076.00
- 52w High
- ₹3,350
- 52w Low
- ₹1,977
- Enterprise value
- ₹7.16L Cr
- Beta
- 0.8
- Price CAGR 1y
- -30.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- -17.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- -12.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 6.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 27.3%
- PEG ratio
- 1.7
- P/E ratio
- 14.0
- P/B ratio
- 7.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.7
- Industry P/E
- 18.1
- ROCE
- 63.0%
- ROCE 5y average
- 61.0%
- ROE
- 51.8%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.1
- Interest coverage
- 54.4
- Dividend yield
- 3.1%
- ROE 3y average
- 52.0%
- ROE last year
- 52.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹2.67L Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹49,454 Cr
- Operating margin
- 27.0%
- Net profit margin
- 18.5%
- EBITDA margin
- 27.1%
- Sales growth 3y
- 5.8%
- Sales growth 5y
- 10.2%
- Profit growth 3y
- 8.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- 9.0%
- EPS
- ₹136
- Sales growth TTM
- 8.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 9.0%
- Dividend payout
- 81.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹73,188 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹13,934 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 11.2%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 14.9%
- OPM latest quarter
- 25.7%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹296
- Face Value
- ₹1.0
- Total debt
- ₹11,283 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹12,908 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹11,283 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 295.2
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹52,094 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹48,013 Cr
- FCF yield
- 6.2%
- Net cash flow
- -₹1,925 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 71.8%
- FII holding
- 9.1%
- DII holding
- 13.4%
- Public holding
- 5.7%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCS | 2,080.30 | 14.0 | 7,53,388 | 3.08 | 13,420.0 | 8.4 | 72,275.0 | 13.9 | 63.0 |
| Infosys | 992.00 | 12.9 | 4,02,919 | 4.84 | 7,775.0 | 12.3 | 48,211.0 | 14.0 | 40.0 |
| HCL Technologies | 1,185.00 | 17.8 | 3,22,185 | 4.56 | 4,626.0 | 20.3 | 34,579.0 | 13.9 | 30.4 |
| Wipro | 159.60 | 12.0 | 1,58,422 | 6.89 | 3,356.3 | 0.7 | 24,478.6 | 10.6 | 17.8 |
| Tech Mahindra | 1,491.10 | 27.5 | 1,46,297 | 3.42 | 1,486.3 | 28.4 | 15,711.9 | 17.7 | 23.1 |
| LTM | 3,930.00 | 20.8 | 1,16,459 | 1.91 | 1,468.6 | 16.9 | 11,608.0 | 18.0 | 29.6 |
| Persistent Systems | 5,507.00 | 43.7 | 86,920 | 0.73 | 483.0 | 13.7 | 4,303.2 | 29.1 | 34.4 |
| Median | 218.65 | 19.1 | 892 | 0.34 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 85.7 | 17.6 | 22.1 |
Competes with: 3i Infotech Limited, 63 moons technologies limited, Accelya Solutions India Limited, Aurionpro Solutions Limited, BIRLASOFT LIMITED, CG Vak Software & Exports Limited, CSM Technologies Limited, California Software Company Limited, Cambridge Technology Enterprises Limited, Ceinsys Tech Limited, Coforge, Cura Technologies Limited, Cybertech Systems And Software Limited, DRC Systems India Limited, Empower India Limited, Fractal Analytics Limited, GVP Infotech Limited, HCL Technologies, Happiest Minds Technologies Limited, Hexaware Technologies Limited, InfoBeans Technologies Limited, Infosys, Innovana Thinklabs Limited, Intellect Design Arena Limited, KPIT Technologies Limited, Ksolves India Limited, LTIMindtree Limited, Latent View Analytics Limited, Magellanic Cloud Limited, Mastek Limited, Mindteck (India) Limited, Mphasis, NINtec Systems Limited, Newgen Software Technologies Limited, Orchasp Limited, Persistent Systems, Quintegra Solutions Limited, R. S. Software (India) Limited, Rategain Travel Technologies Limited, Saksoft Limited, SecMark Consultancy Limited, Silver Touch Technologies Limited, Softtech Engineers Limited, Sonata Software Limited, TREJHARA SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Tata Elxsi Limited, Tech Mahindra, Trigyn Technologies Limited, Wipro, Xchanging Solutions Limited, Xtglobal Infotech Limited, Zensar Technologies Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 59,692 | 60,583 | 61,237 | 62,613 | 64,259 | 63,973 | 64,479 | 63,437 | 65,799 | 67,087 | 70,698 | 72,275 | 73,188 |
| Expenses | 43,946 | 44,195 | 44,073 | 45,951 | 47,528 | 46,939 | 47,499 | 46,562 | 47,821 | 48,818 | 51,422 | 53,719 | 54,373 |
| Material Cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Change in Inventories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Employee Cost | 36,762 | 37,715 | 38,606 | 38,530 | 40,143 | 42,137 | 41,890 | ||||||
| Other Expenses | 10,737 | 8,847 | 9,215 | 10,288 | 11,279 | 11,582 | 12,483 | ||||||
| Operating Profit | 15,746 | 16,388 | 17,164 | 16,662 | 16,731 | 17,034 | 16,980 | 16,875 | 17,978 | 18,269 | 19,276 | 18,556 | 18,815 |
| OPM % | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Other Income | 1,006 | -96 | 1,157 | 962 | 729 | 1,243 | 1,028 | 1,660 | -268 | -2,273 | 757 | 900 | 1,337 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | -1,135 | -3,391 | 0 | -668 | 0 | ||||||
| Interest | 159 | 230 | 226 | 173 | 162 | 234 | 227 | 195 | 229 | 538 | 265 | 273 | 252 |
| Depreciation | 1,263 | 1,233 | 1,246 | 1,220 | 1,266 | 1,377 | 1,379 | 1,361 | 1,413 | 1,380 | 1,406 | 1,239 | 1,262 |
| Profit before tax | 15,330 | 14,829 | 16,849 | 16,231 | 16,032 | 16,666 | 16,402 | 16,979 | 16,068 | 14,078 | 18,362 | 17,944 | 18,638 |
| Tax % | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
| Net Profit | 11,380 | 11,097 | 12,502 | 12,105 | 11,955 | 12,444 | 12,293 | 12,819 | 12,131 | 10,720 | 13,784 | 13,420 | 13,934 |
| EPS in Rs | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 38 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 34 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 38 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 94,648 | 1,08,646 | 1,17,966 | 1,23,104 | 1,46,463 | 1,56,949 | 1,64,177 | 1,91,754 | 2,25,458 | 2,40,893 | 2,55,324 | 2,67,021 | 2,75,859 |
| Expenses | 70,167 | 77,969 | 85,655 | 90,588 | 1,06,957 | 1,14,840 | 1,17,631 | 1,38,697 | 1,66,199 | 1,76,597 | 1,87,917 | 1,94,623 | 2,01,780 |
| Material Cost | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 1,45,788 | 1,54,994 | |||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 42,129 | 39,629 | |||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 24,482 | 30,677 | 32,311 | 32,516 | 39,506 | 42,109 | 46,546 | 53,057 | 59,259 | 64,296 | 67,407 | 72,398 | 74,079 |
| OPM % | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Other Income | 3,720 | 3,084 | 4,221 | 3,642 | 4,311 | 4,592 | 1,916 | 4,018 | 3,449 | 3,464 | 3,962 | -124 | -884 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | -4,526 | |||||||||||
| Interest | 104 | 33 | 32 | 52 | 198 | 924 | 637 | 784 | 779 | 778 | 796 | 1,227 | 1,305 |
| Depreciation | 1,799 | 1,888 | 1,987 | 2,014 | 2,056 | 3,529 | 4,065 | 4,604 | 5,022 | 4,985 | 5,242 | 5,560 | 5,438 |
| Profit before tax | 26,298 | 31,840 | 34,513 | 34,092 | 41,563 | 42,248 | 43,760 | 51,687 | 56,907 | 61,997 | 65,331 | 65,487 | 66,452 |
| Tax % | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
| Net Profit | 20,060 | 24,338 | 26,357 | 25,880 | 31,562 | 32,447 | 32,562 | 38,449 | 42,303 | 46,099 | 48,797 | 49,454 | 50,055 |
| EPS in Rs | 51 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 105 | 115 | 127 | 134 | 136 | 138 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 134 | 136 | |||||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 78 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 85 | 43 | 41 | 100 | 58 | 94 | 81 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- 9%
- 5 years
- 10%
- 3 years
- 6%
- TTM
- 8%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- 8%
- 5 years
- 9%
- 3 years
- 8%
- TTM
- 9%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 6%
- 5 years
- -12%
- 3 years
- -17%
- 1 year
- -30%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 43%
- 5 years
- 49%
- 3 years
- 52%
- Last year
- 52%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 196 | 197 | 197 | 191 | 375 | 375 | 370 | 366 | 366 | 362 | 362 | 362 |
| Reserves | 50,439 | 70,875 | 86,017 | 84,937 | 89,071 | 83,751 | 86,063 | 88,773 | 90,058 | 90,127 | 94,394 | 1,06,878 |
| Borrowings | 358 | 245 | 289 | 247 | 62 | 8,174 | 7,795 | 7,818 | 7,688 | 8,021 | 9,392 | 11,283 |
| Other Liabilities | 22,325 | 16,974 | 15,830 | 19,751 | 24,393 | 27,827 | 35,764 | 43,967 | 44,747 | 46,962 | 54,501 | 62,644 |
| Minority Interest | 1,015 | 1,238 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 73,318 | 88,291 | 1,02,333 | 1,05,126 | 1,13,901 | 1,20,127 | 1,29,992 | 1,40,924 | 1,42,859 | 1,45,472 | 1,58,649 | 1,81,167 |
| Fixed Assets | 11,638 | 11,774 | 11,701 | 11,973 | 12,290 | 20,928 | 21,021 | 21,298 | 20,515 | 19,604 | 23,053 | 31,343 |
| CWIP | 2,766 | 1,670 | 1,541 | 1,278 | 963 | 906 | 926 | 1,205 | 1,234 | 1,564 | 1,546 | 2,665 |
| Investments | 1,662 | 22,822 | 41,980 | 36,008 | 29,330 | 26,356 | 29,373 | 30,485 | 37,163 | 31,762 | 30,964 | 33,988 |
| Other Assets | 57,252 | 52,025 | 47,111 | 55,867 | 71,318 | 71,937 | 78,672 | 87,936 | 83,947 | 92,542 | 1,03,086 | 1,13,171 |
| Total Assets | 73,318 | 88,291 | 1,02,333 | 1,05,126 | 1,13,901 | 1,20,127 | 1,29,992 | 1,40,924 | 1,42,859 | 1,45,472 | 1,59,629 | 1,82,372 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 19,369 | 19,109 | 25,223 | 25,067 | 28,593 | 32,369 | 38,802 | 39,949 | 41,965 | 44,338 | 48,908 | 52,094 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -1,807 | -5,010 | -16,895 | 3,104 | 1,645 | 8,968 | -7,956 | -738 | 548 | 6,091 | -2,144 | -11,886 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -17,168 | -9,666 | -11,026 | -26,885 | -27,897 | -39,915 | -32,634 | -33,581 | -47,878 | -48,536 | -47,438 | -42,133 |
| Net Cash Flow | 394 | 4,433 | -2,698 | 1,286 | 2,341 | 1,422 | -1,788 | 5,630 | -5,365 | 1,893 | -674 | -1,925 |
| Free Cash Flow | 16,426 | 17,144 | 23,270 | 23,263 | 26,461 | 29,281 | 35,663 | 36,985 | 38,902 | 41,688 | 44,994 | 48,013 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 79 | 81 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 93 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 79 | 81 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 93 |
| Working Capital Days | 33 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 38 |
| ROCE % | 50 | 51 | 44 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 63 |
Price trend
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Industry numbers
The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.
1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive
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2026-03-31
the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end
0.00cr
2026-09-30
the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)
0.00cr
2026-09-30
net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash
-35,395inr_cr
2026-03-31
guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)
0.00cr
2026-03-31
security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)
45,68,218inr
2026-03-31
News
News and filings about Tata Consultancy Services. Open one to see why it matters.
28 Aug, 18:05 IST · Company event · medium impact
Tejas Networks Limited — receipt of a Letter of Intent dated August 27, 2026, from Tata Consultancy Services Limited ( TCS ) for supply of RAN equipment, accessories & installation materials for BSNL 4G mobile network for 18,685 sites, valued at Rs.1537 Crores.
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
- 3i Infotech Limited
- 63 moons technologies limited
- Accelya Solutions India Limited
- Aurionpro Solutions Limited
- BIRLASOFT LIMITED
- CG Vak Software & Exports Limited
- CSM Technologies Limited
- California Software Company Limited
- Cambridge Technology Enterprises Limited
- Ceinsys Tech Limited
- Coforge
- Cura Technologies Limited
- Cybertech Systems And Software Limited
- DRC Systems India Limited
- Empower India Limited
- Fractal Analytics Limited
- GVP Infotech Limited
- HCL Technologies
- Happiest Minds Technologies Limited
- Hexaware Technologies Limited
- InfoBeans Technologies Limited
- Infosys
- Innovana Thinklabs Limited
- Intellect Design Arena Limited
- KPIT Technologies Limited
- Ksolves India Limited
- LTIMindtree Limited
- Latent View Analytics Limited
- Magellanic Cloud Limited
- Mastek Limited
Buys from
- Global Education Limited · Online examination centre capacity and test-administration services. FY2025-26 annual repo…
- Honeywell Automation India Limited · Building automation / Enterprise Buildings Integrator
- MITCON Consultancy & Engineering Services Limited · environmental/engineering consultancy and analytical services
- Prestige Estates Projects · office space
- SecMark Consultancy Limited · consulting, technology and outsourcing services
- Tata Communications Limited · enterprise connectivity, network/data and communication services
- Tejas Networks Limited · 4G/5G RAN equipment supplied via TCS (prime systems integrator for BSNL pan-India 4G/5G)
- Updater Services Limited · Integrated Facilities Management (IT campus)
Sells to
- Indian Bank · core_banking_software_TCS_BaNCS
- Jaguar Land Rover
- State Bank of India · core_banking_software_TCS_BaNCS
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Computers - Software & Consulting
- Classification
- Information Technology › Computers - Software & Consulting
- ISIN
- INE467B01029
Business segments
- Banking, Financial Services and Insurance · 39%
- Consumer Business · 16%
- Communication, Media and Technology · 15%
- Life Sciences and Healthcare · 10%
- Others · 10%
- Manufacturing · 10%
Plants
- Electronic City Campus · Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Gandhinagar Campus · Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Hinjewadi Campus · Pune, Maharashtra
- Hyderabad Campus · Hyderabad, Telangana
- Noida Campus · Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Siruseri Campus · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
News impact
Big market events that reach Tata Consultancy Services, and how the effect spreads.
1 Oct, 15:03 IST · Market event · medium impact
Infosys shares recover from 52-week low after ABN AMRO deal extension
Infosys extended its ABN AMRO bank deal and its shares rose 0.71% to Rs 1001.20 off a 52-week low, helping Infosys holders while rivals and suppliers gain nothing.
Who it hits first
- Infosys, a large software-services firm, extended its deal with Dutch bank ABN AMRO.
- Its shares traded at Rs 1001.20, up 0.71% (Rs 7.10) from the Rs 994.10 previous close, recovering from a 52-week low.
- The pack carries no deal value or tenure, so the size of the retained revenue is unknown.
Who may gain
- Infosys (software services): keeps ABN AMRO revenue and steadies off its 52-week low.
- ABN AMRO (Dutch bank client): keeps its existing vendor instead of a risky switch.
- Infosys shareholders who bought near the 52-week low: up 0.71% on the day.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
ABN AMRO, the Dutch bank client, keeps its vendor; Infosys' listed downstream clients in the pack are two Indian banks, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank, whose own business this Dutch extension does not touch.
Upstream
Vendors that sell to Infosys — its listed suppliers in the pack — see no change, since extending an existing bank deal continues current work rather than placing new orders.
Where demand moves
Business
ABN AMRO keeps buying Infosys software services instead of rebidding the work — demand retained, not new — and no extra work flows to rivals or suppliers from an extension alone.
Capital
Investors nibbled Infosys up 0.71% off its 52-week low; there is no sympathy-buying case for peers since sector readthrough is nil.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
None for the banks: ABN AMRO is not listed here and Infosys' Indian bank clients are untouched by a Dutch extension.
Information Technology
Negligible: a single retained deal lifts only Infosys (+0.71%); rivals gain no business and the pack flags sector readthrough false.
When it plays out
Immediate
Infosys steadies near Rs 1000 over 1-7 days as extension relief offsets the 52-week-low overhang; peers drift on their own news.
Medium term
European bank renewals and client budgets over 1-6 months decide whether Infosys re-rates beyond this relief bounce.
Short term
Without a disclosed deal value, the stock needs quarterly results or fresh wins in 1-4 weeks to extend the recovery.
30 Sept, 00:07 IST · Market event · high impact
US tightens H-1B rules again: How new fees and layoff scrutiny could affect Indian tech workers
The US added a $100,000 H-1B fee plus tougher checks, raising costs for Indian IT firms like Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys and hurting margins, with no clear winners.
Who it hits first
- The US has added a $100000 payment for certain new H-1B (US work visa) hires from abroad, plus extra employer fees, closer checks when US staff are laid off, and tougher enforcement.
- Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro — India's large IT services firms that send engineers to work at US client offices — now pay more for each US placement and wait longer for approvals.
- H-1B sign-ups are already falling as firms move work to India or hire locally in America, which trims profit margins (profit left per rupee of sales) for the most US-linked firms.
Who may gain
- No clear winner among Indian IT firms — this is a cost rise for US-linked work, not new demand, so domestic cloud and software names only avoid the hit rather than gain.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Big bank buyers of IT work such as State Bank of India and ICICI Bank, which hire Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys to run software, see no direct change — projects continue, just delivered more from India.
Upstream
Vendors that serve the big IT firms — Prestige Estates which rents office space, Tata Communications which provides network links, and staffing and facility helpers — see slower growth in US-site support as hiring tilts to India.
Where demand moves
Business
Client demand for software work does not grow or shrink — the same US projects simply cost more when they need staff on American sites, so more coding and support shifts to Indian delivery centres.
Capital
Investors grow cautious on export-heavy IT shares as margins look thinner, so money pauses or drifts to domestic-focused software names until firms show how much of the fee clients will bear.
How it spreads across sectors
Information Technology
Export-heavy IT services face higher US staffing costs and near-term margin pressure, while domestic software, map and cloud names feel only brief sentiment selling.
When it plays out
Immediate
In the next few days IT shares wobble and H-1B filings slow further as firms pause US hires.
Medium term
Over the next few months delivery settles with more offshore work and local US recruits, leaving a lasting small margin drag for the most US-exposed firms.
Short term
Over the next few weeks firms spell out extra costs, add Indian and US local hiring, and accept slightly thinner margins.
29 Sept, 21:41 IST · Market event · medium impact
H-1B registrations plunge as Indian IT firms shift US staffing strategy
Higher US visa costs are pushing Indian IT firms toward local US hiring and offshore work, squeezing near-term margins for big exporters like TCS and Infosys while leaving domestic tech mostly unaffected.
Who it hits first
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS, India's largest IT services exporter) and Infosys (IT services) face higher cost to place staff in the US as H-1B registrations plunge on higher visa costs.
- The shift toward hiring locally in the US and doing more work offshore in India trims near-term profit margins for visa-heavy exporters before any savings arrive.
- Mid-tier exporters like Tech Mahindra (telecom-focused IT services), Persistent Systems (software product engineering) and Coforge (IT services) face the same margin squeeze on US onsite work.
Who may gain
- No clear winner inside Indian IT — this is a cost shock that squeezes exporters rather than creating new demand.
- India-based cloud and data-center providers like E2E Networks (India cloud provider) could see a mild lift if more work shifts offshore, but the pack shows no direct order link.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream bank customers the graph lists — State Bank of India and Indian Bank for TCS, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank for Infosys — see no direct disruption, only possible slower pass-through of vendor cost pressure in future contracts.
Upstream
Upstream staffing, travel and office-support vendors that the graph lists as suppliers to TCS and to Infosys see slower onsite ramp as fewer staff move on visas.
Where demand moves
Business
US clients still need the software work but resist paying more, so Indian vendors absorb higher local-hire costs while bidding more offshore delivery from India.
Capital
Investors turn cautious on visa-heavy large caps like Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys near-term, with no fresh capital inflow into the sector from this news.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Muted second-order effect — banks that buy IT services may face slightly higher contract costs later, with no immediate disruption.
Information Technology
Near-term margin pressure across exporters as US staffing costs rise; offshore-heavy work cushions revenue but not margins.
When it plays out
Immediate
1-7 days: IT exporter shares stay soft on margin worries; no contract cancellations expected.
Medium term
1-6 months: higher US payroll and offshore ramp costs show in results; firms with stronger pricing power recover first.
Short term
1-4 weeks: firms outline local-hiring and offshore plans; analysts trim near-term margin forecasts.
29 Sept, 00:36 IST · Market event · high impact
Coforge Appoints Akhil Gupta As Chairperson Days After Key Board Exits
Coforge named Akhil Gupta as Chairperson after board exits, which slightly helps Coforge shareholders as leadership steadies and hurts no one directly.
Who it hits first
- Coforge, the mid-sized IT services firm, filled its top board seat by naming Akhil Gupta as Chairperson days after key board exits.
- This appointment aims to calm Coforge investors by showing steady leadership while the firm pushes deeper into AI and enterprise transformation work.
- Rival IT firms such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra face no direct order or cost change from this board move.
Who may gain
- Coforge shareholders — steadier leadership after board exits supports confidence
- Akhil Gupta — takes the Chairperson role at a large IT firm
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No direct downstream change — Coforge's enterprise customers face no price, delivery or contract shift from a Chairperson change, so downstream demand and timelines stay flat.
Upstream
No direct upstream change — the two firms linked as suppliers to Coforge see no new orders, since a Chairperson hire does not raise tech spending.
Where demand moves
Business
No new business demand is created — a Chairperson appointment moves no IT budgets or outsourcing deals; enterprise clients of Coforge see no change in projects or prices near term.
Capital
Capital steadies around Coforge as a named Chairperson lowers governance worry after board exits, likely drawing modest dip-buying, while rival IT stocks see no capital rotation from this news.
How it spreads across sectors
Information Technology
Near flat — a single firm's board appointment does not move sector budgets, hiring or pricing; only sentiment steadies for Coforge itself.
When it plays out
Immediate
Coforge steadies as investors welcome a named Chairperson; shares likely inch up slightly while rival IT names stay flat.
Medium term
Coforge's AI and enterprise transformation execution decides the payoff; rivals move only on their own deals, not this appointment.
Short term
Focus shifts to who left the board and what Gupta says about AI plans; any further exits would undo the calm.
24 Sept, 21:04 IST · Market event · high impact
'Validly Passed': Tata Sons Cites Ex-CJI's Opinion To Back Board Decision On N Chandra's Reappointment
Tata Sons backed its chief's reappointment with a former chief justice's legal opinion, steadying Tata group stocks like TCS while weak Tata Chemicals gains little.
Who it hits first
- Tata Sons, the unlisted holding firm at the top of the Tata group, says its September 17 vote to reappoint N Chandrasekaran was validly passed, citing a former chief justice's legal opinion.
- That pushes back on Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata's question over whether the board resolution was legal.
- For listed Tata firms like Tata Consultancy Services (IT services) and Tata Motors' car and truck arms, this lowers the chance of a leadership fight, not sales or costs.
- No orders, prices, or plant output change; the effect is trust and share-price calm, not business demand.
Who may gain
- Tata Consultancy Services (IT services giant) — steadier owner outlook as the group's biggest cash earner
- Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (car maker) and Tata Motors commercial-truck arm — continuity at the owner removes distraction
- Tata Steel (steelmaker), Tata Power (power firm), Tata Elxsi (design software) — small relief as group overhang fades
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No direct downstream link — dealers, power buyers, and software clients see no price or supply change from Tata Sons' leadership paperwork.
Upstream
No direct upstream link — the board vote does not change what Tata Steel buys from miners or what Tata car plants buy from parts makers like Tata Technologies (engineering services).
Where demand moves
Business
No fresh business demand — nobody orders more cars, steel, power, or software because a holding board won a legal argument; sales pipelines stay as they were.
Capital
Small capital-flow help — funds holding Tata stocks worry less about a public owner fight, so Tata names like TCS see steadier buying and a narrower worry discount for a few days.
How it spreads across sectors
Automobile and Auto Components
Small steadier mood for Tata car and truck arms; rivals Maruti and Mahindra & Mahindra unaffected.
Information Technology
Mild calm for Tata IT names TCS, Tata Elxsi, and Tata Technologies as owner risk fades; rivals like Infosys see no spillover.
Metals & Mining
Negligible lift for Tata Steel from group stability; peer SAIL unaffected.
Power
Tiny relief for Tata Power on continuity; other power firms like Adani Power see no change.
When it plays out
Immediate
1–7 days: Tata group stocks trade calmer as legal backing sinks in; any bounce stays small at 1–2% unless Trusts escalate.
Medium term
1–6 months: leadership continuity lets long-term plans run, but stock moves hinge on profits, not this vote.
Short term
1–4 weeks: focus shifts back to earnings and sales; if no fresh legal move comes, the story fades from prices.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 15 Jul 2026 | interim | ₹12 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2026 | unspecified | ₹31 |
| 16 Jan 2026 | special | ₹46 |
| 16 Jan 2026 | interim | ₹11 |
| 15 Oct 2025 | interim | ₹11 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | interim | ₹11 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | unspecified | ₹30 |
| 17 Jan 2025 | special | ₹66 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
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