TCS Q2 net profit falls 5 pc sequentially to INR 12,131 crore

MUMBAI — Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday reported the net profit for the second quarter of the current financial year at INR 12,131 crore, down over 5 per cent sequentially from INR 12,819 crore in the previous quarter.

However, India's biggest IT service provider's net profit jumped marginally by over a per cent year-on-year (YoY) from INR 11,955 crore in the same quarter a year ago (Q2 FY25).

The revenue from operations for the July-September quarter stood at INR 65,799 crore, up INR 2362 crore or 3.7 per cent from INR 63,437 crore in the April-June quarter.

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According to an exchange filing, the operational revenue jumped INR 1,540 crore on a YoY basis from INR 64,259 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago.

Meanwhile, the company's total expenses in Q2 increased by INR 1,345 crore sequentially and by INR 507 crore YoY to INR 49,463 crore from INR 48,118 crore in Q1 FY26 and INR 48,956 crore in Q2 FY25, respectively.

The IT major has announced a dividend of INR 11 per share. The record date for the dividend will be October 15, and the payment for the same will be made on November 4. TCS had declared an interim dividend of INR 11 per share in its previous quarterly results as well.

K Krithivasan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, said, "I would like to thank all our employees for their dedication and excellence. We are on a journey to become the world’s largest AI-led technology services company."

"Our journey is anchored in bold transformation across talent, infrastructure, ecosystem partnerships and customer value. The investments, including the building of a world-class AI infrastructure business, demonstrate our commitment to this transformation,” said Krithivasan.

Further, the Tata Group firm announced strategic investments in a new business entity to build world-class AI infrastructure, including a 1 GW capacity AI datacenter in India, as per the filing.

The TCS board has also approved the acquisition of ListEngage with deep capabilities in Salesforce.

Earlier, the IT bellwether registered around 6 per cent growth in net profit (year-on-year) at INR 12,760 crore in the first quarter of FY26. The company saw revenue from operations growing 1.3 per cent (on-year) to INR 63,437 crore for the April-June quarter.