TCS Q3 results: Net profit rises 12% to Rs 12,380 crore, beats estimates; Rs 66 special dividend declared

IT major Tata Consultancy Services Ltd on January 9 reported consolidated net profit of Rs 12,380 crore, a rise of 12% when compared to Rs 11,058 crore in the year-ago period.

Moneycontrol pegged the IT services bellwether’s Q3 net profit at Rs 12,308 crore and revenue at Rs 64,218 crore.

The company’s revenue rose 6% to Rs 63,973 crore in Q3FY25 from Rs 60,583 crore in Q3FY24.

The company declared a third interim dividend of Rs 10 and a special dividend of Rs 66 per equity share of Re 1 each of the company. The record date for the dividend is Rs January 17 and payment date is February 3, said TCS in a stock exchange filing.

Ahead of the results, TCS shares on BSE fell nearly 1.5 percent today to end at Rs 4,046 apiece.

K Krithivasan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, said: “We are pleased with the excellentTCV performance in Q3 which was well-rounded across industries, geographies and service lines lending good visibility to long-term growth. BFSI and CBG returning to growth, continued stellar run of Regional Markets and early signs of revival in discretionary spend in some verticals give us confidence for the future. Our continuing investments in upskilling, AI/Gen AI Innovations and partnerships sets us up to capture the promising opportunities ahead.”

Samir Seksaria, Chief Financial Officer, said: “In a quarter that saw significant cross-currency volatility, TCS’s strong execution, cost management and deft currency risk management helped deliver healthy margin improvement and free cash flows. Disciplined investments in talent and infrastructure should lend good support to long-term business growth.”

Milind Lakkad, Chief HR Officer, said: “We promoted over 25,000 associates this quarter which brought the total promotions this financial year to more than 110,000. We continue to invest in employee upskilling and overall well-being. Our campus hiring for the year is going according to plan and preparations are afoot to onboard a higher number of campus hires next year.”

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