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Revenue
₹64,479 Cr
verified against source
Revenue YoY
5.3%
reported change
EBITDA
₹15,601 Cr
latest reported figure
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What the record says.
TCS reported Q4 FY25 revenue of ₹64,479 crore, up 5.3% YoY, with operating margin at 24.2%, contracting 30 bps QoQ due to tactical interventions and elevated expenses. Net profit stood at ₹12,224 crore. The quarter saw strong order book closure of $12.2 billion (second highest ever, no mega deals), but management noted uncertainty from US tariffs led to project delays and cautious discretionary spending from late February. BFSI and energy verticals grew, while consumer and life sciences declined. CEO Krithivasan guided that FY26 will be better than FY25, contingent on short-lived uncertainty. Risks include prolonged macro uncertainty impacting deal conversions and potential margin pressure from higher bench costs.
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Guidance to track
- Management believes FY26 will be better than FY25 based on order book and customer discussions, assuming short-lived uncertainty.
- CFO reiterated the 26%-28% margin beacon, with levers like pyramid, utilization, and productivity expected to help achieve it, though timeline uncertain.
- CHRO confirmed campus hiring will be similar or slightly higher than FY25's 42,000, with wage hike timing dependent on clarity.
- CFO stated no plans to scale down investments in talent, innovation, infrastructure, or partnerships despite uncertainty.
Risks flagged
- Management noted project delays and cautious discretionary spending from late February; if uncertainty persists, deal conversions and revenue growth could be impacted.
- CFO acknowledged that operating leverage may be impacted if utilization drops due to uncertainty, potentially delaying margin recovery to 26%-28%.
- Analyst questions revealed BSNL contract ending in Q1 FY26; its unwinding may affect sequential revenue and margin comparisons, though management did not quantify.
- Analyst raised concern that delaying wage hikes could impact employee morale and attrition; management downplayed but attrition inched up to 13.3%.
Key quotes
- We are observing delays in decision-making and project starting with respect to discretionary investments.
- Uncertainty provides an opportunity and we'll use this opportunity from a cost optimization perspective as well.
- The only visibility is the order book, whether you want to call it hope or aspiration. It's for you to guess.
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