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However, revenue from operations increased 6.04% to Rs 33,872 crore in Q3 FY26 as against Rs 31,942 crore posted in Q2 FY26.
In dollar terms, the company's revenue stood at $3,793 million, up 4.1% QoQ. In constant currency (CC) terms, revenue jumped 4.02% sequentially.
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for Q3 FY26 rallied 13.24% to Rs 6,285 crore, compared to Rs 5,550 crore in Q2 FY26.
On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the company’s net profit declined 11.21% to Rs 4,076 crore in Q3 FY26 as against Rs 4,591 crore in Q3 FY25. Revenue from operations jumped 13.32% year on year to Rs 33,872 crore in Q3 FY26.
On an LTM basis, the company’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) improved 277 bps YoY to 39.4%, while Services ROIC rose 117 bps YoY to 45.9%.
HCLTech’s total contract value (TCV) of new deal wins for Q3 FY26 stood at $3,006 million.
The company’s total employee strength stood at 226,379, with a net reduction of 261 employees during the quarter, including 2,852 freshers onboarded.
In Q3 FY26, 13,100+ employees used HCLTech’s Value Creation Portal, resulting in 4,050+ ideas approved and 1,900+ ideas implemented, generating $300+ million in customer signed-off value.
The Last Twelve Months (LTM) attrition stood at 12.4%, down from 13.2% in Q3 of last year.
For FY26, HCLTech expects revenue growth of 4–4.5% YoY in constant currency, services revenue growth of 4.75–5.25% YoY, and an EBIT margin of 17–18%.
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech, said, “We have delivered another quarter of robust performance driven by the differentiated value we bring to our clients. AI continues to be a key growth driver across our portfolio, and we are sharpening our capabilities to leverage these emerging opportunities.”
C Vijayakumar CEO & MD, HCLTech, said, “Another standout quarter on all fronts, with revenue up 4.2% QoQ in constant currency along with a strong recovery of operating margin to 18.6%. The strong revenue momentum in the quarter has enabled us to cross $15B in annualized revenues. Our new bookings were exceptionally high at $3B. Our Services revenue grew 1.8% QoQ in constant currency, driven by 19.9% QoQ growth in Advanced AI services. HCL Software revenue grew sharply by 28.1% QoQ and 3.1% YoY in constant currency, driven by seasonality and data Intelligence portfolio. We are well positioned to address evolving AI demand of our clients across industries and service lines.”
Shiv Walia, chief financial officer (CFO), HCLTech, said, “HCLTech delivered an impressive financial result with Q3 FY26 revenue of Rs 33,872 Crores (up 6.0% QoQ and 13.3% YoY). Q3 EBIT margins, excluding the one-time impact of New Labour Codes, came in at 18.6% (up 111 bps QoQ). Our dedicated efforts to improve cash conversion has yielded in FCF/NI (LTM basis) remaining healthy at 120% and we ended the quarter with our highest ever cash balance of Rs 34,306 Crores. LTM Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) continues to improve and stands at 39.4% for the company (up 277 bps YoY), 45.9% for Services (up 117 bps YoY) and at 23.1% for HCLSoftware (up 513 bps YoY).”
HCLTech’s board declares interim dividend of Rs 12 per share (face value Rs 2) for FY26; The record date for the dividend is 16 January 2026, and the payment date is 27 January 2026.
Consumer durables, realty and pharma shares declined while media, FMCG and PSU Bank shares advanced.
At 13:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 419.07 points or 0.50% to 83,459.10. The Nifty 50 index fell 139.10 points or 0.54% to 25,651.15.
In the broader market. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.45% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.21%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,866 shares rose and 2,110 shares fell. A total of 220 shares were unchanged.
Gainers & Losers:
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) (up 2.80%), Eternal (up 2%), ICICI Bank (up 1.68%), Hindalco Industries (up 1.24%) and Tech Mahindra (up 1.14%) were the major Nifty50 gainers.
Trent (down 4.04%), Larsen & Tourbo (L&T) (down 3.57%), Indigo (down 2.10%), Reliance Industries (down 1.96%) and Dr Reddy Laboratories (down 1.69%) were the major Nifty50 losers.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) rose 0.69%. The company reported an 11.74% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 10,657 crore, despite 1.96% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 67,087 crore in Q3 FY26 over Q2 FY26. On year on year (YoY) basis, the company’s consolidated net profit declined 13.92%, while revenue from operations increased 4.87% in Q3 FY26. The decline in profitability was impacted due to one-time exceptional charges including Rs 2,120 crore related to the statutory impact of new labour codes and it also made a provision towards a legal claim of of Rs 1,010 crore during the December quarter.
HCL Technologies fell 0.41%. The company’s consolidated net profit declined 3.75% to Rs 4,076 crore in Q3 FY26, compared with Rs 4,235 crore in Q2 FY26. However, revenue from operations increased 6.04% to Rs 33,872 crore in Q3 FY26 as against Rs 31,942 crore posted in Q2 FY26. For FY26, HCLTech expects revenue growth of 4–4.5% YoY in constant currency, services revenue growth of 4.75–5.25% YoY, and an EBIT margin of 17–18%.
Kalpataru surged 4.12% after the company’s collections jumped 17% to Rs 1,101 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 943 crore in Q3 FY25.
Maharashtra Scooters rallied 5.49% after the company reported a 24.84% surge in standalone net profit to Rs 4.12 crore on a 11.22% rise in total income to Rs 6.44 crore in Q3 FY26 over Q3 FY25.
Omaxe soared 16.19% after the company unveiled plans to invest Rs 500 crore in a new mixed-use development project, Omaxe Chowk, in Ludhiana.
Lotus Chocolate Company slumped 8.21% after the company’s standalone net profit tumbled 96.22% to Rs 0.14 crore in Q3 FY26 as against Rs 3.71 crore posted in Q3 FY25. Revenue from operations rose 18.90% to Rs 133.63 crore in the third quarter of FY26 from Rs 146.69 crore recorded in Q3 FY25.
GTPL Hathway shed 0.57% after the company’s consolidated net profit jumped 8.3% to Rs 11.01 crore on 5.1% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 932.62 crore in Q3 December 2025 over Q3 December 2024.
Global Markets:
European market advanced as investors keeping an eye on geopolitical developments and data.
Most Asian markets advanced on Tuesday as traders shrugged off geopolitical flashpoints in Iran and Venezuela, as well as a criminal investigation into U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 3.13% to lead gains in the region. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to dissolve the country’s Lower House later this month and opt for a snap election likely in February, according to media reports.
Traders will also be keeping a close eye on oil prices amid ongoing protests in Iran. President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing options for intervention in Iran, according to multiple media reports.
Trump in a social media post on Monday stateside reportedly said any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff “on any and all business being done with the United States of America.” That new tariff on imports from Iran’s trading partners is “effective immediately.”
Overnight in the U.S., stocks rallied off their session lows, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new all-time highs.
The S&P 500 rose 0.16% to end at 6,977.27, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 86.13 points, or 0.17%, and settled at 49,590.20. Both indexes touched fresh all-time intraday highs and closed at records. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.26% and closed at 23,733.90.
C Vijayakumar CEO & MD, HCLTech, said, “Another standout quarter on all fronts, with revenue up 4.2% QoQ in constant currency along with a strong recovery of operating margin to 18.6%. The strong revenue momentum in the quarter has enabled us to cross $15B in annualized revenues.
Our new bookings were exceptionally high at $3B. Our Services revenue grew 1.8% QoQ in constant currency, driven by 19.9% QoQ growth in Advanced AI services. HCL Software revenue grew sharply by 28.1% QoQ and 3.1% YoY in constant currency, driven by seasonality and data Intelligence portfolio. We are well positioned to address evolving AI demand of our clients across industries and service lines.”
Shiv Walia, chief financial officer (CFO), HCLTech, said, “HCLTech delivered an impressive financial result with Q3 FY26 revenue of Rs 33,872 Crores (up 6.0% QoQ and 13.3% YoY). Q3 EBIT margins, excluding the one-time impact of New Labour Codes, came in at 18.6% (up 111 bps QoQ).
Our dedicated efforts to improve cash conversion has yielded in FCF/NI (LTM basis) remaining healthy at 120% and we ended the quarter with our highest ever cash balance of Rs 34,306 Crores. LTM Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) continues to improve and stands at 39.4% for the company (up 277 bps YoY), 45.9% for Services (up 117 bps YoY) and at 23.1% for HCLSoftware (up 513 bps YoY).”
HCLTech’s board declares interim dividend of Rs 12 per share (face value Rs 2) for FY26. The record date for the dividend is 16 January 2026, and the payment date is 27 January 2026.
Shares of HCL Technologies rose 0.35% to end at Rs 1668.10 on the BSE.
Orient Technologies Ltd lost 1.73% today to trade at Rs 439.4. The BSE Information Technology index is down 0.29% to quote at 37029.35. The index is down 0.9 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, Datamatics Global Services Ltd decreased 1.67% and HCL Technologies Ltd lost 1.38% on the day. The BSE Information Technology index went down 15.22 % over last one year compared to the 8.1% surge in benchmark SENSEX.
Orient Technologies Ltd has added 28.52% over last one month compared to 0.9% fall in BSE Information Technology index and 0.08% drop in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 3.27 lakh shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 7.89 lakh shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 613 on 20 Jan 2025. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 267.5 on 18 Mar 2025.
HCLSoftware, the software business division of HCLTech, today announced its intent to acquire Wobby, an early–stage startup providing AI Data Analyst ‘Agents' for data warehouses, based in Antwerp, Belgium.
HCLSoftware's Data & AI division (Actian) is seeing increased demand for its metadata management, data catalog and data governance solutions and has demonstrated good growth over the last five years, driven by enterprise data management solutions. Adding Agentic AI Data Analyst capabilities will fu her enable customers to interact with their raw data and get fast and accurate business insights on demand.
Wobby provides AI Data Analyst ‘Agents' that enable users to query complex datasets through a natural language inte ace and receive actionable insights instantly. The solution is powered by a proprietary semantic layer and agentic architecture that interprets business context, automates complex workflows and delivers high-quality analytical output at scale, complementing the knowledge graph capabilities of the Actian Data Intelligence Platform.
The acquisition is expected to close by February 2026.
HCL Technologies (HCLTech) and The University of Western Australia (UWA) have announced a collaboration to co develop globally accessible micro-credential programs in AI and cybersecurity, marking the first global micro-credential initiative under UWA's Enterprise Education ecosystem.
These short-form, stackable learning programs are designed to meet the growing global demand for advanced digital skills. Combining UWA's academic strength with HCLTech's industry expertise, the programs will offer hands-on, project-based learning in areas including machine learning, natural language processing, ethical hacking and coding.
The programs will employ a blended approach that combines online and experiential learning. Participants will earn globally recognized, co-branded certifications and gain defined pathways to further study or career growth.