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Thursday, October 8, 2026

08/10/26, TCS Q2 estimations

India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is set to announce its July-September quarter earnings on October 8, kicking off the Q2 IT earnings season.

During the quarter, TCS won a $1.45 billion mega deal, acquired Porsche's IT arm MHP and announced a Rs 70,000 crore data centre project in Hyderabad. Its parent, Tata Sons, is also navigating an internal leadership rift.

Brokerages expect muted sequential growth for TCS in an otherwise seasonally strong quarter, as AI-led deflationary pressures weigh on growth prospects.

Here are five key themes to watch in the company's management commentary:

Slower growth, steady margins

According to CNBC-TV18's poll estimates, rupee revenue is expected to grow 1.3 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to Rs 73,225 crore. Profit after tax (PAT) is likely to rise 2.4 percent QoQ to Rs 13,673 crore in Q2.
EBIT margin is projected to remain broadly steady, expanding 20 basis points from 24 percent in the previous quarter, CNBC-TV18's poll showed.
TCS had also absorbed the impact of annual wage hikes in the previous quarter, leading analysts to expect some margin support in Q2.
“We forecast a 100 bps yoy margin decline yoy and stable qoq margins. The yoy decline reflects wage revisions, the impact of acquisitions, and ongoing pricing pressure. EBIT margins typically expand in the quarter following annual wage hikes, supporting sequential stability,” said analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities.
Deal pipeline remains strong
Brokerages HDFC Securities and Kotak Institutional Equities have pegged TCS' total contract value (TCV) for the second quarter at around $8-11 billion, after the company closed several multi-year deals, including a mega deal during the quarter.
The IT services giant has maintained strong deal closure momentum across sectors and geographies compared with peers in Q2.
Apart from the $1.45 billion deal with German luxury automaker Porsche, TCS has signed multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnerships with ABB, JFK Airport, JLR, Aareal Bank, Dubai Gold & Commodity Exchange (DGCX) and Vodafone, among others.
Investors will be watching the company's commentary on a recovery in discretionary spending, delays in decision-making and the demand outlook for the second half of the fiscal year.
M&A drives growth prospects
Like rival Accenture, TCS has been on an acquisition spree, with the second quarter seeing two key announcements.
TCS acquired Porsche's IT arm MHP for around $373 million, gaining capabilities and client relationships in automotive consulting and technology engineering.
TCS is also expanding its global capability centre (GCC) practice. It acquired Best Buy's GCC unit in Bengaluru and, according to media reports, won a Rs 2,000 crore five-year mandate from the company.
The management's commentary on its M&A strategy, GCC ramp-ups as a growth opportunity and the impact of acquisitions on margins will be closely watched.
AI pipeline, new prospects
TCS is in the midst of a major AI overhaul as it reprioritises businesses and ventures into newer areas aligned with its AI-first technology services strategy.
As part of this strategy, the company recently announced a Rs 70,000 crore investment to set up a 1GW data centre in Hyderabad.
In June, the company reported annualised AI revenues of close to $2.6 billion, growing 13.6 percent QoQ.
How TCS plans to monetise these infrastructure investments, along with the broader outlook for its AI strategy, will be in focus.
Hiring plans in H2
As of Q1, TCS had already rolled out offers to around 25,000 freshers. While the company had earlier indicated that it could hire freshers in similar numbers to FY26, when it hired more than 40,000, it later said FY27 additions would depend on demand in the coming quarters.
TCS is also planning to add around 8,900 forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) to strengthen its AI-focused sales and consulting approach.
Any update on the company's hiring strategy, particularly for the second half of FY27, will be closely watched.

Report by Mr Debangana Gosh

Source: Network18

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The four important features of Trade Cycle are (i) Recovery, (ii) Boom, (iii) Recession, and (iv) Depression!

The trades cycle or business cycle are cyclical fluctuations of an economy. A full trade cycle has got four phases: (i) Recovery, (ii) Boom, (iii) Recession, and (iv) depression. The upward phase of a trade cycle or prosperity is divided into two stages—recovery and boom, and the downward phase of a trade cycle is also divided into two stages—recession and depression.

Phases of Trade Cycle:

The phases of trade cycle are explained with a diagram:

(1) Recovery:

In the early period of recovery, entrepreneurs increase the level of investment which in turn increases employment and income. Employment increases purchasing power and this leads to an increase in demand for consumer goods.

As a result, demand for goods will press upon their supply and it shall, thereby, lead to a rise in prices. The demand for consumer’s goods shall encourage the demand for producer’s goods.

The rise in prices shall depend upon the gestation period of investment. The longer the period of investment, the higher shall be the price rise. The rise of prices shall bring about a change in the distribution of income. Rent, wages, interest do not rise in the same proportion as prices.

Consequently, the margin of profit improves. The wholesale prices rise more than retail prices. The prices of raw materials rise more than the prices of semi-finished goods and the prices of semi-finished goods use more than the prices of finished goods.

(2) Boom:

The rate of investment increases still further. Owing to the spread of a wave of optimism in business, the level of production increases and the boom gathers momentum. More investment is possible only through credit creation. During a period of boom, the economy surpasses the level of full employment and enters a stage of over full employment.

(3) Recession:

The orders for raw materials are reduced on the onset of a recession. The rate of investment in producers’ goods industries and housing construction declines. Liquidity preference rises in society and owing to a contraction of money supply, the prices falls. A wave of pessimism spreads in business and those markets which were sometime before sellers markets become buyer’s markets now.

(4) Depression:

The main feature of a depression is a general fall in economic activity. Production, employment and income decline. The prices fall and the main factor responsible for it is, a fall in the purchasing power.

The distribution of national income changes. As the costs are rigid in nature, the margin of profit declines. Machines are not used to their full capacity in factories, because effective demand is much less. The prices of finished goods fall less than the prices of raw materials.

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