The company said its trailing twelve month (LTM) voluntary attrition rate increased to 13.7%, up from 13.5% in the previous quarter, indicating a marginal increase in employee departures.
Despite the rise in attrition, TCS added 2,356 employees during the January-March quarter, taking its total headcount to 584,519, compared to 582,163 in the December quarter.
However, on a year-over-year (YoY) basis, the workforce decreased by 23,460 employees, down from 607,979 in the same period last year, underscoring the impact of earlier cost optimization and restructuring measures.
In July 2025, TCS had also announced plans to reduce its workforce by around 2%, which would mainly affect middle and senior management positions.
The company has also announced salary increases. Sudeep Kunnumal, Chief Human Resources Officer, TCS, said, “We are pleased to implement annual salary increases across all grades effective April 1. In the fourth quarter, we continued to invest in a future-ready workforce with strong additions across experienced talent and campus hires.”
Measures to improve employee capabilities
In addition to workforce adjustments, the company highlighted continued investments in upskilling employees. TCS reported 5.2 million skills acquired during FY26 and 69 million total learning hours logged by employees during the year. Women represent 35.2% of the total workforce, according to the company statement.
“Building an AI-centric culture and equipping our people with AI-ready skills remained a key priority in FY26 and will continue in FY27, as we closely align with the evolving needs of our customers,” Kunnumal added.
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Deal momentum accelerated
On the business front, TCS maintained strong deal momentum. The company reported a total contract value (TCV) of $40.7 billion for FY26, including $12 billion in the fourth quarter alone. It also landed three mega deals in the fourth quarter and five throughout the fiscal year, including strategic partnerships with OpenAI, AMD and Swedish multinational ABB.
The IT major reported a 12% year-on-year growth in consolidated net profit, which stood at Rs 13,718 crore in the fourth quarter. Revenue from operations increased 10% year-on-year to Rs 70,698 crore.
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