TCS headcount rises by 625 in Q4FY25, reversing previous quarter's decline

Tata Consultancy Services

India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) headcount increased by 625 employees on a net basis in the fourth quarter (Q4FY25), thus reversing the previous quarter's decline.

The Tata group company reported a net decline of 5,370 employees in its workforce in the December quarter.

With the latest increase, TCS now employs 6,07,979 people, the company said on April 10.

“Our trainee onboarding in FY25 was 42,000 as planned. We continue to enjoy the pride of place as the employer of choice, and the industry-best retention rate by prioritising a culture of professional and personal growth, wellbeing, and purpose-driven engagement for our associates," Chief Human Resources Officer Milind Lakkad was quoted as saying in a regulatory filing.

Attrition for the quarter marginally rose to 13.3 percent from the previous quarter’s 13 percent.

The Mumbai-based firm’s headcount fell for the first time in 19 years in FY24, marking a shift since the company listed on the bourses in 2004. The IT behemoth added 22,600 employees in FY23. The reversal is even steeper if one looks at FY22 numbers when it added a whopping 1.03 lakh employees.

For Q4, the Mumbai-headquartered company's consolidated net profit fell nearly 2 percent year-on-year to Rs 12,224 crore, amid the ongoing macroeconomic headwinds for the IT sector. India’s largest IT services company had reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 12,434 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

TCS’ consolidated revenue from operations rose 5.3 percent year-on-year to Rs 64,479 crore in quarter ending March, as against Rs 61,237 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

The IT behemoth’s earnings missed expectations. A Moneycontrol poll of four brokerages pegged TCS’ January-March net profit at Rs 12,554 crore, and revenue at Rs 64,840 crore.

Shares of the company closed at Rs 3,246.60 on April 9, down 1.41 percent on the National Stock Exchange.