{
  "id": 12886549,
  "title": "India's TCS marginally beats second-quarter revenue view as AI demand grows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/indias-tcs-marginally-beats-second-quarter-revenue-view-as-ai-demand",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443287/indias-tcs-marginally-beats-second-quarter-revenue-view-as-ai-demand-grows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest software services provider, reported slightly beating second-quarter revenue expectations on Thursday. This growth was driven by AI-led demand and expansion in its banking vertical. As AI disrupts the $315 billion IT services sector, it's creating new demand as clients invest in services built on the technology. However, the company's operating margin saw a slight decline due to higher wages. TCS's annualized AI revenue reached $3.1 billion in the September quarter, up from $2.6 billion in the previous quarter. Analysts predict that AI will account for double-digit revenue share among India's other IT firms. The company's consolidated revenue grew 11.2% year-on-year to 731.88 billion rupees in the second quarter. Despite this, TCS's sequential revenue growth excluding currency fluctuations was the lowest in three years for the July-September quarter. The firm's quarterly net profit rose 15% to 138.84 billion rupees, surpassing analysts' mean estimate. Deal wins for the quarter totaled $9.6 billion, up from $9.5 billion in the previous quarter and $10 billion in the same period last year.",
  "summary": "Tata Consultancy Services reported September-quarter revenue that slightly beat expectations on Thursday, as AI-led demand and growth in its banking vertical helped India’s largest software services provider. AI is disrupting India’s $315 billion IT services sector by undermining the billable hour business model, but is also creating new demand as clients buy services being built on the…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}