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HCL Technologies Q2 26/27 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 26/27 earnings summary12 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
Q2 revenue was ₹35,620 crore, up 2.6% YoY and 2.3% QoQ in constant currency; Services grew 4.0% YoY, and EBIT margin rose 131 bps QoQ to 18.2%.
Bookings reached $3.258B, up 27% YoY; first-half bookings were a record high.
Net income was ₹5,132 crore, up 21.2% YoY; an interim dividend of ₹12 per share was declared.
Financial highlights
Q2 revenue from operations was ₹35,620 crore versus ₹31,942 crore YoY; U.S.-dollar revenue was $3,724M.
EBIT was ₹6,465 crore, or 18.2% of revenue; excluding 84 bps of restructuring costs, EBIT margin was 19%.
Net income was ₹5,132 crore, or 14.4% of revenue; diluted EPS was ₹70.22.
H1 revenue was ₹70,199 crore and profit was ₹9,758 crore, versus ₹62,291 crore and ₹8,080 crore YoY.
Inorganic revenue contribution was $35.6M, adding 97 bps to sequential growth; HPE Telco Solutions contributed ~$21M and Jaspersoft ~$15M.
Outlook and guidance
FY27 constant-currency revenue growth guidance is 2.5%-4.0% overall and 3.0%-4.0% for Services; EBIT margin guidance is 17.5%-18.5%.
Guidance includes inorganic growth contributions of 87 bps overall and 62 bps for Services; midpoint organic growth guidance was broadly unchanged.
Services growth is expected slightly above the guidance midpoint; the large recently announced deal is expected to contribute from Q1 next year, with no revenue in Q3 or Q4.
Medium-term desired EBIT margin remains 18%-19%, with capability and differentiation investments prioritized over margin optimization.
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Next HCL Technologies earnings date
Q3 26/2711 Jan, 2027
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Next HCL Technologies earnings date
Q3 26/2711 Jan, 2027
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HCL Technologies Limited is an Indian multinational information technology services, offshoring, and consulting company headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. HCLT services include software engineering and maintenance, offshore business process outsourcing, Application Service Provider and Knowledge Process Outsourcing and infrastructure management services. The company also provides IT enabled, business process outsourcing to clients in the Telecom sector. The company is based in Noida, India.