TCS Q1FY26 Results: Attrition Rises to 13.8% Over Last 12 Months
IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) posted a marginal increase in its employee attrition rate for the June quarter for FY26. The attrition rate came at 13.8% on a last twelve months (LTM) basis, up from 13.3% in the previous quarter.
TCS Q1FY26 Results: Attrition Rises to 13.8% Over Last 12 Months
IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) posted a marginal increase in its employee attrition rate for the June quarter for FY26. The attrition rate came at 13.8% on a last twelve months (LTM) basis, up from 13.3% in the previous quarter. This comes after the company invested heavily in workforce training and capability development.
What do the numbers say?
LTM attrition rate stood at 13.8% in Q1FY26, against 13.3 percent in the March 2025 quarter Despite this, TCS has added over 5,000 employees during the quarter. TCS’s employee headcount stood at 613,069, up from 607,979 in the previous quarter.
Speaking on the company’s people strategy, Milind Lakkad, Chief Human Resources Officer at TCS, said, “Talent development is core to TCS. In this quarter, our associates invested 15 million hours in building expertise in emerging technologies, enabling them to lead the transformation journey for our customers.”
He claimed that the company now houses over 114,000 employees with higher-order AI skills, a reflection of TCS’s continued focus on future-ready talent in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud, and automation.
Q1FY26 Performance
TCS reported a net profit of ₹12,760 crore in Q1FY26, against ₹12,224 crore in the March 2025 quarter, up 4.38%. Revenue declined by 1.6% on sequential basis to ₹63,437 crore in Q1FY26.
