{"id":5197,"date":"2026-01-13T14:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/2026\/01\/13\/hcl-technologies-surpasses-tcs-with-impressive-q3-performance-and-upwardly-revised-projections\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:35:10","slug":"hcl-technologies-surpasses-tcs-with-impressive-q3-performance-and-upwardly-revised-projections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/2026\/01\/13\/hcl-technologies-surpasses-tcs-with-impressive-q3-performance-and-upwardly-revised-projections\/","title":{"rendered":"HCL Technologies Surpasses TCS with Impressive Q3 Performance and Upwardly Revised Projections."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HCL Technologies, a leading Indian IT services company, has released its Q3 results, surpassing expectations and outperforming its rival, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The company&#8217;s strong performance has led to a revision in its guidance for the fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Highlights of Q3 Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Revenue Growth<\/strong>: HCL Technologies reported a 15.5% year-over-year (YoY) growth in revenue, reaching $2.64 billion. This exceeds the company&#8217;s own guidance and outpaces TCS&#8217;s 8.4% YoY growth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Net Income<\/strong>: Net income rose by 14.3% YoY to $394 million, beating analyst estimates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operating Margin<\/strong>: The company&#8217;s operating margin expanded to 17.2%, up from 16.4% in the same quarter last year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deal Wins<\/strong>: HCL Technologies secured 17 new deals with a total contract value of $1.1 billion, including a significant cloud transformation deal with a leading European bank.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Raised Guidance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on its strong Q3 performance, HCL Technologies has raised its revenue growth guidance for the fiscal year to 16.5-17% from the previous range of 15-17%. The company also expects its operating margin to be at the higher end of its guided range of 16.5-17%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Segment-Wise Performance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>IT Services<\/strong>: Revenue from IT services grew 16.1% YoY, driven by strong demand for digital transformation, cloud, and cybersecurity services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engineering and R&amp;D Services<\/strong>: This segment saw a 14.1% YoY growth, driven by increased adoption of IoT, AI, and analytics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Products and Platforms<\/strong>: Revenue from products and platforms grew 12.1% YoY, driven by the company&#8217;s Mode 2 and Mode 3 offerings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Outlook:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HCL Technologies&#8217; strong Q3 results and raised guidance reflect the company&#8217;s ability to execute on its strategy and capitalize on emerging trends in the IT services industry. The company&#8217;s focus on digital transformation, cloud, and cybersecurity is paying off, and its diversified portfolio of services is helping it to outperform its peers. With a strong deal pipeline and a healthy balance sheet, HCL Technologies is well-positioned for continued growth and expansion in the coming quarters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HCL Technologies, a leading Indian IT services company, has released its Q3 results, surpassing expectations and outperforming its rival, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The company&#8217;s strong performance has led to a revision in its guidance for the fiscal year. Key Highlights of Q3 Results: Revenue Growth: HCL Technologies reported a 15.5% year-over-year (YoY) growth in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hcl-technologies","category-tata-consultancy-services"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/company\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}