Strong Q3 Performance: Sequential Revenue Growth of 0.6% in CC, Large Deal Wins of $4.8 billion
Rhea-AI Summary
Infosys (NYSE:INFY) reported Q3 FY26 revenues of $5,099m (1.7% YoY CC, 0.6% QoQ CC) and reported IFRS operating margin of 18.4% (adjusted 21.2%). Adjusted free cash flow was $965m with conversion at 112.8%. Total contract value (TCV) of large deal wins was $4.8bn (57% net new). YTD revenues were $15,117m (+2.8% CC) and IFRS operating margin was 20.0%. Management revised FY26 revenue guidance to 3.0%–3.5% CC and operating margin guidance to 20%–22%. The company completed an ₹18,000 crore buyback and reported a labour-code provision affecting reported results.
Positive
- $4.8bn large-deal TCV (57% net new)
- Adjusted free cash flow $965m
- Adjusted FCF conversion at 112.8% of adjusted net profit
- Completed largest-ever buyback of ₹18,000 crore
- FY26 guidance set to 3.0%–3.5% revenue growth (CC) and 20%–22% margin
Negative
- Reported IFRS operating margin 18.4% below adjusted 21.2%
- Labour Codes provision of $143m reduced reported margins
- Q3 revenue growth was modest at 0.6% QoQ CC
News Market Reaction – INFY
On the day this news was published, INFY gained 10.45%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +6.1% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 38 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $7.62B to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $80.58B at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
INFY fell 1.57% while key IT services peers like ACN, CTSH, WIT, FI and FIS also traded lower, but no names appeared in the momentum scanner, suggesting stock-specific trading around the print rather than a flagged sector-wide move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
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| Jan 12 | AI fan engagement | Positive | -0.2% | Launch of ATP AI chatbot Ally and extension of digital partnership. |
| Jan 07 | AI collaboration | Positive | +0.7% | Strategic collaboration with Cognition to deploy Devin and Topaz Fabric. |
| Jan 07 | GenAI partnership | Positive | +0.7% | Strategic collaboration with AWS to accelerate generative AI adoption. |
| Dec 16 | AI culture report | Positive | -0.1% | Joint report with MIT Insights on psychological safety in AI success. |
| Dec 12 | Leadership change | Positive | -0.1% | Appointment of Rajesh Krishnamurthy as Sopra Steria CEO. |
Recent AI and partnership announcements were generally positive, with mixed share reactions and a slight tendency for modest divergences on good news.
Over the last month, INFY has focused heavily on AI-driven partnerships and thought leadership. On Jan 7, 2026, it announced collaborations with Cognition and AWS to scale AI software engineering and generative AI adoption, both followed by modest gains of 0.72%. An ATP fan-engagement chatbot launch on Jan 12, 2026 and an AI culture report with MIT Technology Review in Dec 2025 saw small negative moves. Overall, the company has been building an AI-centric narrative, and this Q3 earnings release adds concrete financial delivery to that story.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock surged +10.4% in the session following this news. A strong positive reaction aligns with the solid fundamentals in this release, including Q3 revenue of $5,099 million, adjusted operating margin of 21.2% and large deal TCV of $4.8 billion. Robust adjusted free cash flow of $965 million and FY26 margin guidance of 20%–22% support the quality of earnings. However, past news flow has sometimes seen gains fade, so investors have historically watched execution on guided 3.0%–3.5% growth and deal conversion closely.
Key Terms
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Revenue Guidance for FY 26 revised to
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"Infosys delivered a strong Q3 performance demonstrating how our differentiated value propositions in enterprise AI, through Infosys Topaz, are consistently driving higher market share. Clients increasingly view Infosys as their AI partner with demonstrated expertise, innovation capabilities and strong delivery credentials. This has helped them unlock business potential and enhanced value realization," said Salil Parekh, CEO and MD. "Central to this journey is our commitment to reskill, transform and empower our dedicated human resource pool to drive success in an AI augmented world," he added.
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1. 'Adjusted' financial measures presented in this release are non-IFRS financial measures that exclude the impact of the provisions arising from the notifications by Government of
2. Operating margin guidance for FY26 excludes the adjustment with respect to Labour Codes of
"Our performance was broad-based in Q3 with
Client Wins & Testimonials
- Infosys extended its strategic collaboration with Metro Bank to transform the bank's finance operations with a suite of Workday solutions. Marc Page, Chief Financial Officer, Metro Bank, said, "We're continuing to transform our platforms through our partnership with Infosys, helping our digital advancement. This collaboration with Infosys and Workday will help to unify our core finance operations, providing colleagues with self-service tools and simplifying daily operations. This supports our long-term growth strategy and will help us to scale and evolve in the future."
- Infosys unveiled its AI-first GCC model to accelerate the setup and transformation of global capability centers (GCCs) into AI-powered hubs for innovation and growth. Stefanie Neumann, CEO, Lufthansa Systems, said, "Our collaboration with Infosys to establish a dedicated Global Capability Center has been a pivotal step in digital transformation journey of Lufthansa Systems. By leveraging their strong GCC and AI capabilities, we are building a future-ready innovation hub that enables our customers to enhance aviation safety, drive operational efficiency, and improve customer experience. This partnership empowers us to accelerate our vision for sustainable and intelligent aviation."
- Infosys announced its collaboration with NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) to deliver a new workforce management solution for NHS in
England andWales . Michael Brodie, Chief Executive, NHSBSA, said, "Delivering the Future NHS Workforce Solution is a critical step in supporting the ambitions of the 10-Year Health Plan. The solution will go far beyond simply replacing ESR - it will be a strategic enabler for building a workforce that is fit for the future. By working with Infosys, we're creating a modern, data-driven solution that will help the NHS better attract, retain and support its people." - Infosys collaborated with Telenor Shared Services to modernize its HR operations with a new Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) solution. Morten Dean Dunham, CEO, Telenor Shared Services, said, "Modernizing our HR operations is crucial to improve efficiencies and employee experience. By collaborating with Infosys to implement Oracle Cloud HCM, we are confident we will get a solution that meets our future needs. This change will further streamline our processes, provide a unified view of critical data, and ultimately enhance the experience of our employees."
- Infosys announced the launch of Infosys Topaz Fabric™, a purpose-built agentic services suite – a multi-layer AI fabric that unifies infrastructure, models, data, applications, and workflows into a composable, agent-ready ecosystem. Laxmi Srinivas Samayamantri, Vice President, Global Engineering, Data & Architecture, Nu Skin, said, "We are collaborating with Infosys to enrich beauty and wellness commerce IT operations through the power of Agentic AI. Together, we are expanding this further with Infosys Topaz Fabric by enabling Agent Assist features, which we anticipate will increase automation for application and infrastructure support, enhance resilience, and elevate the user experience."
- Infosys announced the launch of the Infosys Customer Experience Suite for Salesforce to help enterprises navigate their agentic transformation and scale their digital workforce. Marko Koistila, EVP Commercial Operations, VTT, said, "Our sales team previously spent too much time on low-value tasks like lead grooming instead of fostering client relationships. Agentforce automated the lead process, including contextual emails and meeting setups, allowing our team to focus on collaboration and delivering superior customer experiences. Having Infosys, along with Fluido as our expert partners, VTT became one of the first organizations outside Salesforce to implement a live SDR Agentforce agent. Building on the success of this initial implementation, we are collaborating together to develop two additional Agentforce agents for other areas of organizational support."
- Infosys collaborated with Barry Callebaut to drive a multi-year, AI-powered digital transformation aimed at creating an agile, tech-enabled enterprise that enhances customer experiences, operational efficiency, and innovation. Amr Arafa, Chief Digital Officer, Barry Callebaut Group, said, "Our collaboration with Infosys will play a key role in advancing Barry Callebaut's Business Led digital transformation (BC Next Level) journey. As part of our BC Next Level strategic investment program, we are focused on building a tech-enabled, agile enterprise that delivers superior customer experiences and operational excellence. Infosys, with its AI-first approach and suite of generative AI platforms, will empower us to unlock efficiencies at scale, build connected ecosystems, and accelerate innovation. Infosys' deep domain expertise and commitment to co-innovation make them a trusted partner in shaping our transformation roadmap."
- Infosys collaborated with Fresenius on a project called ELEVATE, a business transformation initiative aimed at unifying and modernizing the company's global business processes and IT systems through SAP S/4HANA. Florent Durup, Business Transformation Lead for the ELEVATE Program, Fresenius, said, "ELEVATE is the most critical business transformation program for Fresenius and an important milestone of our journey. We have selected Infosys as the SI partner after a rigorous and exhaustive process and are now moving forward with confidence to deliver the ambitious goals of the transformation program together. Through this collaboration, Fresenius and Infosys will work closely to deliver a robust, future-ready platform that enhances agility, standardizes processes, and enables data-driven decision-making across the organization."
Recognitions & Awards
- Brand & Corporate
- Recognized as a Silver Employer in the India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI) 2025 for championing inclusion and being a strong ally of the LGBTQIA+ community
- Recognized for its people-first approach at the SHRM India HR Excellence Awards 2025
- Recognized among the Most Inclusive Organizations for Women in Tech in the IT Service category at the Wequity Award
- Infosys China recognized as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Greater China 2025 by Great Place To Work™
- AI and Cloud Services
- Recognized as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Technical Services, Q4 2025
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: Data and Analytics (D&A) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
- Rated as a leader in NelsonHall: GenAI and Process Automation in Banking 2025
- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Professional and Managed Services for Microsoft Azure 2025 Vendor Assessment
- Key Digital Services
- Positioned as a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Custom Software Development Services
- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Application Modernization Services to AWS 2025 Vendor Assessment
- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: European Human First Digital Workplace Services 2025 Vendor Assessment
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: Adobe Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: IT Service Management (ITSM) and Service Integration and Management (SIAM) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: Enterprise Quality Engineering (QE) Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2025
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: Global Capability Center (GCC) Setup Capabilities in
India – PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025 - Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: ServiceNow Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
- Recognized as a leader in HFS Horizons: Legacy Application Modernization Services, 2025
- Recognized as a leader in HFS Horizons: Enterprise Blockchain Services, 2025
- Rated as a leader in NelsonHall: Advanced Digital Workplace Services 2025
- Rated as a leader in NelsonHall: Quality Engineering 2025
- Infosys BPM received the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence™ award for BPO Services Excellence
- Industry & Solutions
- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Blue Yonder Ecosystem Services 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment
- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Overall Ecosystem Services 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment
- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing Intelligence Transformation Strategic Consulting 2025 Vendor Assessment
- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain SAP Ecosystem Services 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment
- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Oracle Ecosystem Services 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: Property and Casualty (P&C) Insurance IT Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: Payments IT Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Group: Banking IT Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
- Recognized as a leader in HFS Semiconductor Horizons: The Best of Service Providers across the Value Chain, 2025
- Recognized as a leader in HFS Horizons: Life Sciences Service Providers 2025
- Recognized as a leader in HFS Horizons: Intelligent Supply Chain Services, 2025
- Recognized as a leader in HFS Horizons: Travel and Hospitality Service Provider Ecosystem, 2025
- Infosys Finacle positioned as a leader in Everest Group's Banking Customer Experience Orchestration Products (CXOP) PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.
- Infosys Finacle along with its customers received four awards at the Global Banking and Finance ® Awards 2025 – Innovation Awards for Excellence in Margin Finance Innovation India with HDFC Bank; Most Innovative Payments Channel Modernization in
Colombia with Bancolombia; Technology Award for Best Core Banking Transformation with Real-Time Eventing with Emirates NBD Bank; and Award for Best Customer Journey Initiative inAustralia with Australian Military Bank - Infosys Finacle recognized as The World's Best Software Provider for Virtual Accounts 2025 and The World's Best Software Provider for Liquidity Management 2025 by Euromoney Transaction Banking Awards
Read more about our Awards & Recognitions here.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 330,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. We enable clients in 63 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.
Safe Harbor
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, our future financial or operating performance, the McCamish cybersecurity incident, and the United States H-1B visa program are forward looking statements intended to qualify for the 'safe harbor' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the execution of our business strategy, increased competition for talent, our ability to attract and retain personnel, increase in wages, investments to reskill our employees, our ability to effectively implement a hybrid working model, economic uncertainties and geo-political situations, technological disruptions and innovations such as Generative AI, the complex and evolving regulatory landscape including immigration regulation changes, our ESG vision, our capital allocation policy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity, capital resources, our corporate actions including acquisitions, the outcome of pending litigation, the amount of any additional costs resulting directly or indirectly from the McCamish cybersecurity incident, the outcome of the US government investigation, the timing, implementation, duration and effect of the September 19, 2025 proclamation signed by the president of
Infosys Limited and Subsidiaries | ||
Extracted from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under IFRS as at: (in $ million) | ||
Particulars | December 31, 2025 | March 31, 2025 |
ASSETS | ||
Current assets | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,216 | 2,861 |
Current investments | 769 | 1,460 |
Trade receivables | 4,020 | 3,645 |
Unbilled revenue | 1,477 | 1,503 |
Other current assets | 1,583 | 1,890 |
Total current assets | 10,065 | 11,359 |
Non-current assets | ||
Property, plant and equipment and Right-of-use assets | 2,128 | 2,235 |
Goodwill and other Intangible assets | 1,636 | 1,505 |
Non-current investments | 990 | 1,294 |
Unbilled revenue | 224 | 261 |
Other non-current assets | 910 | 765 |
Total non-current assets | 5,888 | 6,060 |
Total assets | 15,953 | 17,419 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
Current liabilities | ||
Trade payables | 537 | 487 |
Unearned revenue | 1,235 | 994 |
Employee benefit obligations | 384 | 340 |
Other current liabilities and provisions | 3,399 | 3,191 |
Total current liabilities | 5,555 | 5,012 |
Non-current liabilities | ||
Lease liabilities | 646 | 675 |
Other non-current liabilities | 465 | 477 |
Total non-current liabilities | 1,111 | 1,152 |
Total liabilities | 6,666 | 6,164 |
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company | 9,233 | 11,205 |
Non-controlling interests | 54 | 50 |
Total equity | 9,287 | 11,255 |
Total liabilities and equity | 15,953 | 17,419 |
Extracted from the Condensed Consolidated statement of Comprehensive Income under IFRS for: | ||||
(In $ million except per equity share data) | ||||
Particulars | 3 months ended | 3 months ended | 9 months ended | 9 months ended |
Revenues | 5,099 | 4,939 | 15,117 | 14,547 |
Cost of sales | 3,660 | 3,444 | 10,593 | 10,103 |
Gross profit | 1,439 | 1,495 | 4,524 | 4,444 |
Operating expenses: | ||||
Selling and marketing expenses | 257 | 218 | 769 | 671 |
Administrative expenses | 245 | 224 | 725 | 693 |
Total operating expenses | 502 | 442 | 1,494 | 1,364 |
Operating profit | 937 | 1,053 | 3,030 | 3,080 |
Other income, net of finance cost | 98 | 90 | 308 | 249 |
Profit before income taxes | 1,035 | 1,143 | 3,338 | 3,329 |
Income tax expense | 287 | 337 | 942 | 981 |
Net profit (before non-controlling interest) | 748 | 806 | 2,396 | 2,348 |
Net profit (after non-controlling interest) | 747 | 804 | 2,393 | 2,345 |
Basic EPS ($) | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.57 |
Diluted EPS ($) | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.56 |
NOTES:
a) The above information is extracted from the audited condensed consolidated Balance sheet and Statement of Comprehensive Income for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, which have been taken on record at the Board meeting held on January 14, 2026.
b) As the quarter and nine months ended figures are taken from the source and rounded to the nearest digits, the quarter figures in this statement added up to the figures reported for the previous quarters might not always add up to the nine months ended figures reported in this statement.
Reconciliation of Reported IFRS financial measures to Adjusted non-IFRS financial measures for 3 months ended | ||||
(in $ million except per equity share data) | ||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
Reported IFRS | Adjustment for | Adjusted | Reported IFRS | |
Operating profit | 937 | 143 | 1,080 | 1,053 |
Operating margin (%) | 18.4 | 2.8 | 21.2 | 21.3 |
Profit before income taxes | 1,035 | 143 | 1,178 | 1,143 |
Income tax expense | 287 | 35 | 322 | 337 |
Net profit (after non-controlling interest) | 747 | 108 | 855 | 804 |
Basic EPS ($) | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.19 |
Reconciliation of additional financial measures to Adjusted financial measures for 3 months ended | ||||
(in $ million) | ||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
Reported | Adjustment for | Adjusted | Reported | |
Operating cash flow | 962 | 50 | 1,012 | 1,325 |
Capital expenditure | 47 | - | 47 | 62 |
FCF – non-IFRS | 915 | 50 | 965 | 1,263 |
FCF as a % of Net profit | 122.5 | 112.8 | 156.6 | |
Reconciliation of Reported IFRS financial measures to Adjusted non-IFRS financial measures for 9 months ended | ||||
(in $ million except per equity share data) | ||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
Reported IFRS | Adjustment for | Adjusted | Reported IFRS | |
Operating profit | 3,030 | 143 | 3,173 | 3,080 |
Operating margin (%) | 20.0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 |
Profit before income taxes | 3,338 | 143 | 3,481 | 3,329 |
Income tax expense | 942 | 35 | 977 | 981 |
Net profit (after non-controlling interest) | 2,393 | 108 | 2,501 | 2,345 |
Basic EPS ($) | 0.58 | 0.02 | 0.60 | 0.57 |
Reconciliation of additional financial measures to Adjusted financial measures for 9 months ended | ||||
(in $ million) | ||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
Reported | Adjustment for | Adjusted | Reported | |
Operating cash flow | 3,102 | 50 | 3,152 | 3,375 |
Capital expenditure | 202 | - | 202 | 179 |
FCF – non-IFRS | 2,900 | 50 | 2,950 | 3,196 |
FCF as a % of Net profit | 121.0 | 117.8 | 136.1 | |
NOTE:
- On November 21, 2025 the Government of
India notified provisions of The Labour Codes. These Labour Codes consolidate twenty-nine existing labour laws into a unified framework governing employee benefits during employment and post-employment and amongst other things introduce changes, including a uniform definition of wages and enhanced benefits relating to leave. The adjustments for Labour Codes represent an increase in gratuity liability arising out of past service cost and increase in leave liability together by which is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.$143 million - Revenue growth in reported currency includes the impact of currency fluctuations. Additionally, we calculate constant currency (CC) growth by comparing current period revenues in respective local currencies converted to US$ using prior period exchange rates and comparing the same to our prior period reported revenues.
- A Fact Sheet providing the operating metrics of the Company can be downloaded from www.infosys.com.
IFRS-INR Press Release: https://www.infosys.com/investors/reports-filings/quarterly-results/2025-2026/q3/documents/ifrs-inr-press-release.pdf
Fact sheet: https://www.infosys.com/investors/reports-filings/quarterly-results/2025-2026/q3/documents/fact-sheet.pdf
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