- Infosys reported a marginal attrition rate drop to 14.3% in Q2FY26 from 14.4% in Q1FY26
- Total employee headcount increased by 8,203 to 331,991 in Q2FY26 compared to Q1FY26
- The 12-month attrition rate in Q2FY26 was 14.4%, higher than 12.7% a year earlier
Infosys announced its July-Sept quarter results of current fiscal (Q2FY26) on Thursday, Oct. 16, reporting a marginal drop in attrition rate to 14.3%, compared to 14.4% in the preceding June quarter. India's second-largest information technology (IT) services giant's total headcount stood at 3.31 lakh employees.
The attrition rate measures the rate at which employees leave a company over a period of time. A lower rate is generally considered healthy for a company. According to Infosys' regulatory filing to the stock exchanges, the total employee headcount rose by 8,203 to 3,31,991 employees in Q2FY26 compared to the first quarter.
Infosys Q2 Attrition, Headcount
Infosys' 12-month attrition rate of 14.3% in the quarter-under-review was higher than 12.9% reported in the year-ago period. The utilization (excluding trainees) stood at 85.1% compared to 85.2% in the preceding March quarter and 85.9% in the year-ago period.
Notably, the software services company's share of women employees rose marginally to 39.5% in the Sept. quarter, compared to 39.1% in the June quarter and 39% in the year-ago period. The total headcount was higher than 3,23,788 employees reported in the previous quarter and 3,17,788 employees in the year-ago period.
Infosys Q2 Results
Infosys' profit for the July-Sept. period rose 6% sequentially to Rs 7,364 crore. The topline of the Bengaluru-based IT services firm rose 5.2% over previous quarter to Rs 44,490 crore. Infosys expects revenue for FY26 to rise by 1-3%, compared to the previous forecast of a 0-3% growth.
Infosys reported large deal total contract value at $3.1 billion for the Sept. quarter, down from $3.8 billion in the previous quarter. The net new deals for the IT services company accounted for 67% of the total TCV.0
On Thursday, shares of Infosys settled 0.08% lower at Rs 1,472.75 apiece on the BSE. The tech stock has gained over 2% so far this month and lost 8.5% in three months. Infosys is down 22% on a year-to-date basis and 23% in the last one year. The IT company commands a market cap of Rs 6,11,839.46 crore.
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