TCS Announces 2025 Salary Hikes Amid Market Cap Decline | Latest Updates on TCS Share Price & Policies

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the IT arm of the Tata Group, has recently announced updates regarding its new policies and salary hikes. As India’s largest IT company, TCS will implement its annual salary increments in March 2025, with employees receiving the revised pay starting from April.

Meanwhile, in last week's trading session, TCS experienced a significant market valuation decline of ₹53,185.89 crore, bringing its market cap down to ₹13.7 lakh crore. This drop has been concerning for employees. Notably, the combined market valuation of the top 10 highest-valued companies decreased by ₹1,65,784.9 crore last week, with TCS facing the largest single-company loss. TCS remains the second most valuable company in India, following Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries.

TCS shares faced significant fluctuations in the stock market, paralleled by Bharti Airtel, whose market capitalization fell by ₹44,407.77 crore to ₹9.3 lakh crore. During the same period, the BSE Sensex dropped by 628.15 points, and the NSE Nifty fell by 133.35 points.

Reliance Industries continues to hold its position as India’s most valued company, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Infosys, State Bank of India, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finance, and ITC.

Between February 17-21, TCS shares declined by 2.82%, reducing its market capitalization to ₹13,69,717.48 crore. The combined market value of eight out of the top 10 valued companies, including TCS, dropped by ₹1,65,784.9 crore. In contrast, Reliance Industries' market capitalization rose by ₹14,547.3 crore, reaching ₹16,61,369.42 crore.

TCS has also linked its 2024 salary hikes and variable pay to its Return-to-Office (RTO) policy introduced earlier this year. On February 21, TCS shares closed slightly higher at ₹3,789.90, marking a 0.28% gain. Despite this, volatility in the stock market has adversely affected the company’s market valuation. Additionally, Infosys lost ₹17,086.61 crore in market cap, bringing its valuation down to ₹7,53,700.15 crore.