IT company Infosys delivered a robust performance during the July-September quarter. Earlier on Thursday Infosys posted a 13.2 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 7364 crore for the second quarter ended September 30 mainly on account of large deal wins. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 6506 crore a year ago. Revenue grew by 8.6% to Rs 44490 crore from Rs 40986 crore in last years quarter. What was Infosys’ consolidated net profit in Q2? Its revenue from operations grew 8.6 per cent to Rs 44490 crore during the quarter from Rs 40986 crore in the year-ago period. Meanwhile Infosys announced an interim dividend of Rs 23 per share an increase of 9.5 per cent over the last fiscal. In line with our capital allocation policy we have announced a share buyback for Rs 18000 crores during the quarter and an interim dividend of Rs 23 per share an increase of 9.5 per cent over last fiscal” Infosys chief financial officer Jayesh Sanghrajka was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. Who will benefit from the interim dividend? The company increased the lower base of the growth outlook for FY26 to 2-3 per cent in constant currency terms from 1-3 per cent it had projected in the June 2025 quarter. We had a strong performance in Q2. Our operating margin was 21 per cent. Deals were at USD 3.1 billion out of which 67 per cent were net new work. In addition we announced a mega deal worth USD 1.6 billion after the close of the quarter. We have added 8000 employees during the quarter Infosys MD and CEO Salil Parikh stated as reported by PTI. Meanwhile the IT company posted a minimal decline in operating margin to 21 per cent on a year-on-year as well as quarterly basis. Where does Infosys earn most of its revenue? The free cash flow generation was 131 per cent of net profit to Rs 9677 crore and TCV (total contract value) of large deal wins was USD 3.1 billion (about Rs 27525 crore). In the September 2025 quarter the company bagged deals worth USD 2.4 billion. The financial services segment the biggest contributor in Infosys revenue at 27.7 per cent grew by 5.6 per cent. According to the news agency PTI report the manufacturing segment revenue increased 9.3 per cent energy and utilities by 2.4 per cent communications 5.7 per cent and the hi-tech segment surged 8.3 per cent. How many employees did Infosys add in Q2? Its retail segment revenue declined marginally and the life sciences dipped 8.9 per cent. Furthermore the company increased the employee headcount during the quarter by 8203 to 331991 from 323788 reported in the June 2025 quarter. The attrition rate at the company increased to 14.3 per cent during the reported quarter from 12.9 per cent a year ago while it was marginally lower compared to the June 2025 quarter. Parikh stated With a strong performance in Q2 we changed our revenue growth guidance for the financial year. The new guidance is growth between 2 and 3 per cent in constant currency terms for the full year. Our operating margin guidance remains the same as in the past quarter at 20-22 per cent for the full year. What did Infosys MD and CEO Salil Parikh say about the H1B visa fee? In response to questions about the effect of the H1B visa fee of USD 100000 Parikh suggested that local hiring will likely increase saying that the number of people who require Infosys sponsorship for immigration in the US is a minority. He stated The majority of the people dont require it from our perspective. Second weve built a large number of centres and hubs which are focused on digital on innovation on technology and AI in the US. We have relationships with universities we have a training facility there. With all of that in mind we are clear today that we will work with our clients without any disruption to their services and into the future. Revenues from North America increased 1.7 per cent to account for 56.3 per cent of the total earnings during the reported quarter. Infosys business in Europe rose 10.6 per cent accounting for 31.7 per cent of the company’s total revenue while India business contributed 2.9 per cent to the total business. Parikh said that the approach on visa-related matters will depend on the work done by the company with clients local hiring localisation etc. “We have been working with our clients over the last few weeks to make sure that the service delivery and business continuity remain current” Parikh said. Talking about business from the artificial intelligence segment Parikh said that the company has strong partnerships with a lot of different large tech companies and the company sees a huge amount of opportunity in the enterprise AI space. Parikh said the overall market environment is still uncertain. STORY HIGHLIGHTS T company posted a minimal decline in operating margin to 21 per cent on a year-on-year as well as quarterly basis. Infosys posted a 13.2 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 7364 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. Revenues from North America increased 1.7 per cent to account for 56.3 per cent of the total earnings during the reported quarter. Infosys business in Europe rose 10.6 per cent. “We still see in some of our large markets that there is growth but theres also some inflation and the job creation is constrained. In some other markets there are cost constraints. Some industries are seeing that. So thats a mix. Equally we are seeing a lot of strength for example in financial services” he said. (With PTI Inputs)