The Q1 has typically been HCL’s weakest margin quarter with the top line impacts which have also been seasonal in that sense and Q1 even in the previous two years has been around that 17%, which is where HCL landed up this quarter as well, says CFO Prateek Aggarwal. Typically, Q2 picks up to something like 18% and Q3 is the peak, which goes to 19% plus and then the Q4 again comes back to that same second-quarter level
Goldman Sachs’ India bets: 8 stocks rally up to 85% in CY26; one new addition
Goldman Sachs’ India equity portfolio fell 6% in CY26 amid mixed stock performance. While 18 stocks declined sharply, eight delivered strong gains, led by GNG