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TCS.NS

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

NSI · Technology

₹2,296.20

₹12.10 (+0.53%)up 0.53%

25 August 2026 · delayed 15+ min

F

Quality score50.6 / 100

Cut-offs are the grader's own: 97+ for an A+, below 60 is an F.

Tata Consultancy Services Limited earns a F on good profit margins (>10%) and strong ROE (>20%) but high debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) and price well below 200-day SMA (downtrend). Consider alternatives with better risk/reward profiles.

Model stance WEAK HOLD Suggested position 4.0% · ₹400.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 4.0% suggested allocation Change these

These change the suggested position size and the stance, not the category scores. Amount is in rupees.

IQ-TCS.NS-20260825engine v1 · 7-category weighted scorecard

What it is worth, depending who you ask.

Today’s price against the year it has had and the targets analysts publish. Every marker is a reported figure, not a projection of ours.

Lowest analyst target

₹1,800.00

52-week low

₹1,977.80

Today's price

₹2,296.20

Mean analyst target

₹2,464.44

52-week high

₹3,350.00

Highest analyst target

₹3,480.00

TCS.NS trades 23% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹1,977.80 and ₹3,350.00. The mean analyst target of ₹2,464.44 is 7.3% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthGood profit margins (>10%); Strong ROE (>20%); High debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) 100.023%

Profit margin

18.05%

Net profit per unit of revenue

healthyWhat this means

Of every 100 units of revenue, this much survives as profit.

A comfortable buffer between revenue and costs.

Operating margin

23.96%

Before interest and tax

healthyWhat this means

Profit from operations, before interest and tax, per 100 of revenue.

The operations themselves are comfortably profitable.

Gross margin

40.39%

After the cost of goods only

moderateWhat this means

What is left of revenue after only the direct cost of the product.

A conventional manufacturing or mixed-model range.

Return on equity

47.74%

Profit per unit of shareholder capital

very strongWhat this means

Profit generated per unit of shareholder capital.

Rare when sustained — check whether debt is flattering it, since borrowing shrinks the equity denominator.

Return on assets

24.48%

Profit per unit of assets

very strongWhat this means

Profit generated per unit of everything the company owns.

Usually an asset-light business — the value is in people and brands, not property.

Debt to equity

10.21

Borrowings against equity

conservativeWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Comfortably financed.

Current ratio

2.28

Short-term assets over short-term debts

very liquidWhat this means

Short-term assets against short-term obligations.

Plenty of cover, though idle cash earns little.

Quick ratio

2.04

As above, excluding inventory

comfortableWhat this means

Short-term assets excluding inventory, against short-term debts.

Liquid assets exceed short-term obligations.

Revenue growth

13.90%

Year on year

growingWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

A healthy expansion rate.

Earnings growth

4.60%

Year on year

modestWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Slow profit growth.

Revenue

₹2.76 L Cr

Trailing twelve months

Free cash flow

₹39,717 Cr

Cash left after capital spending

Operating cash flow

₹52,346 Cr

Cash from the business itself

Payout ratio

38.51%

Dividends as a share of earnings

conservativeWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Comfortably covered, with room to keep raising it.

Growth & momentumPoor 1-year return (-21.7%); Low Sharpe ratio (-0.27) 0.022%

Return, 1 month

-4.25%

Return, 3 months

2.21%

Return, 6 months

-9.08%

Return, year to date

-26.17%

Return, 1 year

-21.69%

Return, 3 years

-27.69%

Sharpe ratio

-0.27

Return earned per unit of risk

negativeWhat this means

Return earned per unit of risk taken.

The risk taken has not been rewarded over this period.

Win rate

48.51%

Share of days that closed up

about evenWhat this means

The share of trading days that closed higher.

Close to a coin flip, which is the norm — returns come from the size of moves, not their count.

Average daily return

-0.02%

Best day

6.63%

Worst day

-8.39%

ValuationHigh PEG ratio (2.98); High P/B ratio (7.58) 45.018%

P/E ratio

16.67

Price against trailing earnings

moderateWhat this means

You pay 16.67 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Roughly the long-run market average band.

Forward P/E

14.14

Price against forecast earnings

lowWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

The market expects little growth, or doubts the forecast.

PEG ratio

2.98

P/E adjusted for growth

expensive for the growthWhat this means

P/E divided by the growth rate — it asks whether the price is justified by the growth.

Above 2 you pay more per unit of growth than the convention treats as reasonable.

Price to book

7.58

Price against balance-sheet equity

well above bookWhat this means

Price against the accounting value of the company's net assets.

Normal for asset-light businesses, where the value sits in brands and software the balance sheet never records.

Price to sales

3.01

Price against revenue

moderateWhat this means

Price against revenue — usable when a company has no profit yet.

A common range for a profitable, growing business.

EV / EBITDA

11.02

Whole-company value against cash earnings

moderateWhat this means

Whole-company value, debt included, against cash earnings.

A conventional range.

Enterprise value

₹7.94 L Cr

Market value plus debt, minus cash — the price of the whole business

Shares outstanding

3,61,80,87,518

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

2.85%

Annual dividend against price

meaningfulWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A substantial part of the total return arrives as income.

TechnicalRSI in healthy range (30-70); Price well below 200-day SMA (downtrend); MACD bearish (negative histogram) 45.015%

RSI (14)

47.9

Above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold

neutralWhat this means

A 0–100 momentum gauge over the last 14 sessions.

The middle band, where most trading days sit.

MACD

6.26

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

-19.68

Positive is bullish

ADX

17.1

Trend strength; above 25 is a real trend

no clear trendWhat this means

Trend strength, regardless of direction.

Below about 20 the price is ranging rather than trending.

20-day average

₹2,372.80

50-day average

₹2,235.20

200-day average

₹2,577.06

Price vs 50-day

2.73%

Price vs 200-day

-10.90%

Bollinger upper

₹2,504.76

Bollinger lower

₹2,240.84

Average true range

58.14

Typical daily trading range

Stochastic %K

17.7

RiskHigh drawdown risk 40.012%

Volatility, annualised

22.46%

How far it swings in a year

normalWhat this means

How far the price typically swings over a year.

A typical range for an individual share.

Beta

0.16

Moves against the wider market

steadier than the marketWhat this means

How much the price moves relative to the wider market.

Tends to move less than the index, in both directions.

Maximum drawdown

-53.39%

Worst peak-to-trough fall

severeWhat this means

The worst peak-to-trough fall in the period measured.

A fall this deep needs roughly a doubling to recover.

Risk category

Moderate

The engine's own banding

Analyst viewAnalyst consensus: Buy; Strong analyst coverage (41 analysts) 80.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

41

Mean price target

₹2,464.44

Highest target

₹3,480.00

Lowest target

₹1,800.00

Implied upside

7.33%

Target against today's price

limitedWhat this means

How far the mean analyst target sits above today's price.

Little headroom to the consensus target.

Price against the NIFTY 50

180 trading days to 2026-08-25

TCS.NS is 26.4% down over the window, against 6.3% down for the NIFTY 50 — behind by 20.1 points.
TCS.NS -26.4%NIFTY 50 -6.3%
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Sampled across the window. Both columns are rebased to 100 on 2025-12-08, so they can be compared directly.
DateCloseTCS.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2025-12-08₹3,119.09100.0100.0
2025-12-30₹3,129.02100.399.9
2026-01-20₹3,044.1197.697.2
2026-02-11₹2,855.2291.5100.0
2026-03-05₹2,530.4381.195.4
2026-03-27₹2,345.9775.287.9
2026-04-22₹2,491.8879.993.9
2026-05-13₹2,230.1771.590.2
2026-06-03₹2,229.4871.590.2
2026-06-24₹2,097.5067.292.5
2026-07-15₹2,189.2070.292.8
2026-08-05₹2,413.0077.494.9

How the score was built

Each category is scored 0–100, then multiplied by its weight. The seven contributions sum to the quality score.
CategoryScoreWeightContribution
Financial health100.023%23.0
Growth & momentum0.022%0.0
Valuation45.018%8.1
Technical45.015%6.8
Risk40.012%4.8
Analyst view80.010%8.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%50.6

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F

50.6 / 100

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All 66 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
Shares outstandingValuation3,61,80,87,518Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation3.01Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation7.58Yahoo Finance
PEG ratioValuation2.98Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation16.67Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation14.14Yahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation11.02Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹7.94 L CrYahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation2.85%Yahoo Finance
Stochastic %KTechnical17.7Yahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical47.9Yahoo Finance
Price vs 50-dayTechnical2.73%Yahoo Finance
Price vs 200-dayTechnical-10.90%Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical-19.68Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical6.26Yahoo Finance
Bollinger upperTechnical₹2,504.76Yahoo Finance
Bollinger lowerTechnical₹2,240.84Yahoo Finance
Average true rangeTechnical58.14Yahoo Finance
ADXTechnical17.1Yahoo Finance
50-day averageTechnical₹2,235.20Yahoo Finance
200-day averageTechnical₹2,577.06Yahoo Finance
20-day averageTechnical₹2,372.80Yahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk22.46%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskModerateYahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-53.39%Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.16Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data30,37,892Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹2,284.10Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹2,305.00Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data5,84,519Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹2,262.00Yahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹2,314.50Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data47,94,481Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹1,977.80Yahoo Finance
52-week highMarket data₹3,350.00Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-8.39%Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum48.51%Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum-0.27Yahoo Finance
Return, year to dateGrowth & momentum-26.17%Yahoo Finance
Return, 6 monthsGrowth & momentum-9.08%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 yearsGrowth & momentum-27.69%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 monthsGrowth & momentum2.21%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 yearGrowth & momentum-21.69%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 monthGrowth & momentum-4.25%Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum6.63%Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum-0.02%Yahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health13.90%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹2.76 L CrYahoo Finance
Return on equityFinancial health47.74%Yahoo Finance
Return on assetsFinancial health24.48%Yahoo Finance
Quick ratioFinancial health2.04Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health18.05%Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health38.51%Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health23.96%Yahoo Finance
Operating cash flowFinancial health₹52,346 CrYahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health40.39%Yahoo Finance
Free cash flowFinancial health₹39,717 CrYahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health4.60%Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health10.21Yahoo Finance
Current ratioFinancial health2.28Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹2,464.44Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹1,800.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view7.33%Yahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹3,480.00Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Analysts coveringAnalyst view41Yahoo Finance
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