New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- HCL Technologies, the country's third-largest IT company, announced its financial performance for the quarter ended December (Q3FY26) today, post market hours.

The software company reported higher-than-expected revenue of Rs.33,872 crore for Q3FY26, reflecting a 6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 13.3% year-on-year (YoY) growth. In constant currency (CC) terms, revenue rose 4.2% QoQ and 4.8% YoY, while service revenue increased 1.8% QoQ and 5% YoY in CC terms.

Meanwhile, revenue from Advanced AI surged 19.9% QoQ in CC terms, reaching $146 million.

Despite reporting higher top-line growth, the company's net profit came in lower at Rs.4,076 crore, down from Rs.4,591 crore-a decline of 11.21%-impacted by a one-time cost...