Infosys gives 75% average bonus to employees for second quarter

Employees at PL5 and PL6 levels with an outstanding rating will be given 81% and 79% bonus payout, respectively. Those who 'met expectations' will be rewarded with 72% and 70.5% bonus payout, respectively.

Bengaluru: IT services firm Infosys on Friday rolled out an average performance bonus of 75 per cent to eligible employees for the second quarter of this financial year, following its strong Q2 performance.

In an internal communication, seen by DH, Infosys said the organisation's average bonus payout stood at 75 per cent for Q2 FY26. Employees at Level PL4 with an outstanding (OS) rating will receive 83 per cent, and those who met expectation (ME) will be given a 75 per cent bonus.

Employees at PL5 and PL6 levels with an outstanding rating will be given 81 per cent and 79 per cent bonus payout, respectively. Those who "met expectations" will be rewarded with 72 per cent and 70.5 per cent bonus payout, respectively.

In the first quarter, the company had paid an average performance bonus of 80 per cent to a majority of its employees. In Q2, the IT firm posted a 13 per cent y-o-y increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 7,364 crore. Infosys' revenue from operations rose 8.5 per cent to Rs 44,490 crore in the September quarter.

Earlier, the company announced November 14, 2025, as the record date for its Rs 18,000 crore share buyback. On Friday evening, shares of Infosys settled at Rs 1,502.50 per scrip, down 2.58 per cent from the previous close.

Meanwhile, the company in a BSE filing said that as part of internal reorganisation, Infosys Nova Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys Limited, has approved the transfer of 90 per cent of the shareholding held by Infosys Limited in Infosys Consulting S R L, Argentina, a majority-owned subsidiary, to Infosys Nova Holdings LLC.

Revenue and net-worth of Infosys Consulting S R L, Argentina, as on March 31, 2025, stood at $3.6 million (0.02 per cent of consolidated revenue of $19,277 million) and networth stood at $-2.0 million (-0.02 per cent of consolidated net-worth of $11,255 million). The expected date of completion of sale/disposal is January 29, 2026.