{"id":95647,"date":"2026-05-22T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=95647"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:02:53","slug":"hcltech-promoters-shareholding-ai-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/hcltech-promoters-shareholding-ai-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Is Destroying IT Jobs. So Why Are HCLTech\u2019s Promoters Buying Big?"},"content":{"rendered":"

HCLTech<\/a> promoter shareholding stands at 60.81% as of March 2026, even as the broader IT sector sheds jobs at a pace not seen since the dot-com bust. Over 80,000 technology workers were laid off globally in Q1 2026 alone. TCS cut 12,200 jobs. Cognizant slashed between 12,000 and 15,000 positions. The World Bank has warned that India\u2019s IT headcount could shrink from 7.5 to 8 million in 2023 to just 6 million by 2031.<\/p>

The fear is real, the headlines are grim, and HCLTech\u2019s stock has fallen nearly 29% over the past year. Yet the Shiv Nadar family is not heading for the exit. In March 2025, Shiv Nadar executed two Gift Deeds transferring his 47% stake in holding entities Vama Delhi and HCL Corp directly to his daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra, formalising one of the most deliberate succession plans in Indian corporate history.<\/p>

The promoter block has remained firmly above 60% through every quarter of FY26. That is not the behaviour of a family that expects their company to be disrupted out of existence. So what do HCLTech\u2019s promoters know that the market may be missing? This article unpacks the data behind the confidence.<\/p>

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