Infosys told investors the U.S. government's suspension of PERM green card processing carries no material impact to operations or financials. The Bangalore-based IT services firm employs 346,000 globally, with roughly 85,000 in North America, and derives 62% of revenue from U.S. clients. The stock traded flat in Mumbai following the announcement.
The PERM program—Program Electronic Review Management—processes employer-sponsored permanent residency applications. The Trump administration halted new filings without specified end date. Infosys maintains guidance: 4-5% constant-currency revenue growth for fiscal 2025, with operating margin between 20-22%. The company reaffirmed the forecast in its January earnings call three weeks ago.
The insulation comes from structure. Infosys runs a global delivery model: client-facing consultants work onsite in the U.S. on H-1B or L-1 visas, while the bulk of engineering and support work happens offshore in India, Poland, and Mexico. PERM suspensions affect long-term immigration planning, not short-cycle project staffing. The firm's attrition rate sits at 12.8% annualized, down from 20.9% two years ago, indicating less pressure to convert temporary workers to permanent status immediately. Competitors Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro have not yet issued formal statements, but their delivery models mirror Infosys nearly identically.
The broader Indian IT sector manages $245 billion in annual exports, with 55% flowing to North America. NASSCOM, the industry trade group, has historically lobbied against H-1B caps and processing delays but has remained silent on PERM. The silence suggests the majors view green card processing as a retention tool, not an operational dependency. Margins in Indian IT run thin—Infosys posted 20.7% operating margin last quarter—so any labor cost inflation from visa uncertainty would surface in guidance within one quarter.
Allocators should track three items. First, whether TCS and Wipro issue similar no-impact statements within 10 days—unanimity signals genuine structural insulation. Second, commentary from mid-tier firms like HCLTech and Tech Mahindra, which rely more heavily on onsite staffing ratios. Third, any U.S. client budget revisions in the March quarter, particularly from financial services and healthcare verticals that together represent 48% of Infosys revenue. If clients pull back on multi-year transformation contracts due to immigration uncertainty, guidance changes by April.
Infosys next reports earnings on April 17, 2025. The company has beaten revenue estimates in six of the last eight quarters, but growth has decelerated from 15.4% in fiscal 2022 to the current 4-5% band. The PERM suspension adds no new variable to that trajectory.
The takeaway
Infosys sees zero impact from PERM halt—offshore model and falling attrition insulate near-term margins and project delivery.
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