Tata Sons
Indian holding company
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Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. is the holding company of the Tata Group, headquartered in Mumbai. It owns the bulk of shareholding in the affiliate companies of Tata Group, as well as its land holdings across India, tea estates and steel plants. It derives its revenue from dividends from these companies, and owns the Tata trademark registered in India and several other countries.[5]
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| Company type | Holding company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 8 December 1917[1] |
| Headquarters | Bombay House, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Revenue |  ₹38,835 crore (US$4.6 billion) (FY 25)[4] |
| ₹26,232 crore (US$3.1 billion) (FY 25) | |
| Owner | Tata Trusts (66%) |
| Website | tata |
Tata Sons was established as a trading enterprise in 1917, and engaged primarily in the overseeing of Tata Group's profits and structuring them into the right direction,[6] before moving from conducting businesses directly to becoming the principal holding company of Tata Group.[7] About 66% of its equity capital is held by philanthropic trusts endowed by members of the Tata family. The biggest two of these trusts are the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust.[8]
History
Natarajan Chandrasekaran took over as Chairman of Tata Sons on 21 February 2017. The company also undertook conversion from a public limited company to a private limited one in 2017;[9][10] both these decisions were challenged in court by former executive chairman Cyrus Mistry.[11]
In December 2019, NCLAT declared the conversion, and by extension, Chandrasekaran's chairmanship, illegal and restored Mistry. On 10 January 2020, however, the Supreme Court stayed NCLAT's order;[12][13] in response, Mistry filed a cross appeal in the court, seeking explanations for anomalies in the NCLAT.[14] On 26 March 2021, the Supreme Court of India upheld Tata Sons' decision to sack Cyrus Mistry.[15]
In March 2024, speculation arose about Tata Sons preparing for an Initial public offering (IPO), potentially valuing the company at up to $96 billion, according to investment advisory firm Spark.[16][17]
In November 2024, Tata Sons reached an agreement with Singapore Airlines which saw Indian full-service carrier Vistara merge with Tata-owned Air India to form a single entity with an expanded network and broader fleet.[18]
Subsidiaries
Tata Capital
Tata Capital Limited is an Indian financial and investment services company, based in Mumbai. It is a subsidiary of Tata Sons and has more than 700 branches across the country.[19] The firm offers consumer loans, wealth management, commercial finance, and infrastructure finance, among others.[20] It was established in 2007.[21]
In November 2025, Tata Capital secured USD 15.85 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the “BEACON INDIA” programme to support early-stage climate-tech start-ups in India. The initiative, implemented with SIDBI and TREC-STEP, includes an additional USD 3 million grant and Tata Capital’s own contribution of about USD 47.6 million, aiming to reduce over 1.1 million tonnes of CO₂ and benefit around 2.9 million people.[21]
Major holdings
Listed companies
As of 30 June 2025, Tata Sons' owns stakes in 15 listed companies:[22]
| Company | Stake (%) | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Hotels Company | 35.7 | ₹39,295 crore (US$4.6 billion) |
| Tata Chemicals | 31.9 | ₹7,617 crore (US$900 million) |
| Tata Communications | 14.1 | ₹6,254 crore (US$740 million) |
| Tata Elxsi | 42.2 | ₹14,165 crore (US$1.7 billion) |
| Tata Consumer Products | 28.7 | ₹30,630 crore (US$3.6 billion) |
| Tata Investment Corporation | 68.5 | ₹23,478 crore (US$2.8 billion) |
| Tata Motors | 40.2 | ₹103,131 crore (US$12 billion) |
| Tata Power | 45.2 | ₹55,982 crore (US$6.6 billion) |
| Tata Steel | 31.8 | ₹66,395 crore (US$7.9 billion) |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 71.7 | ₹805,435 crore (US$95 billion) |
| Titan Company | 20.8 | ₹68,310 crore (US$8.1 billion) |
| Trent | 32.5 | ₹64,619 crore (US$7.6 billion) |
| Tata Teleservices | 19.6 | ₹2,210 crore (US$260 million) |
| Voltas | 26.6 | ₹12,475 crore (US$1.5 billion) |
| Hemisphere Properties | 8.3 | ₹407 crore (US$48 million) |
Unlisted companies
Tata Sons also holds stakes in a number of unlisted companies, including Tata Capital (92.83%),[23] Tata Projects (73.25%),[24] Tata Advanced Systems (100%),[25] and Air India (73.82%), among others.[4]
Board of directors
As of September 2025, the Tata Sons board consists of six members:[26][27]
| Position | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | Natarajan Chandrasekaran |
| Non-Executive Director | Venu Srinivasan |
| Director | Noel Tata |
| Independent Director | Harish Manwani |
| Independent Director | Anita M. George |
| Executive Director | Saurabh Agrawal |
Shareholding pattern
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust are the two biggest shareholders of Tata Sons, with a combined stake of around 50%,[8] while Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry was the largest individual shareholder.[28] Pallonji's father, Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry, was a prominent construction magnate who acquired a significant stake of Tata Sons in the 1930s initially from Framroze Edulji Dinshaw, and finally when JRD Tata's younger brother, Dorab, sold his shares in a fit of anger.[29][30] Pallonji's shareholding was divided equally between his two sons, Shapoor Mistry and Cyrus Mistry, who died in September 2022.[31]
- Total equity shares: 404,146 (₹10 each)
| Shareholder | No of shares | Shareholding percentage | Part of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Dorabji Tata Trust | 113,067 | 27.98 | Tata Trusts |
| Sir Ratan Tata Trust | 95,211 | 23.56 | Tata Trusts |
| Sterling Investment Corporation Private Limited | 37,122 | 9.19 | Shapoorji Pallonji Group |
| Cyrus Investment Private Limited | 37,122 | 9.19 | Shapoorji Pallonji Group |
| JRD Tata Trust | 16,200 | 4.01 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Education Trust | 15,075 | 3.73 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Social Welfare Trust | 15,075 | 3.73 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Steel | 12,375 | 3.06 | Tata Group |
| Tata Motors | 12,375 | 3.06 | Tata Group |
| Tata Chemicals | 10,237 | 2.53 | Tata Group |
| RD Tata Trust | 8,838 | 2.19 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Power | 6,673 | 1.65 | Tata Group |
| Noel Naval Tata | 4,058 | 1.00 | Tata family |
| Indian Hotels Company | 4,500 | 1.11 | Tata Group |
| Tata Industries Limited | 2,295 | 0.57 | Tata Group |
| MK Tata Trust | 2,421 | 0.60 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata International Limited | 1,477 | 0.37 | Tata Group |
| Tata Consumer Products | 1,755 | 0.43 | Tata Group |
| Piloo Minocher Tata | 487 | 0.12 | Tata family |
| Jimmy Naval Tata | 3,262 | 0.81 | Tata family |
| Ratan Naval Tata | 3,368 | 0.83 | Tata family |
| Sarvajanik Seva Trust | 396 | 0.10 | Tata Trusts |
| Tata Investment Corporation | 326 | 0.08 | Tata Group |
| Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry | 108 | 0.03 | Shapoorji Pallonji Group |
| Jimmy Minocher Tata | 157 | 0.04 | Tata family |
| Vera Farhad Choksey | 157 | 0.04 | Tata family |
| Simone Naval Tata | 8 | 0.00 | Tata family |
| Virendra Singh Chauhan (Raja of Chhota Udaipur) [32] |
1 | 0.00 | Others |
