Tata Sons, the principal holding company of the Tata Group, has posted strong growth across existing and emerging businesses for FY26 despite a challenging global business environment marked by geopolitical uncertainty, said an executive close to the matter.On a standalone basis, Tata Sons reported income from operations of nearly ₹42,000 crore, while net profit was estimated at around ₹32,000 crore.ALSO READ | RBI finalises NBFC-UL norm that may see Tata Sons listThe company has also more than doubled its dividend payout to its principal shareholder, the Tata Trusts, to over ₹3,000 crore. Tata Trusts owns about 66% of Tata Sons.ET BureauTata Sons did not comment.The latest numbers mark a recovery from a year ago, when revenues fell 12% to ₹38,834.58 crore while profit after tax fell 24% to ₹26,231.74 crore. The dividend had doubled to ₹1,414.5 crore even during FY25.Tata Sons, the investment holding arm of the soap-to-steel conglomerate, had 323 subsidiaries, 39 associates and 32 joint ventures.Key ContributionsOfficials said the group saw substantial contributions from several key operating companies including Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Motors, Tata Capital, Tata Consumer, Titan, Tata Steel and IHCL, all of which delivered robust growth during the year.Among newer businesses, executives said Tata Electronics has scaled up significantly, while Tata Digital is moving steadily toward profitability, with Croma turning ebitda positive. Losses at Air India are also being gradually brought under control, according to them.“Even the newer businesses have performed strongly despite being in their investment and gestation phase,” said the executive cited above. “Across the group, existing businesses have been pushed to grow aggressively and the numbers reflect that. Dividend flows from operating companies have remained strong at ₹32,500 crore though TCS moderated its payout somewhat to focus on big investments in data centres, and growth acquisitions.”Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran had said in January that India is well positioned to benefit from shifts in the global economy despite rising geopolitical tensions and persistent uncertainty.In his annual letter to employees, Chandrasekaran said global growth had remained steadier than expected, helped by fiscal expansion in Europe, stronger-than-expected growth in China and easing inflation, while India's economy continued to stand out and remained on track to become the world's third-largest this decade.He, however, said 2026 is likely to be another year of uncertainty and volatility.“When the world is in flux, those who execute well create their own stability,” he wrote, urging employees to focus on execution, teamwork and taking bold bets despite the uncertainty.