Tata Sons is the principal investment holding company and the promoter of Tata group’s operating companies. Tata group has emerged as a global enterprise headquartered in India. The group comprises 30 companies dealing across ten verticals. The group has its operations in more than 100 countries across six different continents.

Interestingly, almost 66% of the equity share capital of Tata Sons is held by philanthropic trusts. These trusts support education, health, livelihood generation, and art and culture. The Tata company’s combined revenue was $165 billion in 2023-24, and these companies collectively have a workforce of over 1 million employees. Let’s have a look at the Shareholding pattern of the Tata Sons.

Who Owns How Much In The Tata Sons?

The largest shareholder of Tata Sons, which controls the entire Tata Group, is Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. This trust owns a 27.98% stake in Tata Sons. Sir Ratan Tata Trust is the second largest shareholder in Tata Sons with 23.56% stake.

Sterling Investment Corporation and Cyrus Investments Private Limited each holds almost 9.19% stake in the holding company of Tata Group. JRD Tata Trust holds 4.01% stake in Tata Sons. Tata Education Trust and Tata Social Welfare Trust both hold 3.73% stake each. RD Tata Trust and Sarvajanik Seva Trust holds 2.19% and 0.10% stake in Tata Sons respectively.

What Next For Tata?

Noel Tata, the half-brother of Ratan Naval Tata, has been chosen to succeed the late Business icon at Tata Trusts. He has reportedly been appointed as the Chairman of Tata Trusts, the largest stakeholder in Tata Sons. The latest developments came after the demise of the legendary businessman Ratan Tata. Ratan Tata died at the age of 86 in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday.

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