Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.
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Financials remain one of the clearest macro beneficiaries. Loan growth was 18.3% (Aug/26) versus deposit growth 14.7% (Aug/26), SCB credit growth was 17.5% YoY (2026-07), UPI transactions rose 22.0% YoY (2026-07), and M3 money supply grew 15.0% YoY (2026-07). Sector flows have also turned meaningfully supportive, with INR 13171 crore net FPI inflow over 3 months to 2026-08-31 after INR -114652 crore in the prior 3 months.
PROS
- Asset quality is healthy - gross NPA of just 0.0%
- Solid return on assets for a lender - ROA of 1.4%
- Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 39.2%
- Stock looks reasonably valued - P/E of 14.8 is below its historical median
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
- Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record
CONS
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 5.7%
- Promoter holding has decreased over last 2 years: -3.5pp
- Effective tax rate is unusually low at 0.0% - earnings may be flattered
- Company has delivered a poor profit growth of 9.7% over past five years
- Expensive relative to growth - PEG of 3.4
- Company's return on assets is weak at 1.4%
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFC | 350.70 | 4.44 | 115734.57 | 5.29 | 8997.92 | 0.18 | 28526.86 | 0.32 | 10.05 | 99.88 |
| IRFC | 81.37 | 14.79 | 106338.43 | 2.58 | 1927.21 | 10.40 | 8261.11 | 451.73 | 5.64 | 99.49 |
| RECLTD | 315.35 | 5.18 | 83038.72 | 5.88 | 4192.76 | -6.11 | 14434.92 | -1.51 | 9.71 | 96.90 |
| IFCI | 89.04 | 137.53 | 23990.17 | 0.00 | 60.27 | -3.46 | 327.06 | 4.79 | 7.56 | 57.66 |
| TFCILTD | 141.40 | 76.58 | 6546.50 | 0.42 | 18.38 | -8.25 | 51.00 | -17.46 | 11.13 | 90.10 |
| SATIN | 215.00 | 5.80 | 2375.13 | 0.00 | 1226.46 | 2619.42 | 7621.36 | 983.89 | 12.15 | 62.96 |
| TRU | 4.13 | 0.00 | 49.09 | 0.00 | -10.58 | -16.29 | 11.27 | -62.55 | 3.48 | -79.12 |
Quarterly Results
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,131 | 6,766 | 2,335 | 2,141 | 1,819 | 1,921 | 2,011 | 1,970 | 1,497 | 2,829 | 2,312 | 2,902 | 8,261 | |
| 29 | 5,218 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 104 | 118 | 6,464 | |
| Operating Profit | 6,645 | 6,732 | 6,701 | 6,441 | 6,733 | 6,862 | 6,724 | 6,679 | 6,869 | 6,323 | 6,558 | 7,218 | 8,219 |
| OPM % | 311.77% | 99.50% | 287.00% | 300.76% | 370.14% | 357.24% | 334.44% | 339.03% | 458.72% | 223.48% | 283.68% | 248.71% | 99.49% |
| Other Income | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 58 | -7 | 130 |
| Interest | 5,091 | 5,181 | 5,104 | 4,725 | 5,155 | 5,249 | 5,095 | 4,996 | 5,124 | 4,544 | 4,812 | 5,524 | 6,421 |
| Depreciation | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1,551 | 1,550 | 1,599 | 1,717 | 1,577 | 1,613 | 1,631 | 1,682 | 1,746 | 1,777 | 1,802 | 1,684 | 1,927 | |
| Tax % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Net Profit | 1,551 | 1,550 | 1,599 | 1,717 | 1,577 | 1,613 | 1,631 | 1,682 | 1,746 | 1,777 | 1,802 | 1,684 | 1,927 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,047 | 11,019 | 11,134 | 13,421 | 15,770 | 20,299 | 23,721 | 26,649 | 27,152 | 27,284 | 16,304 | |
| 26 | 38 | 48 | 66 | 113 | 123 | 137 | 137 | 154 | 318 | 6,735 | |
| Operating Profit | 9,021 | 10,981 | 11,085 | 13,355 | 15,657 | 20,177 | 23,584 | 26,512 | 26,998 | 26,967 | 9,569 |
| OPM % | 99.71% | 99.66% | 99.56% | 99.51% | 99.28% | 99.40% | 99.42% | 99.49% | 99.43% | 98.84% | 58.69% |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 181 | |
| Interest | 6,888 | 8,437 | 8,183 | 10,163 | 11,237 | 14,075 | 17,447 | 20,101 | 20,495 | 20,005 | 21,302 |
| Depreciation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Profit before Tax | 2,133 | 2,545 | 2,902 | 3,192 | 4,416 | 6,090 | 6,167 | 6,412 | 6,502 | 7,009 | 7,191 |
| Tax % | 56.23% | 21.13% | 22.29% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Net Profit | 934 | 2,007 | 2,255 | 3,192 | 4,416 | 6,090 | 6,167 | 6,412 | 6,502 | 7,009 | 7,191 |
| EPS | 1.43 | 3.08 | 3.43 | 3.40 | 3.66 | 4.66 | 4.72 | 4.91 | 4.98 | 5.36 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 39.98% | 18.66% | 16.64% | 15.63% | 31.07% | 30.04% | 31.79% | 30.57% | 32.16% | 39.15% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 14%
- 5 Years:
- 12%
- 3 Years:
- 5%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 24%
- 5 Years:
- 10%
- 3 Years:
- 4%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 29%
- 3 Years:
- -1%
- 1 Year:
- -36%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 13%
- 5 Years:
- 14%
- 3 Years:
- 13%
- Last Year:
- 13%
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 6,526 | 6,526 | 9,380 | 11,880 | 13,069 | 13,069 | 13,069 | 13,069 | 13,069 | 13,069 |
| 5,483 | 7,039 | 15,648 | 18,419 | 22,845 | 27,928 | 31,612 | 36,110 | 39,599 | 43,680 | |
| 1,06,168 | 1,31,108 | 1,73,941 | 2,34,386 | 3,23,119 | 3,88,428 | 4,18,942 | 4,13,889 | 4,13,626 | 4,38,075 | |
| Trade Payables | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11,472 | 17,659 | 10,167 | 13,366 | 22,098 | 20,568 | 26,737 | 22,015 | 22,541 | 21,852 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,29,650 | 1,62,332 | 2,09,148 | 2,78,052 | 3,81,130 | 4,49,993 | 4,90,359 | 4,85,082 | 4,88,835 | 5,16,676 |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | |
| 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 38 | 28 | |
| Cash & Bank | 8 | 100 | 81 | 101 | 459 | 303 | 542 | 467 | 6,143 | 978 |
| 1,29,623 | 1,62,214 | 2,09,043 | 2,77,929 | 3,80,614 | 4,49,641 | 4,89,784 | 4,84,539 | 4,82,636 | 5,15,652 | |
| Total Assets | 1,29,650 | 1,62,332 | 2,09,148 | 2,78,052 | 3,81,130 | 4,49,993 | 4,90,359 | 4,85,082 | 4,88,835 | 5,16,676 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -19,008 | -27,383 | -41,129 | -62,111 | -89,603 | -64,708 | -28,858 | 7,914 | 8,230 | -27,026 | |
| Cash from Investing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | -8 | -0 | -3 |
| Cash from Financing | 18,250 | 28,027 | 41,749 | 62,697 | 90,202 | 64,266 | 28,644 | -8,046 | -2,572 | 21,560 |
| -1,204 | 92 | 3 | -2 | 296 | -151 | 56 | -140 | 5,658 | -5,469 |
Ratios
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-09-10 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
2026-09-03 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange about Credit Rating- Revision
2026-08-26 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has informed regarding Disclosure under regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR) REgulations, 2015 -Intimation of fine
2026-08-26 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding newspaper publication under regulation 47 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
2026-08-25 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has submitted the Exchange a copy Srutinizers report of Annual General Meeting held on August 25, 2026. Further, the company has informed the Exchange regarding voting results.
2026-08-25 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Proceedings of Annual General Meeting held on August 25, 2026
2026-08-25 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Change in Director(s) of the company.
2026-08-25 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Outcome of Board Meeting held on August 25, 2026.
2026-08-24 - Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange about Pendency of Litigation(s)/dispute(s) or the outcome impacting the Company
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