Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) had a P/E of 14.3× on 6 Nov 2026, and the shares are 41% below their 52-week high. Its ROE of 13% is the lowest among the 7 largest Credit Services peers, and net profit grew 4.4% a year over 3 years. For banks and lenders, ROCE and debt-to-equity are not used; it trades at 1.73× book value and its dividend yield is 2.7%. It is a large-cap company with a market cap of ₹1.1 lakh crore, ranked 7th of 193 Credit Services companies by market cap; the shares fell 34% over the past year.
- ₹79.90
- ₹80.43
- ₹78.51
- ₹80.13
- 76.7 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−34.4% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/B 1.73 vs peer median 2.62.
- GrowthSlow
Profit +4.4% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROE 12.6% vs peer median 18.7%.
- Balance sheetFair
Return on assets 1.43%. Bad-loan data isn’t covered.
- Red flags2 to check
41% below its 52-week high.
Large cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹1.1L Cr
- Large cap
- P/E
- 14.3
- Industry 15.5
- Price to book
- 1.73
- Peers 2.62
- Dividend yield
- 2.74%
- ROE
- 12.6%
- Peers 18.7%
- ROCE
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- Debt to equity
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹5.64
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 24.1%
- Net margin 97.1%
- Sales growth
- n/m
- Not meaningful for lenders
- Profit growth
- +10.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 13.84
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Dividend yield of 2.74%.
Risks to check
- 41% below its 52-week high.
- Promoter stake down from 86.4% to 82.9%.
About Indian Railway Finance Corporation
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited engages in leasing of rolling stock and railway infrastructure assets in India. The company also engages in lending business to other entities under the Ministry of Railways; and borrowing funds from commercial markets, financial markets to finance the acquisition/creation of assets that are leased out to the Indian Railways. Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited was incorporated in 1986 and is based in New…
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Employees
- 59
- Sector
- Financial Services
- ISIN
- INE053F01010
- Website
- irfc.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 88.1 L
- 1-year return
- minus 34.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 41.4%
Peers · Credit Services
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance | 1,087.75 | plus 1.66% | 6,77,005 | 31.3 | 5.49 | 19.0% | 3.8% | 18.2% | 0.50% | plus 1.2% |
| SHRIRAMFINShriram Finance | 961.15 | minus 0.30% | 2,26,167 | 16.0 | 2.03 | 14.8% | 3.9% | 18.6% | 1.80% | plus 21.0% |
| CHOLAFINCholamandalam Investment and Finance Company | 1,785.00 | plus 1.42% | 1,53,103 | 24.5 | 4.41 | 20.6% | 2.6% | 25.2% | 0.11% | plus 0.8% |
| TATACAPTata Capital | 358.05 | plus 2.93% | 1,50,979 | 25.4 | 3.10 | 14.1% | 2.2% | – | 0.16% | plus 5.6% |
| MUTHOOTFINMuthoot Finance | 2,869.00 | plus 1.06% | 1,15,181 | 9.4 | 2.62 | 31.6% | 6.3% | 43.1% | 1.05% | minus 11.0% |
| PFCPower Finance Corporation | 328.80 | minus 0.18% | 1,08,507 | 4.1 | 0.74 | 18.7% | 2.7% | 17.7% | 4.99% | minus 16.9% |
| IRFCIndian Railway Finance Corporation | 80.43 | plus 0.37% | 1,05,110 | 14.3 | 1.73 | 12.6% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 2.74% | minus 34.4% |
| RECLTDREC | 296.65 | plus 0.30% | 78,115 | 5.2 | 0.82 | 16.9% | 2.3% | 13.5% | 4.72% | minus 20.2% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 1.06% | 1,50,979 | 16.0 | 2.62 | 18.7% | 2.7% | 18.4% | 1.05% | 0.8% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,901 | 6,657 | 7,336 | 8,242 | 7,866 | |
| 5,157 | 4,852 | 5,588 | 6,445 | 5,964 | |
| 1,744 | 1,805 | 1,748 | 1,797 | 1,902 | |
| 25.3% | 27.1% | 23.8% | 21.8% | 24.2% | |
| 2.9 | 58.1 | −7.1 | 130 | 58.1 | |
| 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
| – | −59.1 | −54.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | |
| 1,746 | 1,802 | 1,684 | 1,927 | 1,958 | |
| 1,746 | 1,802 | 1,684 | 1,927 | 1,958 | |
| 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 1.50 |
Profit & loss
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +4.4%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +4.3%
- ROE
- 12.6%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23,651 | 26,530 | 27,060 | 27,075 | |
| – | +12.2% | +2.0% | +0.1% | |
| 12,451 | 14,457 | 12,601 | 9,514 | |
| 11,200 | 12,073 | 14,459 | 17,561 | |
| 47.4% | 45.5% | 53.4% | 64.9% | |
| 95.6 | 63.2 | 40.1 | 191 | |
| 5,114 | 5,723 | 7,991 | 10,613 | |
| 14.1 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 | |
| −0 | 7.9 | −0.5 | −124 | |
| 6,167 | 6,412 | 6,502 | 7,009 | |
| 6,167 | 6,412 | 6,502 | 7,009 | |
| – | +4.0% | +1.4% | +7.8% | |
| 4.72 | 4.91 | 4.98 | 5.36 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,069 | 13,069 | 13,069 | 13,069 | |
| 31,612 | 36,110 | 39,599 | 43,680 | |
| 4,18,935 | 4,12,039 | 4,12,133 | 4,36,471 | |
| 26,744 | 23,865 | 24,034 | 23,457 | |
| 4,90,359 | 4,85,082 | 4,88,835 | 5,16,676 | |
| 17.9 | 21.1 | 16.9 | 18 | |
| 2,24,777 | 2,06,731 | 1,77,813 | 75,470 | |
| 674 | 600 | 8,765 | 7,807 | |
| 2,64,890 | 2,77,730 | 3,02,240 | 4,33,382 | |
| 4,90,359 | 4,85,082 | 4,88,835 | 5,16,676 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −28,588 | 7,914 | 8,230 | −27,026 | |
| 0.1 | −7.5 | −0.1 | −2.6 | |
| 28,644 | −8,046 | −2,572 | 21,560 | |
| 56.2 | −140 | 5,658 | −5,469 | |
| −0.8 | −8.3 | −0.8 | −13.4 | |
| −28,589 | 7,906 | 8,229 | −27,040 | |
| −1,869 | −1,960 | −3,006 | −2,744 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters82.90%
- Public17.10%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 82.90% | 17.10% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 82.90% | 17.10% | minus 1.75 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 84.65% | 15.35% | minus 1.71 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 86.36% | 13.64% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 86.36% | 13.64% | – |
Major shareholders
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