Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd

NSE: IRFCBSE: 543257
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₹ 74.63▲ 0.07 (+0.09%)28 Oct, 03:28 pm IST
P/E
13.2x
52-week range
73.14 – 137.17
ROE
13%
Sector
Finance
Industry
Financial Institution
Listed on
NSE, BSE

About

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in mobilizing funds from domestic and international markets for supporting infrastructure development of Indian Railways. The Company's main business is to provide leasing and financing to railway sector in India. Its business is leasing of rolling stock assets, railway infrastructure assets and lending to other entities under the Ministry of Railways (MoR). The normal rolling stock asset lease term is 30 years, with a primary component of 15 years and a secondary component of 15 years. During the primary lease period, the principal component and interest are recovered as part of the lease. During the secondary lease period of 15 years, it receives a nominal rent. Its lending operations include providing loans to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited and IRCON. Its borrowing operations include taxable and tax-free bonds issuances, term loans from banks and financial institutions, commercial papers, and others.

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Compared with its industry

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Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd against the typical company in its industry. The rank is out of the companies that report each figure; green means the better quarter of the pack, red the worse quarter.

  • Valuation (P/E)13.2 against a typical 13.8: cheaper than most peers (1st = cheapest).4th of 8
  • Sales growth+23.4% against a typical +14% from a year earlier.3rd of 7
  • Profit growth+10.2% against a typical +0.9% from a year earlier.3rd of 7
  • Share price, 3 months−16.3% against a typical −19.9%.2nd of 8

Latest announcements

Exchange filings and their impact on the company.

  • 22 Oct 2026Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call UpdatesMedium impactPositivePrice −3.3% on 23 Oct
    IRFC guides to beat last year's Rs 35,000 cr disbursements and hit ~Rs 5 lakh cr AUM with ~10% profit growth on higher-margin diversification.

    IRFC held its Q2 and H1 FY27 earnings call on 16 Oct 2026, reporting H1 revenue up over 20% and profit up over 10%, with Q2 profit of Rs 1,958 cr. Management said FY27 disbursements will surpass last year's Rs 35,000 cr in metros, ports, renewable and thermal power, taking loan assets to near Rs 5 lakh crore by March 2027. It said non-railway loans earn 2-3.5 times the 35 bps railway margin at a 6.55% funding cost, supporting near 10% annual profit growth, with a larger Rs 20 lakh crore railway pipeline from FY28 onwards.

    Filing
  • 15 Oct 2026Outcome of Board MeetingHigh impactPositivePrice −1.1% that day
    Record H1 with 21% revenue and 10% profit growth plus record Rs 1.15 dividend signals sustained double-digit growth.

    IRFC reported its highest-ever H1 results for the half year ended September 2026, with total income of Rs 16,315.80 crore, up 22.77%, and PAT of Rs 3,885.69 crore, up 10.31%. Q2 PAT was Rs 1,958.48 crore, up 10.21%. Net worth hit a record Rs 60,573.35 crore, the company maintained zero NPAs, and the board declared a record interim dividend of Rs 1.15 per share with record date 23 October 2026.

    Filing

Credit ratings

Every rating action on file, newest first, including reaffirmations. Open a row for the agency's reasoning. All credit rating updates

Highest safety

Rated AAA by ICRA
AAA
DefaultRiskyModerateSafeVery safe
  • No warnings from the agency.
AgencyCurrent ratingOutlookAs of
CAREWithdrawnStable9 Jul 2026
CRISILWithdrawnStable1 Apr 2026
ICRA[ICRA]AAAStable31 Mar 2026
Credit rating actions
RatingDetails
9 Jul 2026
Withdrawn
was CARE AAA—CARE₹ 8,46,391.31 Cr.
14 Apr 2026
Reaffirmed
CARE AAA—CARE₹ 8,64,826.54 Cr.
1 Apr 2026
Withdrawn
was Crisil AAA—CRISIL₹ 6,81,262.68 Cr.
31 Mar 2026
Reaffirmed
[ICRA]AAA—ICRA₹ 5,79,325.8 Cr.

Board meetings

Results dates and other board meetings. Full calendar

Details
15 Oct 2026Financial Results/DividendTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026 and dividend
30 Jul 2026Financial Results/Other business mattersTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026 and other business matters
14 May 2026Financial Results/Other business mattersTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026 and other business matters
9 Mar 2026Dividend/Other business mattersTo consider dividend and other business matters
19 Jan 2026Financial Results/Other business mattersTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 and other business matters
15 Oct 2025Financial Results/Dividend/Other business mattersTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025, dividend and other business matters

Share price

1M change −4.99%
1 of 2 filing days came with a big price moveBiggest −3.3% on 23 Oct 2026AI reading matched the move 0 of 1
Volume (shares)Price (₹)
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Financials

Standalone figures in ₹ crore.

Quarterly results
₹ Cr.Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
Revenue6,7376,4756,7666,9006,7636,7236,9156,3726,6617,3368,2617,866
Interest5,1044,7255,1555,2495,0954,9965,1244,5444,8125,5246,4215,917
Expenses35343338394447491041184247
Financing Profit1,5971,7161,5781,6131,6291,6831,7441,7781,7461,6941,7981,902
Financing Margin %24%26%23%23%24%25%25%28%26%23%22%24%
Other Income3301313058−713058
Depreciation122111111212
Profit before tax1,5991,7171,5771,6131,6311,6821,7461,7771,8021,6841,9271,958
Tax %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Net Profit1,5991,7171,5771,6131,6311,6821,7461,7771,8021,6841,9271,958
EPS in Rs1.221.311.211.231.251.291.341.361.381.291.471.5

Growth and returns

Compounded yearly rates over each period.

Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years
14%
5 Years
12%
3 Years
5%
TTM
13%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years
24%
5 Years
10%
3 Years
3%
TTM
8%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years
—
5 Years
28%
3 Years
1%
TTM
—
Return on Equity
10 Years
13%
5 Years
14%
3 Years
13%
TTM
—

Shareholding

Latest: Sep 2026.

Promoters
82.9%
−3.46 pts in a year
FIIs
1.15%
+0.18 pts in a year
DIIs
3.96%
+2.48 pts in a year
Public
11.99%
+0.82 pts in a year

P/E and EPS over time

Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.

P/E 13.2xEPS (12 months) ₹ 5.64Median P/E 16.2x
P/E (times)EPS (₹)

Peers

Listed companies in the same business.

Peer comparison
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd₹ 74.63—13.2x—13%—
Bajaj Finance₹ 927.00₹ 5,77,146 Cr.24.5x5.6x0%0%
Shriram Finance₹ 867.00₹ 2,04,004 Cr.13.8x2.9x0%0%
Tata Capital₹ 307.05₹ 1,30,358 Cr.30.6x3.3x0%0%
Jio Financial Services₹ 205.00₹ 1,35,364 Cr.90x1.1x0%0%
Power Finance Corporation₹ 316.00₹ 1,04,283 Cr.4.7x0.9x0%0%

Management

Manoj Kumar Dubey
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director
Randhir Sahay
Chief Financial Officer, Director - Finance, Executive Director
Vijay Babulal Shirode
Compliance Officer, Company Secretary
Ranjay Choudhary
Executive Director-Finance

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