Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Limited

Consumer Services · Leisure Services

NSE: IRCTC BSE: 542830
₹452.80
▼ -1.30 (-0.29%)
Oct. 5, 2026 · NSE · nse_bhavcopy
Quality
99/100
Strong
Valuation
12/100
Expensive
Momentum
12/100
Bearish

QVM read Quality, pricey and fading Quality Strong, Valuation Expensive, Momentum Bearish

Tradinity's own scoring, not a copy of any third party's -- see the Key Metrics section for the real ratios behind each number.

About

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is an Indian public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the state-owned Indian Railways. It was established in 1999 by the Government of India and operates under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways. In 2019, it was listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange with the Government holding a 67% ownership. As of December 2023, there are 66 million registered users with IRCTC with a daily average of 7.31 lakh tickets booked.

Source: Wikipedia

Key Metrics

Market Capitalization
₹36,224 Cr
PE (TTM)
26.0
Industry median 33.0 (70 companies)
Price to Book
8.4
PEG (TTM)
6.4
Institutions holding %
18.76%
FII + DII, latest filed period
Piotroski Score
6
Relative return vs Nifty50, qtr %
-0.4
Relative return vs Sector, qtr %
-1.8
Free Cash Flow
₹1,195 Cr
as of March 31, 2026
Industry median ₹2 Cr (113 companies)
EPS Growth (YoY)
-0.24%
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 17.36% (92 companies)
Net Profit Growth (TTM)
0.55%
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 15.85% (87 companies)
Operating Revenue Growth (TTM)
15.01%
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 6.65% (87 companies)
Profit Growth (YoY)
-0.18%
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 26.22% (92 companies)
Revenue Growth (YoY)
18.10%
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 10.14% (90 companies)
Current Ratio
2.15
as of March 31, 2026
Industry median 1.77 (112 companies)
Debt to Equity
0.00
as of March 31, 2026
Industry median 0.10 (96 companies)
Interest Coverage
104.64
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 3.49 (94 companies)
Net Margin
24.09%
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 8.40% (90 companies)
Operating Margin (EBIT)
32.54%
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 14.87% (93 companies)
Operating Margin (TTM)
34.89%
as of June 30, 2026
Industry median 15.69% (93 companies)
Return on Assets
18.38%
as of March 31, 2026
Industry median 3.30% (91 companies)
Return on Capital Employed
41.15%
as of March 31, 2026
Industry median 7.41% (90 companies)
Return on Equity
32.34%
as of March 31, 2026
Industry median 8.04% (93 companies)

Investment checklist

Tradinity's own yes/no questions with the rule stated beside each. “Items without enough data are left out, never counted as a No, and the totals count only answered questions. A summary of numbers on this page, not advice.

Financials

6 of 7 met
  • Yes Revenue is higher than a year earlier in each of the last 4 quarters
  • Yes Quality score is Strong (70 or more)
  • No Piotroski F-score is 7 or more (score 6)
  • Yes Debt to equity is below 0.5 (0.00)
  • Yes Return on equity is 15% or more (32.3%)
  • Yes Net cash flow for the latest year is positive
  • Yes Cash from operations is higher than the year before

Ownership

2 of 3 met
  • No FII/FPI or DII holding rose in the latest quarter
  • Yes Promoter holding rose or was unchanged in the latest quarter
  • Yes Promoter pledge is 5% of their holding or less and not rising (0.0% pledged)

Peer comparison

1 of 3 met
  • No 1-year return beats the industry median
  • Yes Revenue growth beats the industry median
  • No Profit growth beats the industry median

Value and momentum

1 of 6 met
  • Yes Price sits in the Buy zone of its own historical PE range (Undervalued (below its own historical PE range))
  • No Valuation score is Undervalued (70 or more)
  • No Momentum score is Bullish (70 or more)
  • No Price is above the 5, 10 and 20 day averages
  • No Price is above the 50, 100 and 200 day averages
  • No Latest candle has a bullish shape (hammer, dragonfly doji, white marubozu)

Price

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PE/EPS use each quarter's real filed EPS only from 45 days after quarter-end (no look-ahead) against the raw close of the day. Price-to-book isn't a mode here: the feed has no dated share count, so there's no real history to chart.

RSI (14) (same adjusted close series as the price chart above)

MACD (12, 26, 9) (same adjusted close series as the price chart above)

Relative Returns (vs NIFTY 50)

Prices adjusted for splits and bonuses. * = a corporate action affecting this date could not be parsed and is not reflected.

Price range

Day return
-0.3%
Low 448.0500 · High 464.6000
1W return
-0.2%
Low 446.8000 · High 467.3500
1M return
-4.9%
Low 446.5000 · High 480.0000
52W return
-36.2%
Low 446.5000 · High 735.7500
Lifetime High ₹5877.7000 (Oct. 18, 2021)
Lifetime Low ₹452.5500 (Sept. 29, 2026)

Full price history and technicals →

EMA & SMA

Bullish0
Bearish6
5D
454.8
10D
457.8
20D
463.7
50D
478.8
100D
501.5
200D
546.8

Delivery and volume

Day avg. delivery
46.7%
Week avg. delivery
46.2%
Month avg. delivery
49.4%

Week = 5 sessions, Month = 22 sessions ending the latest trading day — the same combined NSE+BSE delivery data as the table below, just summed.

Resistance and support

455.15
Pivot
First resistance462.25
Second resistance471.70
Third resistance478.80
First support445.70
Second support438.60
Third support429.15
Day RSI34.9
Day MFI29.7
Day MACD-8.15
Day MACD signal-8.08

Beta

1M0.40
3M0.85
1Y1.05
3Y1.24

Price change analysis

↓ -4.9%
Over 1 Month
LowHigh
446.50480.00
↓ -11.0%
Over 3 Months
LowHigh
446.50527.00
↓ -12.0%
Over 6 Months
LowHigh
446.50581.30
↓ -36.2%
Over 1 Year
LowHigh
446.50735.75
Legend Positive indicator Neutral indicator Negative indicator

Buy/Sell Zone

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Current PE 26.0 (own history: 28.4–67.0)
Undervalued (below its own historical PE range)
Revenue (June 30, 2026)
₹1,370 Cr
Net profit (June 30, 2026)
₹330 Cr
Basic EPS (June 30, 2026)
₹4.1200

Ranks #2 of 96 in Leisure Services by market cap -- full peer table on the Financials page.

Shareholding pattern / Ownership

Shareholding summary

Jun 2026
  • Promoter62.40%
  • Mutual funds3.41%
  • FII/FPI3.90%
  • Other DII11.45%
  • Public18.84%

Largest holders

NameCategoryShares %Shares
Central Government/ State Government(s)Promoter62.4000%499172170
LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIAPublic10.7300%85822033
ICICI PRUDENTIAL LARGE & MID CAP FUNDPublic2.7800%22228203

As of June 30, 2026. Only holders the filing discloses individually.

Historical promoter holding

Promoters holdings were unchanged at 62.40% in Jun 2026 qtr

Historical fii holding

FII/FPI holdings decreased from 4.86% to 3.90% in Jun 2026 qtr

Historical mutual fund holding

Mutual funds holdings increased from 3.27% to 3.41% in Jun 2026 qtr

9 mutual fund schemes also hold this stock.

All shareholding details →

Insider trading, SAST & pledges

All 5 insider trades, 4 SAST, 0 pledge events →

Latest insider trades

FiledPersonCategoryTypeQuantityValue
19 Dec 2022 The President of India, acting through and represented by the Ministry of Railways Other Sell 0 ₹0
29 Apr 2021 Sreekumar Sadanandan Employee / designated person Sell 0 ₹0
24 Dec 2020 President of India acting through Ministry of Railways, GOI Promoter Sell 0 ₹0
15 Dec 2020 President of India Promoter Sell 0 ₹0
15 Dec 2020 President of India Promoter Sell 0 ₹0

All insider and SAST disclosures →

DateClientDealActionQuantityPriceExchange
27 Feb 2026 BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS Bulk Buy 4,733,064 569.9100 NSE
19 Dec 2023 GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP Bulk Sell 4,270,398 889.4600 NSE
19 Dec 2023 GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP Bulk Buy 4,191,648 889.4000 NSE
14 Nov 2022 ISHARES CORE EMERGING MARKETS MAURITIUS CO Block Sell 259,305 747.8000 BSE
14 Nov 2022 ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF Block Buy 259,305 747.8000 BSE
3 Nov 2022 ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF Block Buy 259,306 755.4500 BSE
3 Nov 2022 ISHARES CORE EMERGING MARKETS MAURITIUS CO Block Sell 259,306 755.4500 BSE
25 Oct 2022 ISHARES CORE EMERGING MARKETS MAURITIUS CO Block Sell 241,778 743.8000 BSE
25 Oct 2022 ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF Block Buy 241,778 743.8000 BSE
17 Oct 2022 ISHARES CORE EMERGING MARKETS MAURITIUS CO Block Sell 379,921 722.8500 BSE

All bulk and block deals →

Quarterly results, AGMs, buybacks and other board-approved business.

DatePurposeResults
12 Aug 2026 Financial Results Yes
26 May 2026 Financial Results/Dividend Yes
12 Feb 2026 Financial Results/Dividend Yes
12 Nov 2025 Financial Results/Dividend Yes
13 Aug 2025 Financial Results Yes

Corporate Announcements

All 12 announcements, with search →

Exchange disclosures (NSE and BSE), most recent first.

DateCategoryAnnouncement
30 Sep 2026 Company Update Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Amendments to Memorandum & Articles of Association
30 Sep 2026 Company Update Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication
30 Sep 2026 AGM/EGM Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Scrutinizer''s Report
29 Sep 2026 AGM/EGM Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Outcome of AGM
18 Sep 2026 Company Update Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Disclosure Of ESG Rating By Niche Ninety Nine Capability And Certifications (OPC) Private Limited.
16 Sep 2026 Company Update Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Disclosure Of ESG Rating By Crisil ESG Ratings & Analytics Limited.
9 Sep 2026 Company Update Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Appointment of Statutory Auditor/s
8 Sep 2026 Company Update Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication
6 Sep 2026 Company Update Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication
5 Sep 2026 AGM/EGM Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd - 542830 - Intimation Of '27Th Annual General Meeting' Of The Members Of The Company, 'E-Voting', And 'Record Date'

All announcements →

SWOT

Tradinity's own rule-based read of the real ratios elsewhere on this page -- not a copy of any third party's, and never a forward-looking prediction.

Strengths

  • High Return on Equity (32.3%)
  • Strong net profit margin (24.1%)
  • Low financial leverage (Debt/Equity 0.00)
  • Comfortable interest coverage (104.6x)
  • Healthy liquidity (Current Ratio 2.15)
  • Strong revenue growth YoY (18.1%)

Weaknesses

  • Declining profit YoY (-0.2%)

Opportunities

Data unavailable.

Threats

  • Down 36.2% over the past year

Single-stock futures and a real listed options chain available for this stock -- OI buildup, PCR, Max Pain and Greeks are all on the full F&O page.

Part of: NIFTY 200, NIFTY 200, NIFTY 500, NIFTY 500, NIFTY MIDCAP 100, NIFTY MIDCAP 100, NIFTY MIDCAP 150, NIFTY MIDCAP 150, NIFTY PSE

Frequently asked questions about Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Limited

Where is the share price?

The price at the top of this page is the last traded price from exchange data; during market hours it refreshes on its own. The Chart & Technicals section has the full price history.

Where are the financial results?

The Financials page has quarterly and annual results, ratios, cash flow and the balance sheet, on a standalone or consolidated basis.

Who owns the company?

The Ownership section shows the latest shareholding pattern from exchange filings, with promoter, FII, DII and public holdings by quarter.

Does Tradinity give buy or sell advice?

No. The scores and checklist on this page are rule-based summaries of published figures, not recommendations. Tradinity is not a registered investment adviser.