Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited share price

NSE: IRCTC · BSE: 542830 · ISIN INE335Y01020

Key numbers

Market cap
₹ 36,696 Cr
Current price
₹ 458.70
52-week high / low
₹ 736 / 447
Stock P/E
26.3
Book value
₹ 53.9
Dividend yield
1.96%
ROCE
46.5%
ROE
35.0%
Debt to equity
0.02
Sales growth (3 yrs)
13.8%
Profit growth (3 yrs)
11.5%
1-year return
-35.9%

About Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited engages in the provision of catering and hospitality, Internet ticketing, travel and tourism, and packaged drinking water services in India. The company operates through four segments: Catering, Railneer, Tourism & Train Operation, and Internet Ticketing. It provides mobile catering services for Vande Bharat, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Gatiman, Tejas, and mail/express trains as well as engages in the e-catering activities; and operates and maintains food plazas, fast food units, food courts, refreshment rooms, mini stores, base kitchens, executive lounges, retiring rooms, Rail Yatri Niwas/BNR hotels, and non-railway catering units. The company also offers tourism products and services comprising domestic tour packages, inbound tourist targeted tours, mass tourism, outbound tour packages, and air ticket and corporate travel; and other tourism activities, such as event management, booking of charter trains and coaches, hill and heritage charters, saloon tours and charters, online reservation and accommodation facilities, and cruise packages. In addition, it offers packaged drinking water under the Rail Neer name; and train…

Quarterly results

Consolidated figures in ₹ crores

Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales1,1601,1461,4491,4601,370
Operating profit385393453385374
Net profit331342394326330
EPS (₹)4.134.284.934.084.13

Concall summary (2026-08-19)

AI summary of the earnings call transcript · tone: Positive · source document

Guidance & outlook

  • Yours sincerely, For and on behalf of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (Suman Kalra) Company Secretary and Compliance Officer a/a “Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited Q1 FY26 Earnings Call” August 13, 2026 MR.
  • It has grown from INR745 crores to INR890 crores, and next year it may cross INR1,000 plus crores.

Growth & demand

  • Our revenue from operations increased to INR1,370 crores from INR1,160 crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, representing a robust year -on-year growth of 18.10%.
  • Next, Catering recorded revenue of INR732 crores, achieving a robust growth of 33.82% year- on-year.

Margins & costs

  • This segment delivered an impre ssive EBITDA in excess of 80%, reflecting strong operating leverage and cost efficiency.
  • Despite temporary geopolitical disruptions, EBITDA margins improved to 11.31% from 8.78%, reflecting a better product mix and focuse d cost realization initiatives.

Capex & expansion

  • But now we are talking about the capacity, the capacity of Rail Neer, the installed capacity is around 17.77, it has reduced from 18.4 because of closure of one plant.
  • But the immediate approach for IRCTC is one, the augmentation of the existing capacity for which Ambernath, we are going from 2 lakh bottles to 3 lakh.

Balance sheet & cash

  • We will continue to leverage technology, enhance operational capabiliti es, and explore emerging opportunities across tourism, hospitality, and value -added services.
  • Now, seeing the entire ecosystem across the country of packaged drinking water and how we can leverage and utilize it is a question which will be decided by many policy decisions.

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