Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Ltd.
NSE: IRCTCIndian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
IRCTC trades at ₹522.25, down 27.41% over the past 12 months and 28.71% below its 52-week high, sitting above its 50-DMA (₹508.93) but below its 200-DMA (₹584.63). The company reports 34.96% ROE, free cash flow positive in 4 of the last 5 years and a consistency score of 75, alongside an active CBI custody matter involving an executive in a catering-bribery case and a CMD transition completed in July 2026.
P/E
29.5
Forward P/E
22.6
ROE
+35.0%
Debt / Equity
1.87
Profit Margin
+26.7%
Div. Yield
+1.8%
5Y ROE > 15%
4/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
58/100
News
8 headlines · 4 positive · 3 negative
Catering bills bribery: CBI gets custody of IRCTC executive, hospitality firm director till Jul 27 - ThePrint
ThePrint
IRCTC CMD Sanjay Kumar Jain resigns effective July 20, 2026 - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
Rahul Himalian takes additional charge as IRCTC CMD after Sanjay Kumar Jain's resignation - The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Rahul Himalian assumes additional charge as Chairman & MD of IRCTC - traveltrendstoday.in
traveltrendstoday.in
IRCTC's new website goes live: How it makes ticket booking easier for consumers - The Times of India
The Times of India
Recent context
- ·CBI took custody of an IRCTC executive and a hospitality-firm director in a catering-bribery case, reported Jul 23, 2026.
- ·CMD Sanjay Kumar Jain resigned effective Jul 20, 2026; Rahul Himalian assumed additional charge as CMD, reported Jul 19-20, 2026.
- ·IRCTC launched a new website aimed at simplifying ticket booking, reported Jul 16, 2026 — one of 4 positive items among the 8 sampled news articles (overall sentiment label: neutral).
Strengths
- +ROE of 34.96%, with ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years.
- +Free cash flow positive in 4 of the last 5 years; consistency score of 75.
- +Profit margin of 26.72% and debt-to-equity near 0.02x, with a 'flat' debt trend.
- +Ranks 1st of 6 in its listed peer set on both PE and quality score (52), though the peer set's business-model overlap with IRCTC is limited.
Weaknesses
- −CBI took custody of an executive and a hospitality-firm director in an active catering-bribery matter, alongside a CMD resignation and transition completed within the past month.
- −Stock is down 27.41% over 12 months and 28.71% below its 52-week high, and trades below its 200-DMA (₹584.63).
- −5-year earnings growth of -8.9% versus 5-year revenue growth of +15.1%, showing profit growth has lagged revenue growth.
- −Analyst rating data is unavailable despite 8 analysts in coverage, and the quality score of 52 remains below the 60 threshold despite ranking 1st among listed peers.
Open questions
- ?How might the CBI custody matter and the CMD transition affect IRCTC's governance and operating continuity in the coming quarters?
- ?Does the divergence between 5-year revenue growth (+15.1%) and 5-year earnings growth (-8.9%) reflect margin pressure, one-off items, or a structural cost shift?
- ?What would need to change for the stock's relationship to its 200-DMA to shift, given it currently sits roughly 10.6% below that average?
- ?Given the limited business-model overlap with the sector's Consumer Goods peer set, what companies would offer a more comparable valuation benchmark for IRCTC's ticketing, catering, and tourism operations?
Peer comparison: Consumer Goods
Ranks 1 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRCTC | Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Ltd.You're viewing | 29.5 | +35.0% | 52 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 77.3 | — | 44 |
| ETERNAL | Eternal Ltd. | — | — | 50 |
| ASIANPAINT | Asian Paints Ltd. | 55.0 | — | 49 |
| TRENT | Trent Ltd. | 88.5 | — | 45 |
| DMART | Avenue Supermarts Ltd. | 86.2 | — | 38 |
| TITAN | Titan Company Ltd. | 79.3 | — | 37 |
Technical state
Current price
₹522.25
SMA 50
₹508.93
SMA 200
₹584.63
RSI (14)
62.3 (neutral)
From 52w high
-28.7%
1Y return
-27.4%
3M return
-3.1%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highCBI took custody of an IRCTC executive and a hospitality-firm director in a catering-bribery matter (reported Jul 23, 2026), an active law-enforcement development. It coincided with a CMD transition: Sanjay Kumar Jain resigned effective Jul 20, 2026, and Rahul Himalian assumed additional charge as CMD (reported Jul 19-20, 2026).
- mediumPrice (₹522.25) is down 27.41% over the past 12 months and 28.71% below the 52-week high. It trades below the 200-DMA (₹584.63, about 10.6% below) though above the 50-DMA (₹508.93), is down 3.08% over the last 3 months, and sits roughly 2.8% above its nearest support level (₹507.40); RSI is 62.3 (neutral).
- medium5-year earnings growth of -8.9% trails 5-year revenue growth of 15.1%, indicating profit compounding has lagged top-line growth despite a 26.72% profit margin and 34.96% ROE. Quality score of 52 ranks 1st of 6 in its listed peer set but remains below 60.
- lowAnalyst rating is unavailable despite 8 analysts in coverage. Separately, IRCTC is classified under 'Consumer Goods' with a peer set of Asian Paints, Titan, Trent, Avenue Supermarts and Eternal — retail/FMCG names with limited business-model overlap with IRCTC's rail-ticketing, catering and tourism operations, so peer-relative PE/quality rankings drawn from this set should be read with that mismatch in mind.
Cross-section contradictions
- ROE of 34.96% (above 15% in 4 of 5 years), FCF positive in 4 of 5 years, a consistency score of 75, and a quality-score rank of 1st of 6 in its peer set coexist with a 27.41% 12-month price decline and the stock trading below its 200-DMA — reported operating-quality metrics have not translated into price performance over this period.
- Overall news sentiment across the 8 sampled articles is labeled 'neutral' on a count basis (4 positive, 1 neutral, 3 negative), yet the negative items include an active CBI custody development in a bribery case alongside a CMD resignation — a count-based label does not weight for the severity of individual governance events.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
AI synthesis (narrative, snapshot, strengths/weaknesses, peer ranking): generated 11 Aug 2026 · rotates through NIFTY 500 every ~5 days