Navratna PSU IRCTC share price falls 3% after first profit decline in 10 quarters; declares ₹0.5 dividend

IRCTC Q4 Results 2026: Navratna PSU Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) share price declined around 3% on Wednesday, 27 May after the company posted its results for the quarter ended March 2026.

The railway company reported a net profit of 327 crore for the March quarter, marking a decline of nearly 9% compared to 358 crore reported in the corresponding quarter last year. On a sequential basis, profit fell more than 17%.

The March quarter marked the first decline in quarterly profit for after 10 consecutive quarters of growth, despite the company posting double-digit revenue expansion during the period. The board of the company also declared a dividend of 0.50 per share.

It fell as much as 2.7% in intra-day deals to its day’s low of 523 per share on BSE.

IRCTC Q4 Highlights

Revenue from operations rose 15% year-on-year to 1,460 crore during the quarter, compared to 1,269 crore reported in the same period of the previous financial year.

The company’s EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) increased 3.5% to 399 crore from 385 crore a year ago. However, EBITDA margin contracted to 27.3% from 30.4% in the year-ago quarter.



Total expenses during the quarter rose more than 19% year-on-year and nearly 8% quarter-on-quarter to 1,080 crore, impacting overall profitability despite healthy revenue growth.

On the operational front, the catering segment remained the company’s largest business, contributing around 46% of total sales during the quarter. Revenue from the catering business rose nearly 27% year-on-year to 671 crore.

The internet ticketing business, which accounted for around 27% of total sales, reported revenue growth of around 5% year-on-year to 390 crore.

Revenue from the division increased nearly 11% year-on-year to 304 crore, while sales from the Rail Neer packaged drinking water business rose slightly over 4% to 100 crore.

IRCTC Stock Performance

The has been under pressure in recent times. It has lost over 2% in 1 month, 6.5% in 3 months, 23% in 6 months and 33% in the last 1 year.

The had hit its 52-week high of 799.85 in May 2026 and its 52-week low of 492.55 in March 2026.

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