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Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) Fair Value & Analysis

Financial Services · IN · Market cap ₹1.2T

IR Indian Railway Finance Corporation IRFC · NSE
Price₹89.29
Fair Value₹69.72
Upside-21.9%
Quality44/100
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Healthy Growth
Highly profitable · 97.2% net margin
High debt · generates free cash flow
Trails peers (4/14)
Wide moat 69/100
Evidence: High Range ₹52.29 – ₹87.16 Share as image

Fair value as of: Jul 16, 2026

From 12 valuation models · updated 22 days ago

Share price −0.7% over the past month.

Below-average quality, and screening another 22% overvalued on our models.

What matters now

  • The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (₹87.16). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
  • Weak quality (44/100) and above fair value at the same time, the margin of safety is missing on both counts.
  • For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
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Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

₹210.11 ₹17.53 Fair Value ₹69.72 Apr 2021 Aug 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 16, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range ₹17.53 – ₹210.11 · fair‑value band ₹52.29 – ₹87.16 · the ₹89.29 price screens above the ₹69.72 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 16, 2026.

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Analysis

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) currently trades at ₹89.29, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is ₹69.72, implying the stock looks roughly 21.9% overvalued today. We read business quality at 44/100 (below-average quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).

Over the trailing twelve months, Indian Railway Finance Corporation generated revenue of ₹72.1B at a net margin of 97.2%. Revenue grew 0.5% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 12.8%. Net debt stands at ₹4.4T. Fundamentals as of Jul 16, 2026

Our scenario range runs from ₹52.29 (bear case) to ₹87.16 (bull case); at ₹89.29, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 39% below its 52-week high and 3% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at -41% fair-value upside, at -22%, IRFC screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.

Model BearBaseBull Evidence
Highest evidence
Residual Income ₹41.27 ₹50.31 ₹112.67 76
Gordon GGM ₹20.20 ₹44.10 ₹74.20 70
Growth-Adj P/E ₹102.56 ₹146.51 ₹190.47 68
All 12 models by family
DCF Models
Owner Earnings ₹138.26 31
Earnings-Based
Graham-Dodd ₹36.47 ₹254.34 ₹356.93 54
Lynch FV ₹77.15 ₹110.22 ₹143.28 50
PEG = 1.0 ₹77.15 ₹110.22 ₹143.28 46
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM ₹20.20 ₹44.10 ₹74.20 70
DDM Multi-Stage ₹20.20 ₹36.13 ₹45.96 61
Multiples
P/E Multiple ₹80.45 ₹107.27 ₹134.09 63
P/S Multiple ₹39.22 ₹52.30 ₹65.37 58
P/B Multiple ₹68.38 ₹91.18 ₹113.97 55
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) ₹21.71 ₹29.09 ₹43.42 50
Economic Profit
Residual Income ₹41.27 ₹50.31 ₹112.67 76
Growth Earnings
Growth-Adj P/E ₹102.56 ₹146.51 ₹190.47 68

Widest divergence: Growth Earnings (₹146.51) versus Asset-Based (₹29.09). Highest evidence: Residual Income (76).

Key figures & financial health

Revenue (TTM) ₹72.1B
Revenue growth (YoY) +0.5%
Net margin 97.2%
Return on equity 12.8%
Free cash flow ₹40.4B FY2026
P/E ratio 18.0
More key figures
Operating margin 96.3%
EPS (TTM) ₹5.36
Net debt ₹4.4T FY2026

Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 16, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 44/100

Of which business quality 43 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 32

Profitability 36
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 24
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 57
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 1
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 83
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 85
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 13
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 2
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 81
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

About the company

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited engages in leasing of rolling stock and railway infrastructure assets in India. The company also engages in lending business; and borrowing funds from commercial markets, financial markets to finance the acquisition/creation of assets that are leased out to the Indian Railways.

Full company description

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited engages in leasing of rolling stock and railway infrastructure assets in India. The company also engages in lending business; and borrowing funds from commercial markets, financial markets to finance the acquisition/creation of assets that are leased out to the Indian Railways. Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited was incorporated in 1986 and is based in New Delhi, India.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2022 – FY2026 · reported fiscal years

Indian Railway Finance Corporation reported revenue of ₹273B in FY2026 versus ₹203B in FY2022, a compound +7.8%/yr. Reported net income was ₹70.1B in FY2026, compounding +3.6%/yr from FY2022.

Growth Quality 95/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Latest Revenue (FY 2026)
₹273B
Latest YoY
+1.0%
Avg. growth/yr (3Y)
+4.9%
Avg. growth/yr (5Y)
+11.7%
Avg. growth/yr (13Y)
+25.2%
Revenue +7.8%/yr
FY22 ₹203B
FY23 ₹237B
FY24 ₹265B
FY25 ₹271B
FY26 ₹273B
Net income +3.6%/yr
FY22 ₹60.9B
FY23 ₹61.7B
FY24 ₹64.1B
FY25 ₹65.0B
FY26 ₹70.1B

IRFC screens 22% overvalued. Compare with Visa Inc →

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Peer Group

Credit Services · 333 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 44 · Below median
Fair Value upside −22% · Below median
Return on equity (TTM) 13% · Above median
Return on assets 1% · Below median
Net margin (TTM) 97% · Top 25%
Operating margin (TTM) 96% · Top 25%
Revenue growth 1% · Below median
Dividend yield (TTM) 0.0% · Bottom 25%
Debt / equity 7.69× · Higher than 75% of peers

Valuation Multiples vs Credit Services median · lower = cheaper

P/E (TTM) 16.6× · Pricier than median
P/B 2.05× · Pricier than 75% of peers
P/S (TTM) 16.15× · Pricier than 75% of peers
P/FCF 0.3× · Cheaper than median
EV/EBITDA 78.7× · Pricier than 75% of peers

Snowflake

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUE 4 · sector 35
FUTURE 3 · sector 39
PAST 51 · sector 31
HEALTH 0 · sector 59
DIVIDEND 0 · sector 51

Insider activity: 40/100

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Jul 16, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of ₹69.72 versus a price of ₹89.29, about −22% (overvalued).
What is the fair value of IRFC?
Our model-based fair value for Indian Railway Finance Corporation is ₹69.72 (as of Jul 16, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is ₹89.29.
What is the quality score of IRFC?
Indian Railway Finance Corporation has a Quality Score of 44/100. It combines two groups: business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength) and market factors (price momentum, distance to the 52-week high, volatility). Both subtotals are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the revenue of Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)?
Indian Railway Finance Corporation reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about ₹72.1B (latest available figure, as of Jul 16, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of IRFC?
The net profit margin of Indian Railway Finance Corporation is about 97.2%, meaning it keeps roughly 97.2% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.

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