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Ircon International Limited (IRCON)

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Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, involved in infrastructure projects including railways, roads, highways, buildings, and tunnels. Has executed 5,740 TKM Railway Track, 10,669 RKM Railway Electrification, and 7012 KMS Roads and Highways.

₹104.14
-2.48 · -2.33%
Market cap ₹10,035 Cr
IndicesNifty 500
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Details
Quote19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Base fundamentals16 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result12 Aug, 05:11 pm IST
Score20 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage13/14 · 93%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Infra P/E 15.4 (n=87)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

30Bearish

full bear SMA stack · SMA20 -9.0% / mo · MACD + · near 52W low · sector -2.7pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)

Stock trend: 26
Sector RS: 35
Sector 3M: -8.3% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%

FPI equity flow was positive in both fortnights, but the sector index is below its 100-session average. View sector evidence

Technical chart

IRCOND candles · FIT view-30.7%
Latest close ₹104.14 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-2.7%
RSI
40
MACD hist
0.43
52W pos
3%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹107.00H ₹107.49L ₹103.80C ₹104.14Vol 16.4L sh
₹98.46₹115.73₹133.00₹150.27₹167.5452L₹104.142026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

IRCONNifty InfraNifty 500
-23%-14%-5%+4%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026IRCON -19.7%Nifty Infra -8.2%Nifty 500 -5.6%
IRCON
-19.7%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Infra
-8.2%
Vs Nifty 500
-14.1 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-44.1%
₹186.4
52W range position
3%
₹101.6 - ₹186.4
ATR (14)
3.8%
₹4
Volume vs 20D
0.20x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹90.2 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹101.6 - ₹123
59.2% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Weak fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend argues for patience, and recent execution is weak.

Suggested next step
Verify management risk first
Do not let cheap valuation override weak Trust or governance evidence.
U-Score
Legacy · OVERVALUED
17

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Latest result
Bad
0

Revenue +9.5% · PAT -43.9% YoY

Technical
Bearish
30

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
-32.7%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
49

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Bad · 0/100

PAT -44% YoY · margin compression · Rev +10% YoY

Filed 12 Aug 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹1,956 Cr+9.5%-38.7%
EBITDA₹192 Cr-4.0%-28.1%
Operating margin10.0%-100 bps+200 bps
PAT₹92 Cr-43.9%-51.8%
PAT margin4.7%-448 bps-129 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
19.20
P/B
1.52
EV/EBITDA
16.98
Market Cap
10035.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
8.19%
ROCE
9.27%
ROA
2.44%
Dividend Y
1.77%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
11.00%
EPS 5Y
6.00%
Revenue 3Y
-4.00%
EPS 3Y
-12.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.86
Interest Coverage
1.98×
Altman Z
1.50
Book Value
70.60

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
—
FCF Positive Y
4/5
OCF
-618.00 Cr
EPS TTM
5.57

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
65.17%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
7%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 8,479-16.8% vs prev
012kMar 2017: 3,024Mar 2018: 3,891Mar 2019: 4,415Mar 2020: 5,202Mar 2021: 4,948Mar 2022: 6,910Mar 2023: 9,921Mar 2024: 11.9kMar 2025: 10.2kMar 2026: 8,479FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 618-16.3% vs prev
0863.0Mar 2017: 369Mar 2018: 388Mar 2019: 445Mar 2020: 490Mar 2021: 405Mar 2022: 544Mar 2023: 777Mar 2024: 863Mar 2025: 738Mar 2026: 618FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 9.3-21.2% vs prev
015.0Mar 2017: 9.6%Mar 2018: 10.3%Mar 2019: 11.3%Mar 2020: 11.8%Mar 2021: 9.2%Mar 2022: 11.8%Mar 2023: 15.0%Mar 2024: 14.9%Mar 2025: 11.8%Mar 2026: 9.3%FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term trend down. RSI 40. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price < SMA20 < SMA50 < SMA200 — full bearish stack.
  • SMA20 falling (~9.9% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 40 — sideways, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal, histogram expanding — bullish momentum building.
  • Within 5% of 52-week low — testing support.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Nifty 500 leadership

Relative Strength & Trend Stage

4
RS percentile
Stage 4 Downtrend
1M return
-5.2%
3M return
-19.7%
6M return
-33.1%
1Y return
-38.3%
RS 1D
+1
RS 20D
-1
Sector rank
#14
Industry rank
#22
Stage evidence
  • Price is 19.4% below the 30-week proxy.
  • The 50-DMA is below the 30-week proxy and its slope is falling -3.1%.
  • Both 3-month and 6-month returns are negative.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price below
Sector
lagging
Industry
lagging
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 63.18-1.31%
60728495107Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 2663
RS vs Nifty 50063

Valuation & peers

U-Score 17 · legacy U-Score band OVERVALUED · valuation evidence and comparable companies

17U-SCORE
Distress Watch

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · OVERVALUED
Valuation1/30
Growth6/25
Quality0/20
Balance Sheet3/15
Cash Flow3/10
Piotroski
5/9 (+3)
Penalties
1
Raw sum
17

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

17/100 · legacy band OVERVALUED

Positive drivers

  • Cash flow contributes 3/10 to the score.
  • Growth contributes 6/25 to the score.
  • Balance sheet contributes 3/15 to the score.

Main drags

  • Altman Z is 1.5, in distress territory.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -32.7%.
  • Quality is weaker at 0/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Execution business valuation: EV/EBITDA plus order and working-capital risk

Capital-intensive execution stories need cash-flow and balance-sheet checks alongside valuation.

Execution EV/EBITDA
Primary lens
EV/EBITDA and PE against execution quality and margin stability.
Secondary checks
Order book, receivables, working capital, debt, operating cash flow.
Main risk check
Order wins matter only if they convert into cash and margins.
PE
19.2
PB
1.5
EV/EBITDA
17.0
ROE
8.2%
ROCE
9.3%
FCF Yield
—
Debt/Equity
0.9
MoS
-32.7%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
17
Previous: 17
Legacy U-Score band
OVERVALUED
Previous: OVERVALUED
Margin of safety
-32.7%
Previous: -32.7%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹94.06
-10.7% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
14.1
Growth-justified Value
₹78.48
-32.7% MoS
PEG
3.20

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Infra — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
RITES
Large
RITES Limited
Construction & Engineering
match 164
41
23.1
15.4%
-245%
WATCHLIST
BCPL
Small
BCPL Railway Infrastructure Limited
Railway Infrastructure
match 92
18
13.6
6.8%
-28%
OVERVALUED
E2ERAIL
SME
E To E Transportation Infrastructure Ltd.
Railway Infrastructure
match 82
23
30.7
10.4%
-27%
OVERVALUED
RVNL
Mid
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Railway Infrastructure
match 78
14
45.1
9.0%
-615%
OVERVALUED
DHARARAIL
SME
Dhara Rail Projects Ltd.
Railway Infrastructure
match 74
71
13.2
35.7%
+46%
UNDERVALUED

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis under stressReviewed 2026-06-16T07:15:42.071Z
Management commentary snapshot

Consolidated Q4FY26 Operating Revenue declined 6.5% YoY but grew 50.5% QoQ. PAT decreased 9.6% YoY but surged 91.8% QoQ. For FY26, Operating Revenue fell 15.7% YoY, and PAT dropped 18.7% YoY.

IRCON's Q4FY26 showed strong sequential recovery in operating revenue and PAT, but annual performance for FY26 and Q4 YoY figures reflect significant declines. Despite a robust order book providing future revenue visibility, the current year's revenue contraction and increased finance costs indicate execution challenges and margin pressure.

Current business mix

Order Book by Sector

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 3 reported categories.

Businessmix
Railways78.0%
Highways16.0%
Others6.0%
Growth engines

Massive Government CAPEX Push

Allocation of Rs.12.20 lakh Crore in Union Budget 2026.

Dedicated Freight Corridors

Announced new Dedicated Freight Corridors connecting Dankuni in the East, to Surat in the West.

PM Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal

Development of 100 PM Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal for multimodal logistics.

Railway Infrastructure Investment

Indian Railways to require investment of Rs.35.3 trillion (US$ 545.26 billion) by 2032 for capacity addition and modernization.

Tailwinds

Government Infrastructure Push

Massive Govt. push to the CAPEX by allocation of Rs.12.20 lakh Crore in Union Budget 2026.

National Infrastructure Prioritization

Boost from National Infrastructure Prioritization, National Monetization Pipeline and Gati Shakti.

Indian Railways Outlay

Outlay of INR 2.78 Lakh Crore was announced in Union Budget for Indian Railways.

Road Transport & Highways Outlay

Outlay of INR 3.10 Lakh Crore has been allocated towards road transport and highways in Union Budget.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare BOTH

Q4 results show strong sequential momentum (QoQ) after a weaker Q3, indicating project execution pick-up. However, YoY comparison is crucial to assess annual growth trends and seasonal impacts, which show declines.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Order Book

Order Book of Rs.24,984 crore as on 31.03.2026.

Order Book Revenue Cover

Order book of Rs. 24,984 crore against FY26 consolidated operating revenue of Rs. 9071.1 crore, implying a cover of ~2.75x.

Operating Revenue (Consolidated)

Q4FY26: Rs. 3189 crore (-6.5% YoY, +50.5% QoQ). FY26: Rs. 9071.1 crore (-15.7% YoY).

Core EBITDA Margins (Consolidated)

Q4FY26: 9.0% (up 155 bps YoY, 41 bps QoQ). FY26: 9.4% (up 94 bps YoY).

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Order Book ExecutionRs. 9071.1 crore operating revenue in FY26.Improvement in revenue growth rate and project execution efficiency to convert order book into revenue.
Core EBITDA Margins9.4% (FY26 Consolidated).Sustained improvement in core EBITDA margins, especially given the increase in finance costs.
Finance CostRs. 350.1 crore (FY26 Consolidated), up 59.8% YoY.Stabilization or reduction in finance costs, which significantly impacted PBT.
Order InflowOrder book of Rs. 24,984 crore.New order wins, particularly through competitive bidding, to maintain and grow the order book.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Show extracted source claims
demand outlooknot yet verifiablequantified

Indian Railways plans to install 30 GW of renewable power capacity by 2029-30 to reduce carbon footprint.

Timeframe: by 2029-30Direction: increase

"IR to install 30 GW of renewable power capacity by 2029-30"

demand outlooknot yet verifiablequantified

Indian Railways plans to install 30 GW of renewable power capacity by 2029-30 to reduce carbon footprint.

Timeframe: by 2029-30Direction: increase

"IR to install 30 GW of renewable power capacity by 2029-30"

demand outlooknot yet verifiablequantified

Indian Railways will require an investment of Rs.35.3 trillion (US$ 545.26 billion) by 2032 for capacity addition and modernization.

Timeframe: by 2032Direction: increase

"Indian Railways to require investment of Rs.35.3 trillion (US$ 545.26 billion) by 2032"

demand outlooknot yet verifiablequantified

Indian Railways will require an investment of Rs.35.3 trillion (US$ 545.26 billion) by 2032 for capacity addition and modernization.

Timeframe: by 2032Direction: increase

"Indian Railways to require investment of Rs.35.3 trillion (US$ 545.26 billion) by 2032"

macro expectationnot yet verifiablequantified

The Union Budget announced an outlay of INR 2.65 Lakh Crore for Indian Railways.

Timeframe: Union BudgetDirection: increase

"Outlay of INR 2.65 Lakh Crore was announced in Union Budget for Indian Railways"

macro expectationnot yet verifiablequantified

The Union Budget announced an outlay of INR 2.65 Lakh Crore for Indian Railways.

Timeframe: Union BudgetDirection: increase

"Outlay of INR 2.65 Lakh Crore was announced in Union Budget for Indian Railways"

macro expectationnot yet verifiablequantified

The Union Budget 2025 includes a massive government push to CAPEX by allocation of Rs.11.21 lakh Crore.

Timeframe: Union Budget 2025Direction: increase

"Massive Govt. push to the CAPEX by allocation of Rs.11.21 lakh Crore in Union Budget 2025"

macro expectationnot yet verifiablequantified

The Union Budget 2025 includes a massive government push to CAPEX by allocation of Rs.11.21 lakh Crore.

Timeframe: Union Budget 2025Direction: increase

"Massive Govt. push to the CAPEX by allocation of Rs.11.21 lakh Crore in Union Budget 2025"

Trust Score
49Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 6th percentile of the scored universe and 12th percentile within Infra. Main check: results consistency is weak at 15/100.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 20 Oct 2026
management-trust-v1
98 docs text-extracted · 34 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
6th percentile

overall median 67 · Infra: 12th pctile, median 64 · Small: 7th pctile, median 66

Evidence depth
Financial-only

98 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

4 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Limited evidence · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Needs extra due diligence; demand valuation comfort and recent improvement.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
52
watch · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
33
weak · leverage and solvency
Discipline
50
watch · capital discipline
Results
15
weak · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter holding is 65.2%.
  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸4 years of positive FCF.

Trust risks

  • ▸Operating cash flow is negative at ₹-618 Cr.
  • ▸Altman Z is 1.50.
  • ▸2 latest quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
  • ▸Interest coverage is 2.0x.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

6 shown
Announcement

Announcement Under Regulation 30 (LODR)- Updates (Volume Movement) 1 Oct - IRCON says no announcement or event currently explains the share price or volume movement.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 30 Sep - Public Notice to Shareholders regarding special window for transfer & dematerialization of physical securities of Ircon International Limited.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 24 Sep

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
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