Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) disclosed a 15.51% year-on-year surge in consolidated net profit for the October–December quarter of the financial year 2025–26 (Q3 FY26), reaching Rs 395 crore compared to Rs 342 crore in the previous year. The company’s revenue from core operations also experienced a robust growth of 18% to Rs 1,449 crore during the quarter, up from Rs 1,224.65 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.
The rise in revenue was primarily attributed to improved performance across key business segments such as catering services, internet ticketing, Rail Neer packaged drinking water, and tourism. However, IRCTC’s expenses escalated by 21% to Rs 1,001 crore in the October-December period, compared to Rs 824 crore in the same quarter of the previous financial year.
In addition to the quarterly results, IRCTC’s board of directors declared a second interim dividend for the ongoing financial year. The company announced a dividend of Rs 3.50 per equity share of face value Rs 2 each, amounting to 175% for FY 2025–26. Eligible shareholders are set to receive Rs 3.50 for each IRCTC share they own.
According to the exchange filing, IRCTC has set February 20, 2026, as the record date to ascertain eligible shareholders for the dividend. Notably, in the current financial year, the company had already paid one dividend in August 2025 and another interim dividend in November 2025.
On the stock market front, IRCTC shares concluded 1.01% lower at Rs 622 on Thursday, compared to the previous closing price of Rs 628.35 on the NSE. The company unveiled its third-quarter results post market hours on the same day. Looking at its long-term performance, IRCTC shares have yielded over 79% returns to investors in the last five years. Nevertheless, the stock witnessed a decline of more than 3% over the past three years and plunged over 18% in the last one year. In 2026, the stock has seen a 9.28% decline year-to-date, although it has remained nearly stable over the last five trading sessions.
