Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited
NSE: TEXRAILRailway Wagons
Share price
₹110.99
+3.65% close of 9 Oct 2026
Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 8 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.
Business score
How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.
54
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹4,551 Cr
P/E ratio
20.9
P/B ratio
1.9
ROCE
11.2%
ROE
7.3%
Dividend yield
0.7%
Price & valuation chart
How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.
Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales fell 14.3% over the past year. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from 5.3% to 8.8% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 15.3% a year against a sector median of 10.6% — 4.6 percentage points faster.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 20.1× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 43.7×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 29.2×, the 1st percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 0.2 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 94%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — this one | 94%/yr | 20.1× | ₹0.21 |
| Hindustan Aeronautics | 16%/yr | 33.3× | ₹2.1 |
| Bharat Electronics | 27%/yr | 43.7× | ₹1.6 |
| Tata Motors Limited | — | 20.5× | — |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals | 36%/yr | 61.5× | ₹1.7 |
| ABB India | — | 92.3× | — |
Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
How it compares with its peers
Against companies across the whole Capital Goods sector, it ranks 269 of 411 on returns, 131 of 390 on growth, 284 of 410 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?
No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 11.2% on capital, ahead of 35% of companies across its whole sector. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
No — Over the last five years it made ₹336 crore of cash from the business but spent ₹851 crore on plant and equipment, ₹515 crore more than it made; the gap was from lenders and shareholders. But only about 14 of every 100 rupees of profit it reported over 11 years arrived as cash — the rest is tied up. Its cash comes back faster than it used to: it went from being waiting 153 days for its cash to waiting 84 days for its cash.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
7 of 9 checks clear · 78%
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Sales fell 17% while profit rose 73%, with margin at 10.8%
Announced 3 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited
Revenue
₹757 Cr
Revenue vs last year
-16.9%
Revenue vs last quarter
-35.2%
Net profit
₹50 Cr
Profit vs last year
+72.7%
Profit vs last quarter
-13.7%
Net margin
6.6%
EPS
₹1.23
Earnings call transcript · 4 Aug 2026
Checklist before you investPRO
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹4,551 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹110.99
- 52w High
- ₹143
- 52w Low
- ₹78.1
- Enterprise value
- ₹5,017 Cr
- Beta
- 1.9
- Price CAGR 1y
- -18.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- -3.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 29.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 2.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 3.8%
- PEG ratio
- 0.2
- P/E ratio
- 20.9
- P/B ratio
- 1.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.3
- Industry P/E
- 30.7
- ROCE
- 11.2%
- ROCE 5y average
- 9.6%
- ROE
- 7.3%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.4
- Interest coverage
- 3.3
- Dividend yield
- 0.7%
- ROE 3y average
- 8.0%
- ROE last year
- 7.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹4,377 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹194 Cr
- Operating margin
- 9.0%
- Net profit margin
- 4.4%
- EBITDA margin
- 8.9%
- Sales growth 3y
- 25.0%
- Sales growth 5y
- 21.0%
- Profit growth 3y
- 94.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- 68.0%
- EPS
- ₹4.8
- Sales growth TTM
- -14.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- -1.0%
- Dividend payout
- 16.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹757 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹50 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- -16.9%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 72.4%
- OPM latest quarter
- 7.5%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹57.9
- Face Value
- ₹1.0
- Total debt
- ₹895 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹232 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹895 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 56.9
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹363 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹196 Cr
- FCF yield
- 1.6%
- Net cash flow
- ₹33 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 48.3%
- FII holding
- 5.0%
- DII holding
- 5.1%
- Public holding
- 41.5%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titagarh Rail | 787.80 | 54.7 | 10,610 | 0.13 | 52.6 | 67.5 | 765.1 | 12.6 | 10.9 |
| Jupiter Wagons | 217.40 | 52.2 | 9,291 | 0.45 | 26.2 | -13.6 | 670.7 | 46.0 | 9.1 |
| Texmaco Rail | 107.55 | 20.1 | 4,376 | 0.66 | 50.1 | 66.9 | 756.7 | -16.9 | 11.2 |
| Median | 217.40 | 52.2 | 9,291 | 0.45 | 50.1 | 66.9 | 756.7 | 12.6 | 10.9 |
Competes with: Aditya Infotech Limited, Honeywell Automation India Limited, Jupiter Wagons Limited, Jyoti CNC Automation Limited, Kaynes Technology India Limited, LMW Limited, Syrma SGS Technology Limited, TITAGARH RAIL SYSTEMS LIMITED, Tega Industries Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 657 | 805 | 896 | 1,145 | 1,088 | 1,346 | 1,326 | 1,346 | 911 | 1,258 | 1,042 | 1,167 | 757 |
| Expenses | 636 | 729 | 814 | 1,061 | 981 | 1,214 | 1,196 | 1,249 | 840 | 1,134 | 953 | 1,061 | 700 |
| Material Cost | 1,079 | 761 | 1,050 | 801 | 956 | 555 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | 31 | -19 | -30 | 43 | -6.11 | 13 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 44 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 45 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 95 | 53 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 86 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | 21 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 107 | 132 | 131 | 98 | 71 | 124 | 89 | 106 | 57 |
| OPM % | 3.22 | 9.47 | 9.20 | 7.31 | 9.82 | 9.82 | 9.85 | 7.25 | 7.79 | 9.89 | 8.51 | 9.12 | 7.53 |
| Other Income | 36 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 23 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.02 | -0.10 | 0 | |||||||
| Interest | 35 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 25 |
| Depreciation | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Profit before tax | 11 | 36 | 49 | 67 | 91 | 104 | 93 | 73 | 44 | 98 | 63 | 72 | 42 |
| Tax % | 20 | 44 | 47 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 46 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 20 | -18 |
| Net Profit | 13 | 25 | 30 | 45 | 59 | 74 | 76 | 39 | 29 | 64 | 42 | 58 | 50 |
| EPS in Rs | 0.40 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 1.13 | 1.50 | 1.82 | 1.92 | 1 | 0.75 | 1.62 | 1.05 | 1.42 | 1.23 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 0.99 | 0.73 | 1.61 | 1.07 | 1.42 | 1.23 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,102 | 1,324 | 1,135 | 1,858 | 1,832 | 1,689 | 1,814 | 2,243 | 3,503 | 5,107 | 4,377 | 4,223 |
| Expenses | 1,052 | 1,249 | 1,071 | 1,688 | 1,672 | 1,570 | 1,674 | 2,098 | 3,239 | 4,639 | 3,987 | 3,847 |
| Material Cost | 4,099 | 3,568 | ||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | 82 | -13 | ||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 171 | 184 | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 287 | 247 | ||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 50 | 74 | 64 | 170 | 160 | 119 | 140 | 145 | 264 | 467 | 391 | 376 |
| OPM % | 4.50 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Other Income | 44 | 46 | 48 | 15 | -129 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 70 | 58 | 56 | 65 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | -3.13 | ||||||||||
| Interest | 50 | 58 | 61 | 70 | 97 | 103 | 100 | 116 | 133 | 137 | 123 | 117 |
| Depreciation | 17 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 49 |
| Profit before tax | 27 | 39 | 26 | 86 | -102 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 162 | 345 | 277 | 276 |
| Tax % | 28 | 31 | 48 | 15 | -32 | -8 | 54 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 30 | |
| Net Profit | 20 | 29 | 13 | 75 | -65 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 113 | 249 | 194 | 214 |
| EPS in Rs | 0.59 | 0.78 | 0.38 | 2.24 | -1.88 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.81 | 2.83 | 6.24 | 4.80 | 5.32 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 6.21 | 4.84 | ||||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 28 | 21 | 44 | 10 | -3 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 16 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- 15%
- 5 years
- 21%
- 3 years
- 25%
- TTM
- -14%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- 39%
- 5 years
- 68%
- 3 years
- 94%
- TTM
- -1%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 2%
- 5 years
- 29%
- 3 years
- -3%
- 1 year
- -18%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 5%
- 5 years
- 6%
- 3 years
- 8%
- Last year
- 7%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 41 |
| Reserves | 954 | 983 | 1,048 | 1,116 | 1,005 | 1,116 | 1,298 | 1,360 | 2,493 | 2,757 | 2,333 |
| Borrowings | 432 | 433 | 522 | 575 | 760 | 779 | 710 | 984 | 631 | 948 | 895 |
| Other Liabilities | 584 | 540 | 656 | 979 | 1,099 | 721 | 624 | 1,009 | 1,021 | 1,092 | 1,785 |
| Minority Interest | 33 | 38 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 1,991 | 1,978 | 2,249 | 2,693 | 2,887 | 2,642 | 2,664 | 3,385 | 4,185 | 4,837 | 5,054 |
| Fixed Assets | 329 | 370 | 372 | 393 | 437 | 406 | 389 | 431 | 460 | 993 | 1,023 |
| CWIP | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 165 |
| Investments | 432 | 390 | 253 | 143 | 101 | 131 | 77 | 104 | 425 | 246 | 373 |
| Other Assets | 1,226 | 1,217 | 1,618 | 2,144 | 2,342 | 2,100 | 2,195 | 2,840 | 3,278 | 3,532 | 3,494 |
| Total Assets | 1,991 | 1,978 | 2,249 | 2,693 | 2,887 | 2,642 | 2,664 | 3,385 | 4,185 | 4,837 | 5,054 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | -84 | -34 | -175 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 27 | -103 | 96 | -47 | 363 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | 77 | 40 | 161 | 38 | -101 | -21 | 18 | -73 | -633 | -96 | -228 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | 18 | -15 | 18 | -47 | 96 | -13 | -12 | 151 | 533 | 172 | -101 |
| Net Cash Flow | 10 | -9 | 3 | -5 | 6 | 6 | 33 | -25 | -4 | 30 | 33 |
| Free Cash Flow | -108 | -94 | -205 | -57 | -69 | 32 | 11 | -156 | 14 | -580 | 196 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 159 | 151 | 219 | 160 | 128 | 132 | 115 | 128 | 92 | 98 | 104 |
| Inventory Days | 161 | 89 | 140 | 127 | 161 | 96 | 120 | 153 | 99 | 79 | 95 |
| Days Payable | 168 | 114 | 159 | 157 | 166 | 133 | 104 | 128 | 93 | 59 | 66 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 151 | 126 | 200 | 130 | 123 | 95 | 131 | 152 | 98 | 117 | 133 |
| Working Capital Days | 43 | 54 | 125 | 147 | 105 | 123 | 153 | 137 | 151 | 123 | 84 |
| ROCE % | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
Price trend
The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.
Every brick is the same size, about one typical day's move. A new brick needs a full brick's move; turning the other way needs two. Bricks show where the price went, not where it will go.
Open interestPRO
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Industry numbers
The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.
1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive
0.00flag
2026-03-31
the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end
0.00cr
2026-06-30
exports as % of revenue
3.36
the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)
0.00cr
2026-06-30
net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash
466inr_cr
2026-03-31
order book, Rs crore
9,923inr_cr
2026-06-30
guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)
0.00cr
2026-03-31
security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)
2,32,64,497inr
2026-03-31
News
News and filings about Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
10 Sept, 18:05 IST · Company event · medium impact
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — receipt of Order worth Rs. 27.82 Crores (incl. taxes) from Hindalco Industries Limited
6 Sept, 18:05 IST · Company event · medium impact
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — receipt of Orders worth Rs. 131.36 Crores in aggregate (incl. taxes) from Transport Corporation of India Limited and Touax Texmaco Railcar Leasing Private Limited
2 Sept, 18:05 IST · Company event · medium impact
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — receipt of order worth Rs. 24.48 Crores (incl. taxes) from Transport Corporation of India Limited
1 Sept, 18:05 IST · Company event · medium impact
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — Resignation of Mr. Kishor Kumar Rajgaria as Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. August 31, 2026.
1 Sept, 18:05 IST · Company event · medium impact
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — receipt of Letter of Award worth USD 135 Million from Tsiko Africa Logistics (Pty) Ltd. together with Barberry Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
27 Aug, 18:05 IST · Company event · low impact
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — Memorandum of Understanding with Bochumer Verein Verkehrstechnik GmBH
13 Aug, 18:05 IST · Company event · low impact
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — Memorandum of Understanding with The Signalling Company, NV.
13 Aug, 18:05 IST · Company event · medium impact
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited — receipt of Purchase Order worth Rs. 77.76 Crores (incl. taxes) from IVC Logistics Limited
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
Uses as raw material
- bearings, forged components, brake systems, paints and weld material
- mild steel scrap and cast iron scrap
- pig iron and tundish for steel foundry operations
- steel long and flat products; plates and sheets
- wheel sets and axles
Depends on the price of
- steel
Sells to
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation · freight wagons / tank rakes
- Camalco Cameroon · metre-gauge open-top wagons for bauxite ore
- Hindalco Industries · freight wagons / rolling stock
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited · freight wagons / tank rakes
- Indian Railways · railway freight wagons, loco components/shells, steel castings, rail EPC/electrification (…
- JINDAL STEEL LIMITED · BOSM dual-purpose open wagons for bulk and steel
- JSW Group (JSW Rail Logistics) · BFNSM1/BLSS/BLCS/BFNV rakes and BVCM wagons
- NTPC Limited · freight wagons / rolling stock for coal & bulk logistics
- Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd · rail EPC / electrification / transmission works
- Steel Authority of India · freight wagons / rolling stock
- Sushila Transport · ACT1 rakes and BVCM wagons
- Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited · BTAP aluminium transportation wagons and brake vans
Buys from
- Frontier Springs Limited · Springs for wagons/coaches
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Capital Goods
- Industry
- Railway Wagons
- Classification
- Capital Goods › Railway Wagons
- ISIN
- INE621L01012
Business segments
- Freight Car Division · 78%
- Infra-Electrical · 14%
- Infra- Rail & Green Energy · 8%
Plants
- Texmaco Agarpara Works
- Texmaco Belgharia Works
- Texmaco Panihati Works
- Texmaco Sodepur Works
- Texmaco Urla Steel Foundry
News impact
Big market events that reach Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited, and how the effect spreads.
11 Sept, 04:38 IST · Market event · low impact
Railways to upgrade with 6,000-HP locos and seeks state funding to speed up projects
The Railways will buy powerful new engines and wants states to co-fund projects, supporting order books for wagon and rail-equipment makers.
Who it hits first
- Wagon makers (Texmaco, Titagarh, Jupiter) gain order visibility
- RVNL/IRCON execute funded projects; BEML supplies locos and coaches
- IRFC finances the rolling-stock expansion
Who may gain
- Steel and component suppliers to wagon makers gain volumes
- States gain faster project completion on co-funding
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Freight customers gain capacity and speed on upgraded routes.
Upstream
Steel, wheels, axles and electrical suppliers gain wagon-build demand.
Where demand moves
Business
Tenders for locos, wagons and electrification flow; execution spans 2-3 years.
Capital
Money nibbles rail-equipment names on order visibility; rich multiples cap chasing.
How it spreads across sectors
Capital Goods
wagon and loco order pipeline strengthens
Construction
RVNL/IRCON execution volumes rise
When it plays out
Immediate
Rail stocks firm on order headlines.
Medium term
Dedicated freight and loco upgrades compound ordering for years.
Short term
Watch tender awards and state co-funding MoUs.
27 Aug, 04:35 IST · Market event · high impact
Indian Railways to quadruple line capacity across 11,000 km of routes that carry 41% of all traffic, alongside a Rs 4,700 crore Adani transmission win and a Rs 730 crore Bharat Electronics order on the same day
Indian Railways plans to lay far more track on its busiest 11,000 km, which over several years means large orders for wagon makers, track builders and signalling firms - though every past railway spending announcement has been followed by these same stocks falling.
Who it hits first
- Rolling stock makers get the clearest multi-year order visibility: Jupiter Wagons and Texmaco Rail for freight wagons, Titagarh Rail Systems for both wagons and coaches, and BEML for rail equipment. Quadrupling capacity on routes that carry 41% of traffic requires far more wagons to fill it.
- Rail construction contractors Rail Vikas Nigam and IRCON International execute the civil works of laying additional lines, and RailTel supplies the signalling and telecom backbone every new line needs.
Who may gain
- Container Corporation of India is the beneficiary that does not have to spend anything - it uses the capacity rather than building it, so relieving congestion on the busiest routes is a pure margin gain.
- Steel makers supply rails and structural steel, and Indian Railway Finance Corporation funds the programme. Both gain volume, but at thin or regulated margins.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Freight customers - cement plants, steel mills, coal-fired power stations and container shippers - get faster and more reliable rail movement, which lowers their logistics costs. Container Corporation of India is the most direct downstream beneficiary because congestion on the busiest 41% of the network is what currently limits its train slots. Road freight and commercial vehicle demand faces a long-term headwind as cargo shifts from truck to rail on those corridors.
Upstream
Steel makers supply rails, structural steel and wagon plate, so Tata Steel, JSW Steel and Steel Authority of India see volume demand, though rail steel is a low-margin product and iron ore is already down 12.51% over three months. Cement and aggregates go into track bed and bridges. Electrical equipment makers supply overhead traction and substations, and copper and aluminium cable demand rises with electrification.
Where demand moves
Business
Indian Railways creates the demand and it flows outward in stages: first to civil contractors Rail Vikas Nigam and IRCON who lay the track, then to rail and structural steel suppliers, then to wagon and coach makers Jupiter Wagons, Texmaco Rail and Titagarh as the new capacity needs filling, and finally to signalling and telecom via RailTel. Road freight operators lose share as rail becomes faster on the corridors that carry 41% of traffic - that is a genuine transfer away from trucking, not an addition.
Capital
Money rotates into railway capital goods and construction on the announcement, which is precisely the pattern the historical record warns about. Because every past railway spending announcement was followed by these stocks falling over the next month, the safer flow has been toward the users of capacity - Container Corporation - and the debt-free service providers - RailTel - rather than into the order-book names themselves.
How it spreads across sectors
Capital Goods
Multi-year order inflow for wagons, coaches, signalling and electrification
Construction
Civil works for quadrupling, bridges and land acquisition
Metals & Mining
Rail and structural steel volume, at low margin
Services
Container and logistics operators get capacity relief without spending capital
codex additions
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
- Railways quadruples 11,000 km of high-density route
- Civil contractors Rail Vikas Nigam and IRCON win track-laying work
- Rail and structural steel demand rises for Tata Steel, JSW Steel and Steel Authority of India
- Wagon and coach orders follow for Jupiter Wagons, Texmaco Rail and Titagarh
- Signalling and telecom orders for RailTel
- Container Corporation gets congestion relief on the busiest 41% of the network
- Road freight loses share to rail on those corridors
Pattern name
Govt Capex Cascade
Sectors queried
- Capital Goods
- Construction
- Metals & Mining
- Services
- Telecommunication
- Financial Services
When it plays out
Immediate
Railway stocks typically pop on the headline. The historical record says that pop has been the wrong entry point in four of four past episodes.
Medium term
If tenders are floated at the implied pace, the order books of Jupiter Wagons, Texmaco Rail and Titagarh genuinely re-rate. The risk is the usual gap between an announced railway programme and the budget actually released against it.
Short term
Watch for actual tender floats and order awards rather than the announcement. Orders, not plans, are what past rallies have needed and not received.
Other sectors it reaches
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- {"causal_chain":"Large-scale civil works for bridges, stations, platforms, yards, retaining structures and corridor upgrades increase demand for cement, aggregates and construction materials.","direction":"positive","example_tickers":["ULTRACEMCO","SHREECEM","AMBUJACEM"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Impact is spread over years and strongest near high-density project corridors.","sector":"Cement \u0026 Building Materials","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
- {"causal_chain":"Electrification, substations, signalling power systems, control rooms and transmission tie-ins drive demand for cables, switchgear, transformers and electrical balance-of-system equipment.","direction":"positive","example_tickers":["KEI","POLYCAB","KALPATPOWR"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Separate transmission orders reinforce the broader grid and electrification capex cycle.","sector":"Industrial Electricals \u0026 Cables","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
- {"causal_chain":"Higher-density corridors need modern train control, telecom, safety systems, data networks, control centers and automation to safely raise throughput.","direction":"positive","example_tickers":["TATAELXSI","CYIENT","HCLTECH"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Pure-play exposure is limited, but engineering services and systems integration can benefit.","sector":"Technology \u0026 Rail Automation","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
- {"causal_chain":"More rail freight capacity lowers congestion on key routes, improves inland evacuation from ports and supports containerized and bulk cargo movement.","direction":"positive","example_tickers":["ADANIPORTS","CONCOR","GATEWAY"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Benefit depends on last-mile rail connectivity and corridor alignment with port hinterlands.","sector":"Ports \u0026 Multimodal Logistics","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
- {"causal_chain":"Rail capacity expansion can shift some long-haul freight from road to rail, pressuring trucking utilization, while short-haul first-mile and last-mile movement may improve.","direction":"mixed","example_tickers":["VRLLOG","TCI","ASHOKLEY"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Negative for long-haul road freight, partly positive for feeder logistics and intermodal operators.","sector":"Road Logistics \u0026 Commercial Vehicles","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
- {"causal_chain":"Improved passenger and freight connectivity raises the attractiveness of nodes near upgraded corridors for warehousing, logistics parks, manufacturing clusters and suburban development.","direction":"positive","example_tickers":["DLF","LODHA","MAHLIFE"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"This is a slower second-order effect and location-specific.","sector":"Real Estate \u0026 Industrial Parks","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
- {"causal_chain":"Multi-year railway and government capex creates working-capital, project-finance, guarantees and equipment-financing demand from contractors and suppliers.","direction":"positive","example_tickers":["SBIN","PNB","BANKBARODA"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Public-sector banks may have higher linkage to government contractor ecosystems.","sector":"Banks \u0026 Infrastructure Finance","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
- {"causal_chain":"Freight diversion from diesel-heavy trucking to electrified rail can reduce medium-term diesel intensity, while construction activity temporarily lifts fuel demand.","direction":"mixed","example_tickers":["IOC","BPCL","HINDPETRO"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Near-term construction fuel demand may be positive, but modal shift is structurally negative for diesel growth.","sector":"Oil Marketing \u0026 Fuel Retail","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
- {"causal_chain":"Higher rail throughput improves movement of coal, iron ore, cement and fertilizers, reducing rake bottlenecks and inventory stress for bulk commodity users.","direction":"positive","example_tickers":["COALINDIA","NTPC","TATACHEM"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Coal and thermal power benefit if rail evacuation constraints ease on congested routes.","sector":"Coal, Power Generation \u0026 Bulk Commodities","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 11 Sep 2026 | unspecified | ₹0.75 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2025 | unspecified | ₹0.75 |
| 19 Sep 2024 | unspecified | ₹0.5 |
| 18 Sep 2023 | unspecified | ₹0.15 |
| 22 Sep 2022 | unspecified | ₹0.1 |
| 16 Sep 2021 | unspecified | ₹0.1 |
| 23 Sep 2020 | unspecified | ₹0.1 |
| 22 Aug 2019 | unspecified | ₹0.35 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 9 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 1, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016
Bulk & block deals
| Date | Who | Bought / sold | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 29,79,129 | ₹127.04 |
| 14 May 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 29,79,129 | ₹127.11 |
| 14 May 2026 | JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 28,99,570 | ₹127.19 |
| 14 May 2026 | JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 28,97,216 | ₹127.26 |
| 14 May 2026 | MICROCURVES TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 22,56,094 | ₹126.95 |
| 14 May 2026 | MICROCURVES TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 22,56,094 | ₹127.02 |
| 13 May 2026 | MICROCURVES TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 68,54,083 | ₹119.64 |
| 13 May 2026 | MICROCURVES TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 68,54,083 | ₹119.57 |
| 13 May 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 29,18,838 | ₹118.80 |
| 13 May 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 29,18,838 | ₹118.75 |
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Annual report · 2025-2625 Aug 2026
- Earnings call · Q1FY274 Aug 2026
- Results presentation30 Jun 2026
- Earnings call13 May 2026
- Earnings call9 Feb 2026
- Annual report · 2024-2528 Aug 2025
Facts from company filings and exchange data. Not investment advice: nothing here tells you to buy or sell.