Ircon International shares crack 5% as Q4 profit declines 14% YoY

Shares of IRCON International today cracked 5% to their intraday low of Rs 180.25 on the BSE on Thursday, May 22, after the state-run firm reported a 14% year-on-year drop in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 212 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025, compared to Rs 247 crore in the same period last year.


The company also witnessed a 10% YoY decline in revenue from operations, which stood at Rs 3,412 crore in Q4FY25 versus Rs 3,787 crore in Q4FY24.


IRCON's board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 1 per share, in addition to the interim dividend of Rs 1.65 per share already paid.

Meanwhile, the total income for the quarter dropped to Rs 3,515 crore from Rs 3,894 crore a year earlier. EBITDA came in at Rs 357 crore, down from Rs 424 crore in the previous year, with the EBITDA margin at 10.17%.

Further, the profit before tax (PBT) was Rs 263 crore, compared to Rs 356 crore in Q4FY24.

Despite the annual drop, sequential performance improved sharply, with PAT rising 146% from Rs 86 crore in Q3FY24 and revenue increasing 31% from Rs 2,613 crore.

The company’s order book as of March 31, 2025, stood strong at Rs 20,347 crore, comprising Rs 15,435 crore in railway projects, Rs 4,541 crore in highway projects, and Rs 371 crore in other sectors.

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Ircon International share price performance

The shares of Ircon have declined 34.50% over the past 1 year and is down 12.94% year-to-date (YTD). However, over the last 6 months, it has gained 2.13%, while the 3-month and 1-month performance show increases of 19.72% and 16.34%, respectively.

Ircon shares closed flat with a positive bias at Rs 189.75 on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the shares of ABFRl closed 2.7% lower at Rs 269.15 on the BSE.

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