Rail Vikas Nigam Share Price: Why Did Railway PSU RVNL Stock Crash By 4% After Q4? Dividend Announced

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) is a railway PSU giant on BSE and NSE. On May 26th, RVNL shares crashed by more than 4.2% to hit an intraday low of Rs 261.10 apiece on BSE. This comes after the company reported Q4 results for FY26.

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd Share Price:

At the time of writing, RVNL shares traded at Rs 261.80 apiece, down by 3.94% on BSE, with market cap of Rs 54,585.83 crore. In the early trade, the PSU major fell by 4.2% to hit an intraday low of Rs 261.10 apiece.

That being said, the stock is near its day's low. Also, it is moving closer to its 52-week low of Rs 248.25 apiece.

The investors' sentiment turned bearish after RVNL posted double-digit decline in Q4 net profit. The Indian Railway-backed giant also recorded steep decline in EBITDA. But nonetheless, the company has recommended a final dividend of Rs 0.71 per share to its shareholders.

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd Q4 Results:

In Q4FY26, the company posted a net profit of Rs 187.07 crore, registering a steep decline of 58.92% from net profit of Rs 455.42 crore recorded in the same quarter last year. Also, its EBITDA plunged by 38.42% to Rs 269 crore in Q4FY26, versus Rs 436 crore in Q4FY25.

The positive factor was its revenue from operations, which came in at Rs 6,695.91 crore, rising by 4.18% from Rs 6,427.11 crore revenue in Q4 of FY25.

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd Dividend:

The Navratna PSU declared a final dividend of Rs 0.71 per share for FY26. This is subject to approval of the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Final Dividend will be paid within 30 days from the date of its declaration at the AGM.

Should You BUY/SELL/Hold RVNL Shares?

The consensus recommendation from 3 analysts for Rail Vikas Nigam is SELL, as per Trendlyne data. The average target price is of Rs 240.33 apiece, which signals at over 8% potential drop ahead.

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd:

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)was incorporated as a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) to bridge the infrastructure gap in Indian Railway by fast track execution of Railway projects. RVNL is fast setting its footprints in all possible infrastructure projects, both within the country and overseas.

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