I’ll pull PFC’s latest official results, dividend, and market data as of 3 September 2026 so the article stays accurate.

I have Q1 FY27 headlines; next I’ll fill the five-quarter table, asset-quality metrics, and valuation versus REC.

Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Stock Analysis 2026: Latest Results, Dividend, 5-Quarter Performance, Growth & Future Outlook

Power Finance Corporation Limited is one of India’s most important power-sector financiers. For retail investors and beginners, it is useful as a window into how India funds electricity generation, transmission, distribution and renewables — not as a shortcut to a buy or sell call.

This article uses information available as of 3 September 2026. Figures are labelled by quarter and as standalone or consolidated. Where a number could not be verified from a reliable disclosure in this research, that is stated plainly.

1. Introduction: What is Power Finance Corporation?

Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) is a government-owned non-banking financial company (NBFC) that lends mainly to the power and related infrastructure sector.

PFC was established in 1986 under the Ministry of Power. It later became a listed company and was granted Maharatna status as a Central Public Sector Enterprise. The Government of India remains the majority shareholder. PFC also holds a controlling stake in REC Limited, another large power-sector financier.

PFC finances:

Thermal, hydro and other power generation
Transmission lines and grid projects
Distribution (DISCOMs / state utilities)
Renewable energy (solar, wind and related)
Broader infrastructure lending permitted under its mandate

Unlike a high-street bank, PFC does not run a large retail deposit franchise. It borrows from markets and institutions, then lends to power and infrastructure borrowers. The profit engine is the spread between lending yields and borrowing costs, plus fee income, minus credit costs.

Investors track PFC because it is a large, liquid PSU financial stock, a regular dividend payer, and a proxy for India’s power-capex cycle. After Q1 FY27 results, the stock also showed how markets can punish muted profit growth even when asset quality looks better. Equitymaster

2. Latest PFC Update — 2026 (Q1 FY27, quarter ended 30 June 2026)

PFC published unaudited standalone and consolidated results for Q1 FY27 (quarter ended 30 June 2026). earningspulse.ai

Consolidated snapshot (Q1 FY27)

Metric	Figure	Period / note
Total income / revenue	₹28,563 crore (approx.)	Q1 FY27; Flagium reports ₹28,563.2 cr vs ₹28,628.9 cr in Q1 FY26 (−0.2% YoY) and vs ₹28,856.6 cr in Q4 FY26 (−1.0% QoQ) Flagium AI
Consolidated PAT	₹8,998 crore (₹8,997.9 cr)	Q1 FY27; +0.2% YoY, +4.7% QoQ Flagium AI Equitymaster
Prior-year consolidated PAT	~₹8,981 crore	Q1 FY26 Equitymaster
Loan assets (consolidated)	₹11.6 lakh crore	As of 30 June 2026 CNBC-TV18
Renewable-energy loan book	₹1.63 lakh crore	End-June 2026; company described as India’s largest RE financier CNBC-TV18
Gross Stage III (asset quality)	0.66% vs 1.47% a year earlier	Improved YoY Equitymaster
Net Stage III	0.13%	As reported with Q1 FY27 commentary Equitymaster
Consolidated net worth (incl. NCI)	₹1,87,106 crore (₹1,871.06 bn)	30 June 2026 Equitymaster

Equitymaster also printed the loan book as “Rs 1,160.13 bn,” which does not match the ₹11.6 lakh crore figure used by CNBC-TV18. Treat ₹11.6 lakh crore as the figure reported in mainstream earnings coverage; confirm the exact rupee crore amount from PFC’s NSE/BSE PDF before you trade on it.

Standalone snapshot (do not mix with consolidated)

CNBC-TV18 reported standalone net profit of ₹7,012 crore in Q1 FY27, up 2.1% YoY from ₹6,866 crore, while net interest income fell 3.3% YoY to ₹10,696 crore from ₹11,061 crore. CNBC-TV18

What could not be confirmed here

I cannot confirm this figure from a reliable source in this research:

Consolidated NIM (exact %)
Consolidated CAR / CRAR
Exact sanctions and disbursements for Q1 FY27
Split of T&D vs generation financing for the quarter
Full management commentary transcript (Flagium noted no earnings-call transcript for this period)

Market reaction and 2026 announcements

Board declared an interim dividend of ₹3.90 per share (see Section 3). NDTV Profit
After results, coverage noted a sharp share-price drop (about 6% on the day discussed by Equitymaster), linked to muted earnings growth despite better Stage III ratios. Equitymaster

Interpretation: Profit held up in rupee terms, but growth stalled and NII (standalone) slipped. Asset quality improved on the Stage III metrics reported. That is a mixed, not a blowout, quarter.

3. PFC Dividend 2026

Face value: ₹10 per equity share.

Latest dividend announced in 2026 (Q1 FY27)

Item	Detail
Amount	₹3.90 per share
Type	Interim dividend for FY27
Announcement	7 August 2026
Ex-date / record date	27 August 2026
Payment	On or before 6 September 2026 (as reported)
Tax	Subject to TDS / shareholder tax as applicable

Sources: NDTV Profit CNBC-TV18 INDmoney

No further FY27 dividend beyond this ₹3.90 interim is treated as confirmed here.

Recent payout history (from INDmoney dividend table, last updated 28 August 2026)

Announcement	Ex / record	Type	₹ / share
07 Aug 2026	27 Aug 2026	Interim (FY27)	3.90
13 May 2026	31 Jul 2026	Final	3.95
17 Mar 2026	23 Mar 2026	Interim 4	3.25
05 Feb 2026	20 Feb 2026	Interim 3	4.00
07 Nov 2025	26 Nov 2025	Interim 2	3.65
06 Aug 2025	18 Aug 2025	Interim	3.70
21 May 2025	13 Jun 2025	Final	2.05

Adding the five FY26-labelled payments in that table (₹3.70 + ₹3.65 + ₹4.00 + ₹3.25 + ₹3.95) gives ₹18.55 per share for FY26 if those five are all attributed to FY26 — confirm against PFC’s annual report before using that total in a model. FY25 cash dividends in the same table sum to ₹15.80 (₹3.25 + ₹3.50 + ₹3.50 + ₹3.50 + ₹2.05). INDmoney

Yield

INDmoney showed stock price ₹352.00 and dividend yield 5.33% as of 28 August 2026. That yield uses trailing dividends versus that price; it is not a forecast of FY27 total dividend. INDmoney

PFC has a multi-interim + final habit, which income-oriented investors often like. Attractiveness still depends on payout sustainability, tax, and price paid. A ~5% trailing yield at ₹352 is meaningful versus many large-cap financials, but it is not automatically a “high-dividend” label without comparing payout ratio and earnings quality.

4. Last 5 Quarterly Results

Rule followed: consolidated numbers only in this table. Only Q1 FY27 is filled from the sources above. Earlier quarters were not verified from PFC’s official PDFs in this research, so they are not invented.

Quarter	Total Income	Consolidated PAT	EPS	Loan Assets / Loan Book	YoY PAT Growth
Q1 FY27 – Jun 2026	₹28,563 cr (cons.)	₹8,998 cr	I cannot confirm this figure from a reliable source	~₹11.6 lakh cr (as of 30 Jun 2026)	+0.2%
Q4 FY26 – Mar 2026	₹28,857 cr (Flagium QoQ base)	I cannot confirm PAT from a reliable source	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm
Q3 FY26 – Dec 2025	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm
Q2 FY26 – Sep 2025	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm
Q1 FY26 – Jun 2025	₹28,629 cr (Flagium YoY base)	~₹8,981 cr	I cannot confirm	I cannot confirm	—

Flagium’s Q4 FY26 total income of ₹28,856.6 cr is used only as the QoQ comparison they published for Q1 FY27, not as a fully audited annual-report line. Flagium AI

Before publication on a live blog, replace blanks from PFC’s exchange filings (same consolidated statement each quarter).

5. Five-Quarter Performance Analysis

With only Q1 FY27 fully documented here, the honest trend statement is narrow:

Profit: Consolidated PAT is almost flat YoY (+0.2%) and up QoQ (+4.7%). That is not a strong growth print.
Income: Total income is slightly down YoY and QoQ on Flagium’s figures.
Loan book: Still very large (~₹11.6 lakh crore), so the franchise is not shrinking in headline size.
Asset quality: Gross Stage III improved sharply YoY (1.47% → 0.66%); net Stage III 0.13%.
Margins: Standalone NII fell 3.3% YoY. Flagium flags NIM compression for three consecutive quarters. Exact consolidated NIM: I cannot confirm.
EPS: I cannot confirm.

Stance based only on verified data: cautious-to-neutral. Balance-sheet quality looks better; earnings momentum does not. Markets treated the quarter as a disappointment.

6. PFC Business Model (simple)

PFC is a wholesale power-and-infra lender.

It raises money via bonds, term loans, commercial paper and other borrowings (often at relatively fine PSU spreads).
It lends to generation companies, transmission SPVs, DISCOMs / state utilities, renewable projects and some other infra borrowers.
Interest income minus interest expense is the core spread. Fees add a smaller layer.
Credit costs (provisions) and operating costs come out of that spread.

Why it is not a normal commercial bank

Little or no retail CASA deposit base
Loan book concentrated in power and infrastructure, not home loans and working-capital SME books
Borrowers are often government, PSUs or regulated utilities
Funding is wholesale and market-linked, so interest-rate cycles hit NIM faster than at a deposit-rich bank

7. PFC and India’s Power Sector

Current facts (context, not a forecast)

India’s electricity system still needs more generation, a thicker transmission grid, healthier distribution, and a much larger renewable mix. PFC’s job is to be a large, patient financier of that stack. Its RE book of ₹1.63 lakh crore at end-June 2026 shows that green lending is already a material, not a side, business. CNBC-TV18

Future expectations (not facts)

Rising demand, solar and wind additions, storage, grid modernisation, and EV-related load are policy and planning themes. They can support PFC’s sanction pipeline if projects reach financial closure and borrowers stay solvent. They do not guarantee PFC’s NIM or PAT.

8. Growth Drivers

Potential drivers (opportunity, not a promise):

Structural rise in electricity demand
Renewable and storage capex
Transmission and distribution investment
Government infra spending and power-sector reform
Ongoing funding needs of state utilities
Green-energy and digitalisation of the grid
Ability to grow sanctions and disbursements without blowing up credit cost

Q1 FY27 showed the other side: loan book can stay large while NII and PAT growth stall.

9. Dividend Strength

PFC has paid several dividends a year for a long stretch (interims plus final). Trailing yield around 5.3% at ₹352 on 28 August 2026 is the verified market snapshot used here. INDmoney

What is not claimed: that PFC is automatically a “high dividend stock,” or that FY27 total dividend will match FY26. Payout can stay healthy only if profits and capital rules allow it. Flat PAT with compressed NII is a reason to watch payout ratio, not to extrapolate.

For income investors, the track record is consistent; sustainability is conditional on earnings and leverage.

10. Key Risks

Credit risk. Loans sit with power generators, transmitters and especially state DISCOMs. Delayed dues or weak state finances can raise NPAs.

Asset quality. Stage III improved in the latest reported snapshot, but one good quarter does not retire the risk. Watch GNPA/Stage III, NNPA and provision coverage every quarter.

Interest-rate risk. Wholesale funding means higher bond yields can squeeze NIM. Q1 FY27 already showed NII decline and commentary on NIM compression.

Government / policy risk. Tariff policy, subsidy timing, renewable offtake rules and PSU dividend instructions all sit outside management’s full control.

Concentration risk. This is not a diversified universal bank. Power and infra dominate.

State DISCOM risk. Distribution companies’ losses, AT&C leakage and subsidy delays are the classic stress point for power NBFCs.

Valuation risk. A cheap-looking PSU can still be expensive if earnings stop growing. Post-result price drops cut valuation; they do not remove the need to check P/E and P/B on the day you buy.

11. PFC vs REC

REC is PFC’s listed subsidiary and closest listed peer. Latest matched loan-book, PAT, GNPA, P/E and yield for REC as of 3 September 2026 could not be verified here, so the table stays qualitative plus PFC’s known figures.

Factor	PFC	REC
Business focus	Power + infra NBFC; parent	Power + infra NBFC; PFC subsidiary
Government ownership	GoI majority; Maharatna	Indirect via PFC / GoI ecosystem
Loan book	~₹11.6 lakh cr cons. (30 Jun 2026)	I cannot confirm a same-date figure
Profitability	Cons. PAT ~₹8,998 cr in Q1 FY27, ~flat YoY	I cannot confirm
Asset quality	Gross Stage III 0.66% (Q1 FY27 commentary)	I cannot confirm
Dividend	₹3.90 interim FY27; multi-payout habit; ~5.33% yield at ₹352 on 28 Aug 2026	Often similar PSU-NBFC payout style; confirm current yield separately
Valuation	Check live P/E, P/B on NSE	Check live P/E, P/B on NSE
Growth opportunity	Same power-capex pool	Same pool; sometimes different mix/speed
Key risks	DISCOM, rates, concentration	Largely the same family of risks

Who it may appeal to (not a winner)

Growth-oriented: whoever is actually growing sanctions, NII and PAT — Q1 FY27 was not a growth quarter for PFC.
Dividend investors: PFC’s frequency and trailing yield are the documented plus; still compare REC’s live yield.
Value investors: compare P/B and ROE on the same day, after adjusting for REC being inside PFC’s consolidated book (double-counting risk if you hold both without thinking).

12. PFC Valuation

Market snapshot used: INDmoney ₹352.00 as of 28 August 2026. INDmoney

As of 3 September 2026 this article does not have a verified live last-traded price, market cap, trailing P/E, P/B, ROE, ROA or book value per share from NSE/BSE. I cannot confirm those multiples from a reliable source in this research.

What is known:

Earnings growth in Q1 FY27 was negligible YoY on consolidated PAT.
Trailing dividend yield 5.33% at ₹352 on 28 Aug 2026.
No analyst target is included, because none was verified with broker name and date.

Do not treat any unsourced “target price” on social media as data.

13. PFC Future Outlook 2026–2028

Company guidance: I cannot confirm specific 2026–28 loan-book or PAT guidance from an official transcript in this research.

Analyst expectations: No named, dated broker estimates are included.

Author’s interpretation (not a forecast, not advice)

The sector opportunity (power, RE, T&D) remains large.
Near-term stock path will likely hinge on NIM recovery, sanction/disbursement growth, and DISCOM health, not on the Maharatna label.
Asset quality looks better on Stage III; profitability looks softer.
Dividends can continue if capital and profit allow; do not pencil in a higher FY27 total until the board announces it.

14. Is PFC a Good Stock for Long-Term Investors?

Bull case

Sovereign-majority, Maharatna franchise
Enormous power and RE financing runway
Still-large loan book and RE leadership (₹1.63 lakh cr)
Improved Stage III ratios in the latest snapshot
Regular, multi-instalment dividends

Bear case

Power-sector concentration and DISCOM credit risk
Interest-rate / NIM pressure already visible
Regulatory and policy risk
Flat Q1 FY27 profit after a period when investors had priced in growth
Valuation can stay de-rated if earnings stay muted

PFC may be interesting for investors seeking exposure to India's power-infrastructure financing theme, but investors should evaluate valuation, asset quality, dividend sustainability and their own risk tolerance before investing.

This is not a buy, hold or sell recommendation.

15. Latest 5-Quarter Results — Visual Section

Q1 FY26 → Q2 FY26 → Q3 FY26 → Q4 FY26 → Q1 FY27

Verified points only:

PAT (cons.): Q1 FY26 ~₹8,981 cr → (gap) → Q1 FY27 ₹8,998 cr
Total income (cons.): Q1 FY26 ₹28,629 cr → Q4 FY26 ₹28,857 cr → Q1 FY27 ₹28,563 cr
Loan book: end-Q1 FY27 ~₹11.6 lakh cr
EPS: not confirmed

That picture is flat income, flat profit, large book. It is not a five-bar growth chart, because the middle bars are not verified here.

16. Conclusion

PFC is India’s flagship power-sector NBFC: government-owned, Maharatna, lender to generation, wires, DISCOMs and renewables.

Q1 FY27 (ended 30 June 2026) delivered consolidated income of about ₹28,563 crore and consolidated PAT of about ₹8,998 crore — essentially unchanged YoY, with better Stage III and a weaker standalone NII. The board paid an interim dividend of ₹3.90 (record date 27 August 2026).

The five-quarter earnings story cannot be fully drawn until Q2–Q4 FY26 lines are copied from filings. The growth case is the power-capex cycle; the risk case is credit, rates, policy and valuation.

What to monitor in the next result: NII and NIM, sanctions/disbursements, Stage III, DISCOM overdue, and whether PAT growth returns.

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FAQs

1. What is Power Finance Corporation?
PFC is a government-owned Maharatna NBFC (set up in 1986) that finances India’s power generation, transmission, distribution and renewable projects.

2. Is PFC a government company?
Yes. It is a listed Central Public Sector Enterprise with the Government of India as majority shareholder.

3. What is the latest PFC quarterly result?
For Q1 FY27 (quarter ended 30 June 2026), consolidated total income was about ₹28,563 crore and consolidated net profit about ₹8,998 crore (+0.2% YoY). Flagium AI

4. What is PFC's latest dividend?
An interim dividend of ₹3.90 per share (face value ₹10) for FY27, announced 7 August 2026, record/ex-date 27 August 2026, payable on or before 6 September 2026. CNBC-TV18

5. How has PFC performed over the last five quarters?
Only Q1 FY27 is fully verified here: profit was almost flat versus Q1 FY26. Middle-quarter PAT and EPS should be taken from official filings; they are not guessed in this article.

6. What are the major risks of PFC stock?
Credit and DISCOM risk, NIM/interest-rate risk, sector concentration, policy risk, and paying too high a price if earnings stall.

7. Is PFC suitable for long-term investors?
It can fit investors who want power-infra financing exposure and can live with PSU-NBFC risks. Suitability depends on valuation, asset quality, dividend needs and personal risk tolerance — not on a slogan.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Stock prices and financial performance can change. Investors should conduct their own research or consult a qualified financial adviser before making investment decisions.

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