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Housing & Urban Development Corp.HUDCO.NSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

India · INR·Financials›Finance/Rental/Leasing

State-owned lender financing housing and urban infrastructure projects for Indian governments and agencies.

≈ India's Fannie Mae for municipal/urban infrastructure lendingMomentum laggard 12
Mkt cap
$3.39B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
25%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$4.30M
20-day average traded
P/B
1.39×
price to book
ROE
21.7%
delivered
Implied ROE
31.5%
what the price asks
Next earnings
91 days
5 Feb 2027
Close · INR₹159.96
1D+1.2%
1W+11.8%
1M-1.1%
3M-20.9%
6M-29.9%
YTD-29.9%
1Y-33.3%
ATR %3.6%
Beta1.25
52w lowhigh35.2% off high

What Housing & Urban Development does

State-owned lender financing housing and urban infrastructure projects for Indian governments and agencies.

Earns the spread between interest on loans to state housing and infrastructure agencies and the cost of the bonds and borrowings that fund them. Many loans are backed by state-government guarantees, which keeps credit losses low; the Indian government owns the majority.

In one line: India's Fannie Mae for municipal/urban infrastructure lending.

Products and services

  • Housing project loans
  • Urban infrastructure loans (water, roads, transit)
  • Social infrastructure loans (schools, hospitals)
  • Consultancy services

Customers

  • State governments & housing boards
  • Urban local bodies
  • Municipal corporations
  • Metro rail & airport authorities

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Government development finance…
  • Wholesale lending to state/urban bodies
  • Housing, water, transport…

What could go right

  • India's urban infrastructure investment push
  • Navratna status lowering cost of funds

What could go wrong

  • Concentration risk in state-government borrowers
  • Interest-rate/margin sensitivity as a wholesale lender

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, scale, brand). Government-owned Navratna status gives cheap funding access and a mandate few private lenders match.

Headquarters: New Delhi, India · Founded: 1970 · Employees: 814

Named competitors

Housing & Urban Development at a glance

Size Housing & Urban Development (HUDCO.NS) is an India Financials company (Finance/Rental/Leasing) with a market value of $3.39B, the 265th largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹159.96 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 29.9%, against -9.1% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 21.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.4%); the operating margin is 25.0% (peer median 29.5%).

Valuation It trades at 1.39× book value against a peer median of 1.55× (8th cheapest of 20).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 31.5%; Housing & Urban Development delivers 21.7%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Next results Next results expected around 5 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 92HUDCO.NS 69
Six months, rebased to 100: Housing & Urban Development against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Housing & Urban Development financials

Reported figures in INR; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₹142B₹122B₹103B₹78.7B₹70.8B
Revenue growth—+18%+31%+11%—
Gross profit₹39.2B₹122B₹103B₹78.6B₹70.6B
EBITDA₹35.6B₹120B₹100B₹76.4B₹67.8B
Net income₹44.6B₹40.3B₹27.1B₹21.2B₹17.0B
Free cash flown/a₹23.0B₹10.8B₹16.9B₹13.8B
Capital expendituren/a₹266M₹319M₹41.8M₹22.7M
Total debt₹1.65T₹1.42T₹1.07T₹740B₹629B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Housing & Urban Development competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%-10%0%+10%PFSIWSC3360IREDA029780MANAPPURAM8253SIX2LICHSGFINSLM8252HTGCMGRCPNBHOUSINGBFH3769CHOLAHLDNGIIFLM&MFINCARHUDCO.NS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Housing & Urban Development is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

0%10%20%20×40×PFSIWSC3360IREDA029780MANAPPURAM8253SIX2LICHSGFINSLMHTGCMGRCPNBHOUSINGBFH3769HUDCO.NSReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Housing & Urban Development is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%20%40%0%20%40%PFSIWSC3360IREDA8253SIX2LICHSGFINSLM8252MGRCPNBHOUSING3769IIFLHUDCO.NSROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Housing & Urban Development is the large dot.

Housing & Urban Development competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (HUDCO.NS vs PFC.NS vs RECLTD.NS vs IREDA.NS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Housing & Urban Development HUDCO.NS$3.39B-30%+22%22%1.39×31.5%
Power Finance PFC.NS$11.5B-28%+4%21%0.76×14.4%
REC RECLTD.NS$8.27B-18%-3%17%0.83×15.1%
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency IREDA.NS$3.31B-18%+17%14%2.18×42.4%
LIC Housing Finance LICHSGFIN.NS$3.12B-9%-1%14%0.67×11.6%

How Housing & Urban Development compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Housing & Urban Development against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureHUDCO.NSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-1.1%+2.7%8th lowest of 21
6-month return-29.9%-9.1%2nd lowest of 21
Return on equity21.7%13.8%2nd highest of 20
Price / book1.39×1.55×8th cheapest of 20
Trailing P/E7.2×10.8×4th cheapest of 18
ROE the price implies31.5%13.8%5th most demanding of 20
ROE delivered21.7%14.1%2nd highest of 17

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Housing & Urban Development HUDCO.NSIndia$3.39B-30%+22%22%1.39×31.5%21.7%
PennyMac Financial Services PFSIUnited States$3.41B-28%+4%6%0.78×10.2%5.6%
WillScot WSCUnited States$3.42B-33%-3%-7%3.75×35.8%-7.1%
Far East Horizon 3360.HKHong Kong$3.44B-25%+1%8%0.45×4.5%7.6%
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency IREDA.NSIndia$3.31B-18%+17%14%2.18×42.4%14.4%
Samsung Card 029780.KSSouth Korea$3.30B-21%+11%7%0.51×4.2%n/a
Manappuram Finance MANAPPURAM.NSIndia$3.23B+3%+5%7%1.90×33.0%n/a
Credit Saison 8253.TJapan$3.62B-10%+10%9%0.73×6.3%9.2%
Sixt SIX2.DEGermany$3.67B+4%+7%15%1.67×15.8%15.0%
LIC Housing Finance LICHSGFIN.NSIndia$3.12B-9%-1%14%0.67×11.6%14.3%
SLM SLMUnited States$3.10B-25%-6%25%1.55×13.8%24.7%
Marui 8252.TJapan$3.09B-7%+8%12%2.12×7.1%12.4%
Hercules Capital HTGCUnited States$3.06B0%+40%16%1.32×10.4%15.7%
McGrath RentCorp MGRCUnited States$3.05B+9%+2%13%2.38×13.2%12.9%
PNB Housing Finance PNBHOUSING.NSIndia$3.03B+5%+11%12%1.42×19.4%12.3%
Bread Financial BFHUnited States$3.87B+17%+2%16%1.13×12.2%15.9%
GMO Payment Gateway 3769.TJapan$3.98B+6%+13%22%5.02×32.4%21.5%
Cholamandalam Financial CHOLAHLDNG.NSIndia$2.89B-17%+18%17%1.77×26.2%n/a
IIFL Finance IIFL.NSIndia$2.83B+35%+36%18%1.73×23.7%17.6%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services M&MFIN.NSIndia$4.12B-15%+15%14%1.41×23.7%13.8%
Avis Budget CARUnited States$4.20B-18%-1%n/an/an/an/a

Questions

Who are Housing & Urban Development's main competitors?
Named competitors: Power Finance Corporation (PFC.NS), REC Limited (RECLTD.NS), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA.NS), LIC Housing Finance (LICHSGFIN.NS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), WillScot (WSC), Far East Horizon (3360.HK), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA.NS), Samsung Card (029780.KS), Manappuram Finance (MANAPPURAM.NS).
Is Housing & Urban Development expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 1.39× against a peer median of 1.55×, 8th cheapest of 20 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 31.5%; Housing & Urban Development delivers 21.7%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has Housing & Urban Development stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -29.9% against -9.1% for the median peer; over one year -33.3%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.