Bharti Airtel has announced its Q1 FY27 financial results, reporting a consolidated revenue of ₹58,539 crore (up 18.4% YoY) and net profit of ₹8,057 crore (up 35% YoY), driven by strong growth in India and Africa operations. The company also achieved industry-leading ARPU of ₹264 and robust customer additions across mobile and home services.
Bharti Airtel Q1 FY27 Financial Results
Key Highlights
Consolidated Revenue: ₹58,539 crore, up 18.4% YoY and 5.7% QoQ.
Net Profit: ₹8,057 crore, compared to ₹5,948 crore in Q1 FY26.
India Business Revenue: ₹41,214 crore, up 9.7% YoY.
Africa Operations: Continued strong momentum, supported by disciplined execution and strategic clarity.
EBITDA: ₹33,599 crore, margin at 57.4%.
EBITDAaL: ₹29,840 crore, margin at 51.0%.
EBIT: ₹19,282 crore, margin at 32.9%.
Capex: ₹13,386 crore, with India capex at ₹9,698 crore.
Net Debt to EBITDA (annualized): Improved to 1.17 from 1.70 in Q1 FY26.
Operational Performance
Mobile ARPU: ₹264 vs ₹250 in Q1 FY26.
Smartphone Data Customers: Increased by 21.1 million YoY, now representing 80% of total mobile customers.
Mobile Data Consumption: Rose 36% YoY, reaching 34.4 GB per customer per month.
Postpaid Additions: 1 million net adds, highest ever in a single quarter.
Homes Business: Revenue grew 33.2% YoY, with 3.7 million net customer additions.
Digital TV: Revenue up 1.4% YoY, supported by IPTV acceleration.
Passive Infrastructure Services: Revenue up 4.6% YoY, driven by new site rollouts.
Strategic Moves
Airtel increased its stake in Airtel Africa PLC to over 79%, reinforcing long-term growth conviction in the African market.
Focus on portfolio premiumisation in mobile and strong momentum in homes and enterprise segments.
Continued emphasis on digital services portfolio and convergence agenda.
