Overview

• Bharti Airtel’s net profit surged 57.3% year-on-year to Rs 7,421.8 crore in Q1 FY26 on revenue from operations of Rs 49,462.6 crore, up 28.5%
• Consolidated EBITDA reached Rs 28,167 crore with a 56.9% margin, reflecting stronger profitability across its India and Africa businesses
• Average revenue per user climbed to Rs 250 from Rs 211, supported by a 436 million-strong Indian subscriber base and a 21.6% rise in monthly data usage to 26.9 GB per user
• The company invested Rs 8,307 crore in capital expenditure to enhance network capacity, driving higher free cash flow and reducing net debt ratios
• Reliance Jio outpaced Airtel in subscriber additions and data volumes, prompting management to propose reviewing data tariffs to further lift ARPU