Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom provider, announced its financial performance for the June quarter on August 04, post-market hours.
The company reported a consolidated net profit of ₹8,167 crore for Q1FY27, marking a 37.3% YoY increase. On a sequential basis, profit also increased from ₹7,325 crore reported in the March quarter, supported by strong customer additions and users upgrading to costlier plans.
Revenue from operations rose 18.4% YoY to ₹58,539 crore from ₹49,463 crore in the year-ago quarter.
Sequentially, revenue increased 5.7% from ₹55,383 crore in the March quarter, reflecting sustained subscriber additions, higher data consumption and continued improvement in average revenue per user (ARPU).
The India mobile business remained Airtel’s largest revenue contributor, with segment revenue rising 9.2% YoY to ₹29,929 crore. The Africa business continued to deliver strong growth, with revenue surging 45.4% YoY to ₹17,566 crore.
Average revenue per user (ARPU), a key metric for telecom companies, stood at ₹264 during the quarter, compared to ₹250 reported in the corresponding period last year. The smartphone data customer base grew by 21.1 million over the past year, marking a 7.5% YoY increase.
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