The corporate’s income from operation stood at Rs 49,463 crore which was up 28% versus Rs 38,506 crore posted within the corresponding quarter of the final monetary yr. The topline was greater than the estimates of Rs 48,880 crore.
The second largest home telecom operator when it comes to subscriber base, reported a mean income per person (cellular ARPU) of Rs 250 in Q1FY26 versus Rs 211 within the yr in the past interval.
Bharti Airtel’s quarterly revenues have been up 3.3% QoQ versus Rs 47,876 crore in Q4FY25. The corporate attributed the YOY and sequential uptick to robust efficiency in India and rebound in Africa on reported forex.
The second largest home telecom operator when it comes to subscriber base, reported a mean income per person (cellular ARPU) of Rs 250 in Q1FY26 versus Rs 211 within the yr in the past interval.
Airtel India enterprise
India enterprise posted quarterly revenues of Rs 37,585 crore which was up 29% YoY and a pair of.3% QoQ, backed by improved realisations in cellular section and powerful momentum in properties enterprise.The India cellular providers reported a 21.6% YoY income development pushed by ARPU enchancment and continued robust additions of smartphone prospects.Houses enterprise development trajectory additional improved with a 25.7% YoY improve in revenues.
Airtel Enterprise noticed revenues decline by 7.7% YoY as a consequence of portfolio transformation, aligning with firm’s strategic goal to discontinue low-margin enterprise, the corporate submitting stated, including that the underlying income efficiency stays regular.
Digital TV revenues decreased by 1.8% YoY whereas Passive Infrastructure Companies recorded a income improve of 4.3% QoQ, pushed by 2,500 websites additions in Q1FY26.
Airtel Buyer additions
Web buyer additions have been at an all-time excessive of 9,39,000 in Q1FY26, led by continued momentum in each FTTH and FWA segments.
Consolidated Earnings Earlier than Curiosity, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) at Rs 28,167 crore whereas the EBITDA margin stood at 56.9%. India enterprise posted EBITDA of Rs 22,352 crore whereas the EBITDA margin was reported at 59.5%, up by 598 bps YoY.
Africa operations
— Income (in fixed forex) was up 24.9% YoY
— EBITDA margin (in fixed forex) stood at 48.1%, up 292 bps YoY. EBIT margin at 31.4%, up 244 bps YoY.
— Buyer base stands at 169 million
— Capex for the quarter at Rs 1,034 crore
Administration commentary
Commenting on Airtel’s Q1 efficiency, Vice- Chairman and MD Gopal Vittal stated that the corporate delivered one other quarter of constant development. “Our India income, together with Passive Infrastructure Companies, elevated by 2.3% sequentially. Africa reported stable efficiency with 6.7% development in fixed forex. India Cell enterprise recorded a sequential development of two.9%, pushed by continued concentrate on portfolio premiumization and a further day within the quarter. We added 4 million smartphone information prospects and maintained an industry-leading Common Income Per Consumer (ARPU) of Rs. 250 for Q1FY26,” he stated.
“Our stability sheet continues to exhibit power, supported by stable money move technology and disciplined capital allocation,” he added.
