BHARTIARTL
Bharti Airtel Limited
Mobile, broadband and enterprise telecom in India, plus a pan-African franchise
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What you need to know
Airtel (Bharti Airtel) sells mobile, home broadband, digital TV and business connectivity services to consumers and enterprises in India, and mobile services across Africa through its majority-owned Airtel Africa business.
Company snapshot
1stBy market cap
Ranked among 7 companies in Telecom - Cellular & Fixed line services.
Segment mix
Reportable segments as of 2024-09-30 (Consolidated). Revenue share = segment revenue ÷ total revenue.
Largest segment: 59.9% of revenue
| Segment | Revenue share | Revenue | PBT | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airtel Business | 13.6% | 5,656 Cr | 1,439 Cr | 28,102 Cr |
| Digital TV Services | 1.8% | 759 Cr | 1 Cr | 5,444 Cr |
| Homes Services | 3.5% | 1,432 Cr | 338 Cr | 8,882 Cr |
| Inter-segment eliminations | — | 0 Cr | -17 Cr | -6,167 Cr |
| Mobile Services Africa | 24.5% | 10,163 Cr | 3,111 Cr | 83,650 Cr |
| Mobile Services India | 59.9% | 24,837 Cr | 6,189 Cr | 2,85,769 Cr |
| Mobile Services South Asia | — | 0 Cr | 0 Cr | 0 Cr |
| Others | 0.2% | 90 Cr | 52 Cr | 4,549 Cr |
| Tower Infrastructure Services | — | 0 Cr | 1,030 Cr | 30,330 Cr |
| Unallocated | — | 0 Cr | -49 Cr | 0 Cr |
Shares add up to 104% because segment revenues are before inter-segment eliminations.
What we see
- ✓Net margin of 16.0% — the business keeps a healthy share of every rupee it earns.
Statement tables · Consolidated
Switches quarterly, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow. Key metrics and ratios stay on consolidated when available.
Amounts in ₹ Cr · tap + to expand rows
Quarterly results
Quarterly · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand
| Metric | Sept 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sept 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sept 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 37,044 Cr | 37,900 Cr | 37,599 Cr | 38,506 Cr | 41,473 Cr | 45,129 Cr | 47,876 Cr | 49,463 Cr | 52,145 Cr | 53,982 Cr | 55,383 Cr | 58,539 Cr |
| Operating expenses (approx.) | 17,530 Cr | 18,085 Cr | 18,234 Cr | 18,799 Cr | 19,627 Cr | 20,533 Cr | 20,867 Cr | 21,624 Cr | 22,584 Cr | 23,199 Cr | 23,892 Cr | 25,236 Cr |
| EBITDA | 19,514 Cr | 19,815 Cr | 19,365 Cr | 19,708 Cr | 21,846 Cr | 24,597 Cr | 27,009 Cr | 27,839 Cr | 29,561 Cr | 30,783 Cr | 31,492 Cr | 33,303 Cr |
| OPM % | 52.7% | 52.3% | 51.5% | 51.2% | 52.7% | 54.5% | 56.4% | 56.3% | 56.7% | 57.0% | 56.9% | 56.9% |
| Other income | 330 Cr | 440 Cr | 317 Cr | 364 Cr | 255 Cr | 470 Cr | 486 Cr | 509 Cr | 728 Cr | 702 Cr | 879 Cr | 907 Cr |
| Interest | 5,186 Cr | 6,645 Cr | 5,203 Cr | 5,152 Cr | 5,424 Cr | 5,676 Cr | 5,502 Cr | 5,461 Cr | 4,866 Cr | 5,623 Cr | 5,606 Cr | 5,956 Cr |
| Depreciation | 9,734 Cr | 10,074 Cr | 10,075 Cr | 10,540 Cr | 11,000 Cr | 11,704 Cr | 12,326 Cr | 12,465 Cr | 13,182 Cr | 13,420 Cr | 13,644 Cr | 14,235 Cr |
| Profit before tax | 3,940 Cr | 4,108 Cr | 2,778 Cr | 6,025 Cr | 5,897 Cr | 16,892 Cr | 9,584 Cr | 10,504 Cr | 12,322 Cr | 12,301 Cr | 10,045 Cr | 13,773 Cr |
| Tax % | 46.9% | 30.0% | 25.6% | 21.7% | 29.6% | 4.5% | -30.2% | 29.3% | 29.8% | 30.9% | 7.9% | 27.3% |
| Net profit | 2,093 Cr | 2,876 Cr | 2,068 Cr | 4,718 Cr | 4,153 Cr | 16,135 Cr | 12,476 Cr | 7,422 Cr | 8,651 Cr | 8,503 Cr | 9,247 Cr | 10,012 Cr |
| EPS (₹) | ₹2.36 | ₹4.27 | ₹3.61 | ₹7.21 | ₹6.21 | ₹25.54 | ₹19.02 | ₹10.26 | ₹11.66 | ₹11.44 | ₹12.53 | ₹13.38 |
Profit & loss (annual)
Annual · last column is TTM · ₹ Cr · tap + to expand
| Metric | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 95,468 Cr | 83,688 Cr | 80,780 Cr | 87,539 Cr | 1,00,616 Cr | 1,16,547 Cr | 1,39,145 Cr | 1,49,982 Cr | 1,72,985 Cr | 2,10,973 Cr | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| Operating expenses (approx.) | 58,546 Cr | 52,101 Cr | 54,961 Cr | 51,057 Cr | 55,244 Cr | 59,013 Cr | 67,871 Cr | 71,691 Cr | 79,826 Cr | 91,298 Cr | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| EBITDA | 36,922 Cr | 31,587 Cr | 25,819 Cr | 36,482 Cr | 45,372 Cr | 57,534 Cr | 71,274 Cr | 78,292 Cr | 93,159 Cr | 1,19,675 Cr | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| OPM % | 38.7% | 37.7% | 32.0% | 41.7% | 45.1% | 49.4% | 51.2% | 52.2% | 53.9% | 56.7% | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| Other income | 121 Cr | 249 Cr | 291 Cr | 325 Cr | 643 Cr | 534 Cr | 937 Cr | 1,435 Cr | 1,574 Cr | 2,817 Cr | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| Interest | 9,547 Cr | 9,326 Cr | 9,779 Cr | 12,382 Cr | 15,091 Cr | 16,616 Cr | 19,300 Cr | 22,648 Cr | 21,754 Cr | 21,555 Cr | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| Depreciation | 19,773 Cr | 19,243 Cr | 21,348 Cr | 27,690 Cr | 29,404 Cr | 33,091 Cr | 36,432 Cr | 39,538 Cr | 45,570 Cr | 52,711 Cr | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| Profit before tax | 7,723 Cr | 3,267 Cr | -1,732 Cr | -42,846 Cr | -3,118 Cr | 12,483 Cr | 16,561 Cr | 12,679 Cr | 38,399 Cr | 45,173 Cr | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| Tax % | 45.1% | 33.2% | 197.4% | 28.4% | -296.5% | 33.5% | 25.8% | 32.5% | 2.4% | 25.1% | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| Net profit | 4,241 Cr | 2,184 Cr | 1,688 Cr | -30,664 Cr | -12,364 Cr | 8,305 Cr | 12,287 Cr | 8,558 Cr | 37,481 Cr | 33,823 Cr | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| EPS (₹) | ₹9.51 | ₹2.75 | ₹1.02 | ₹-63.41 | ₹-27.65 | ₹7.67 | ₹14.80 | ₹13.09 | ₹58.00 | ₹45.96 | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
| Dividend payout % | — | — | — | — | — | 17.4% | 29.2% | 48.9% | 18.5% | 33.5% | Sign in free for the trailing twelve months |
The latest four quarters added up, next to each full year
Balance sheet
Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand
| Metric | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 1,999 Cr | 1,999 Cr | 1,999 Cr | 2,728 Cr | 2,746 Cr | 2,795 Cr | 2,837 Cr | 2,877 Cr | 2,900 Cr | 3,047 Cr |
| Reserves | 65,458 Cr | 67,536 Cr | 69,424 Cr | 74,417 Cr | 56,207 Cr | 63,759 Cr | 74,726 Cr | 79,142 Cr | 1,10,772 Cr | 1,46,010 Cr |
| Borrowings | 1,02,582 Cr | 97,899 Cr | 1,25,428 Cr | 1,48,756 Cr | 1,67,138 Cr | 1,71,000 Cr | 2,26,458 Cr | 2,14,636 Cr | 2,07,847 Cr | 1,88,803 Cr |
| Other liabilities | 56,352 Cr | 74,334 Cr | 64,821 Cr | 1,09,894 Cr | 97,663 Cr | 1,00,721 Cr | 1,13,731 Cr | 1,24,331 Cr | 1,53,046 Cr | 1,67,385 Cr |
| Total liabilities | 2,33,265 Cr | 2,50,582 Cr | 2,75,198 Cr | 3,60,779 Cr | 3,46,028 Cr | 3,63,656 Cr | 4,46,633 Cr | 4,44,531 Cr | 5,14,360 Cr | 5,52,152 Cr |
| Fixed assets (net) | 62,009 Cr | 70,608 Cr | 81,523 Cr | 1,13,662 Cr | 1,14,616 Cr | 1,22,801 Cr | 1,49,871 Cr | 1,62,549 Cr | 2,03,514 Cr | 2,24,390 Cr |
| CWIP | 2,394 Cr | 5,209 Cr | 8,843 Cr | 3,997 Cr | 4,367 Cr | 4,239 Cr | 11,029 Cr | 8,908 Cr | 10,596 Cr | 12,613 Cr |
| Investments | 14,339 Cr | 16,159 Cr | 15,711 Cr | 25,477 Cr | 27,550 Cr | 29,349 Cr | 32,954 Cr | 31,602 Cr | 5,838 Cr | 18,901 Cr |
| Inventories | 49 Cr | 69 Cr | 88 Cr | 157 Cr | 266 Cr | 375 Cr | 258 Cr | 364 Cr | 452 Cr | 601 Cr |
| Trade receivables | 4,740 Cr | 5,883 Cr | 4,301 Cr | 4,606 Cr | 3,638 Cr | 4,056 Cr | 3,982 Cr | 4,728 Cr | 7,456 Cr | 7,978 Cr |
| Cash & bank | 1,282 Cr | 4,789 Cr | 6,212 Cr | 13,551 Cr | 8,086 Cr | 6,096 Cr | 7,179 Cr | 6,916 Cr | 6,106 Cr | 13,722 Cr |
| Other assets | 1,48,453 Cr | 1,47,865 Cr | 1,58,519 Cr | 1,99,330 Cr | 1,87,505 Cr | 1,96,740 Cr | 2,41,361 Cr | 2,29,465 Cr | 2,80,399 Cr | 2,73,946 Cr |
| Total assets | 2,33,265 Cr | 2,50,582 Cr | 2,75,198 Cr | 3,60,779 Cr | 3,46,028 Cr | 3,63,656 Cr | 4,46,633 Cr | 4,44,531 Cr | 5,14,360 Cr | 5,52,152 Cr |
Cash flows
Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand · last column includes FCF
| Metric | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 28,280 Cr | 29,854 Cr | 20,070 Cr | 18,129 Cr | 48,205 Cr | 55,017 Cr | 65,325 Cr | 78,898 Cr | 98,332 Cr | 1,22,230 Cr |
| Cash from investing | -30,604 Cr | -27,968 Cr | -28,501 Cr | -30,492 Cr | -26,888 Cr | -41,870 Cr | -39,080 Cr | -50,204 Cr | -60,270 Cr | -58,534 Cr |
| Cash from financing | -351 Cr | 1,921 Cr | 9,464 Cr | 19,144 Cr | -24,910 Cr | -15,203 Cr | -24,469 Cr | -27,778 Cr | -36,533 Cr | -52,293 Cr |
| Net cash flow | -2,676 Cr | 3,807 Cr | 1,033 Cr | 6,781 Cr | -3,991 Cr | -1,664 Cr | 1,623 Cr | 31 Cr | 1,601 Cr | 11,393 Cr |
| Free cash flow (OCF − Capex) | -10,571 Cr | 2,562 Cr | -9,407 Cr | -2,588 Cr | 14,623 Cr | 10,169 Cr | 26,418 Cr | 26,692 Cr | 37,304 Cr | 74,661 Cr |
Ratios
| Metric | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCE % | 9.8% | 7.1% | 3.8% | -12.1% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 16.6% | 17.3% |
| ROE % | 5.1% | 1.4% | 0.5% | -31.5% | -18.6% | 4.6% | 7.8% | 7.1% | 21.9% | 13.6% |
| Debtor days | 18 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Inventory days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Days payable | 102 | 121 | 126 | 104 | 101 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 78 |
| Cash conversion cycle | -84 | -95 | -106 | -84 | -87 | -78 | -75 | -73 | -64 | -63 |
| OCF / EBITDA % | 76.6% | 94.5% | 77.7% | 49.7% | 106.2% | 95.6% | 91.7% | 100.8% | 105.6% | 102.1% |
| OCF / EBITDA % (3 years) | — | — | 82.9% | 72.5% | 80.2% | 87.1% | 96.8% | 96.2% | 99.9% | 102.9% |
| Debt / equity | 1.52 | 1.41 | 1.76 | 1.93 | 2.84 | 2.57 | 2.92 | 2.62 | 1.83 | 1.27 |
| Current ratio | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.52 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.74 | 2.95 | 4.62 | 3.71 | 3.51 | 2.87 | 3.08 | 2.65 | 2.17 | 1.46 |