{"id":179904,"date":"2026-02-06T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/?p=179904"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:39:34","slug":"bharti-airtel-delivers-robust-q3-fy26-results-with-19-6-revenue-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/bharti-airtel-delivers-robust-q3-fy26-results-with-19-6-revenue-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Bharti Airtel Delivers Robust Q3 FY26 Results with 19.6% Revenue Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bharti Airtel Limited (NSE: BHARTIARTL) announced its audited consolidated results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, showcasing strong performance across India and Africa. Consolidated revenues reached Rs 53,982 crore, up 19.6% year-over-year (YoY) and 3.5% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strong Revenue and EBITDA Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>India revenues stood at Rs 39,226 crore, reflecting 13.2% YoY and 1.4% QoQ growth. Mobile revenues in India grew 9.1% YoY, driven by improved realizations and an expanding customer base. Consolidated EBITDA rose 25.2% YoY to Rs 31,144 crore, achieving a margin of 57.7%, while India&#8217;s EBITDA margin hit 60.4%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) in India climbed to Rs 259 from Rs 245 in Q3 FY25, underscoring premiumization efforts. Consolidated EBIT increased 34.5% YoY to Rs 17,654 crore, with net income (before exceptional items) at Rs 6,920 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customer Growth and Infrastructure Push<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Airtel bolstered its postpaid leadership, adding 0.62 million net customers to reach 28.1 million. Smartphone data customers grew by 20.8 million over the past year, a 7.7% YoY rise. The company deployed 1,147 towers and 16,338 mobile broadband base stations in the quarter, adding 5,457 towers and ~30,000 kilometers of fiber over nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Homes segment delivered 32.6% YoY revenue growth, adding 1.2 million customers to hit 13.1 million. Airtel Business revenues rose 1.5% QoQ, supported by digital services momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic Partnerships and Digital TV Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Key deals included a partnership with Google for India&#8217;s first AI hub in Visakhapatnam, enhancing AI adoption and digital infrastructure. Airtel Business secured a multi-year contract with Indian Railway Security Operations Centre (IRSOC) for 24&#215;7 cybersecurity, benefiting over 1 billion users. A tie-up with IBM aims to scale Airtel Cloud for AI workloads in regulated sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital TV revenues reached Rs 755 crore, with a 15.4 million customer base. IPTV adoption accelerated via convergence, highlighted by the exclusive launch of Airtel Cartoon Network Classics with Warner Bros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Balance Sheet Strength and Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Net debt to EBITDA (annualized) improved to 1.47x from 1.98x as of December 31, 2024; excluding leases, it stood at 1.02x. Gopal Vittal, Executive Vice Chairman, noted sequential revenue growth of 3.5%, with Africa up 5.8% in constant currency due to a homegrown digital stack. India mobile grew 1.9% QoQ, adding 4.4 million customers, while Homes hit a Rs 2,000 crore quarterly run-rate. Vittal emphasized a resilient portfolio, quality customer focus, and deleveraging for future investments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bharti Airtel Limited (NSE: BHARTIARTL) announced its audited consolidated results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, showcasing strong performance across India and Africa. Consolidated revenues reached Rs 53,982 crore, up 19.6% year-over-year (YoY) and 3.5% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ). Strong Revenue and EBITDA Expansion India revenues stood at Rs 39,226 crore, reflecting 13.2% YoY and 1.4% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2388,"featured_media":125416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1941,392,5],"tags":[316],"class_list":["post-179904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stock-analysis","category-earnings","category-latest","tag-telecom"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Earnings-Coverage.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179759,"url":"https:\/\/alphastreet.com\/india\/bharti-airtel-q3-fy26-earnings-results\/","url_meta":{"origin":179904,"position":0},"title":"Bharti Airtel Q3 FY26 Earnings Results","author":"Divyansh_Kasana","date":"February 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Bharti Airtel Ltd reported consolidated financial results for Q3 FY26 ended 31 December 2025. 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