New Delhi, May 13, 2026: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported a 33.5% year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit for Q4 FY26 at ₹7,325 crore, compared to ₹11,021.8 crore in the same quarter last year.
However, the telecom major posted a 10.48% sequential rise in profit from ₹6,630 crore in the previous quarter, signalling improving quarterly performance.
📊 Revenue Growth Remains Strong
- Q4 FY26 Revenue: ₹55,383.2 crore (↑15.6% YoY)
- QoQ Growth: 2.5%
The company’s revenue growth was driven by strong performance across its core telecom operations.
🇮🇳 India Business Drives Growth
Airtel’s India operations remained the key growth engine:
- India revenue: ₹39,566 crore (↑7.7% YoY)
- Mobile segment revenue: ↑8.3% YoY
Growth was supported by:
- Higher subscriber additions
- Improved realisations
📶 ARPU Improves to ₹257
The company’s Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) rose to:
- ₹257 in Q4 FY26
- Compared to ₹245 last year
This reflects better monetisation and premiumisation of services.
📅 Full-Year FY26 Performance
- Net Profit: ₹26,695 crore (↓20.4% YoY)
- Revenue: ₹2,10,972.8 crore (↑21.9% YoY)
Despite lower profits, Airtel delivered strong annual revenue growth.
🌍 Key Highlights & Strategic Growth
Managing Director & CEO Gopal Vittal said FY26 was a milestone year for the company:
- Crossed 650 million global customers
- Launched telco-grade sovereign cloud services
- Secured RBI approval for lending business via subsidiary
- Expanded data centre infrastructure
