Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Telecom F&OKey Fundamentals
LargecapTelecom Service ProviderTelecomInsights
BetaAI-extracted from concalls & annual reports · figures as reported, with sources
Log in to view Bharti Airtel Ltd insights
35 extracted metrics + investor summaries across FY12–FY26.
Tapetide Score
Data-driven rating, 0–100. How it works →
Technical Indicators
Key Insights
Strengths
3- Company has delivered good profit growth of 22.1% CAGR over last 5 years
- Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 48.0%
- Promoter holding has increased by 1.20% over last quarter.
Weaknesses
2- Stock is trading at 8.01 times its book value
- Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -4.90%
Growth Rate
AI Analysis — Bull vs Bear
Bharti Airtel is a Rs 11.97 lakh crore telecom giant trading at a PE of 36.4x and 8.06x book value. The company has delivered 22% compounded profit CAGR over 5 years with TTM sales growth of 22%, while maintaining a dividend payout of 48% and yielding 1.22%.
- Strong profit growth of 22.1% CAGR over the last 5 years indicates sustained earnings expansion
- TTM revenue growth of 22% shows continued top-line momentum and successful tariff hike pass-through
- 3-year compounded profit growth of 45% reflects a sharp recovery and operating leverage in the business
- ROE of 20% in the last year demonstrates efficient capital utilization for a capital-intensive telecom business
- Healthy dividend payout of 48% with a yield of 1.22% provides income visibility to shareholders
- 10-year stock CAGR of 20% shows long-term wealth creation track record
- 5-year ROE average of 17% indicates consistent improvement in return profile from 10-year average of 12%
- 5-year compounded sales CAGR of 16% demonstrates market share gains in a consolidating industry
- Stock trades at 8.06x book value which is expensive for a capital-intensive telecom operator
- PE ratio of 36.4x is elevated and prices in significant future growth already
- Promoter holding has decreased by 6.10% over the last 3 years signaling potential dilution or reduced promoter confidence
- TTM profit growth of 17% is decelerating compared to the 3-year CAGR of 45%, suggesting earnings growth may be normalizing
- 10-year sales CAGR of only 8% shows that the recent high growth is a relatively recent phenomenon and may not sustain
- 1-year stock CAGR of just 5% indicates the market may already be pricing in near-term positives
- Market cap of Rs 11.97 lakh crore leaves limited room for multiple expansion at current valuations
- 10-year ROE average of 12% suggests historically inconsistent returns on equity before the recent improvement
This is AI-generated analysis, not financial advice. Do your own due diligence.
AI News Digest
- TRAI QoS penalty ₹5.5 lakh Aug 4
TRAI penalized Bharti Airtel ₹5.5 lakh for non-compliance with Quality of Service standards. The company is reviewing the order.
- TRAI MNP penalty ₹6.3 lakh Jul 31
Bharti Airtel paid ₹6.3 lakh to TRAI for non-compliance with Mobile Number Portability regulations. The company chose not to contest the order received on July 30, 2026.
- Multiple DoT verification penalties Aug 7
Bharti Airtel received multiple DoT penalties totalling ~₹4.34 lakh (₹1 lakh on Aug 7, ₹1.14 lakh on Aug 1, ₹2.2 lakh on Jul 30) for subscriber verification lapses identified in CAF audits.
- Q1 profit surges 35% YoY Aug 4
Bharti Airtel reported consolidated net income up 35% YoY to ₹8,167 crore on revenues of ₹58,539 crore (up 18.4% YoY) in Q1FY27, driven by strong India and Africa operations.
- ARPU growth catalysts identified Aug 5
Airtel executive highlighted strong ARPU growth possibilities driven by device upgrades, rising data usage, and accelerating 5G adoption among subscribers.
- Data centre scale-up to 1 GW Aug 5
Bharti Airtel plans to expand data centre capacity from 121.3 MW to 1 GW. Subsidiary Nxtra Data is also acquiring up to 85% stakes in two land developers to support construction.
- High Court rejects spectrum demand Aug 7
A High Court rejected the government's spectrum demand against Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, a favourable legal outcome removing a potential liability overhang.
- Large institutional block trades Aug 5
Multiple block trades totalling over ₹550 crore were executed between Jul 28 and Aug 5 at prices ranging from ₹1,902.70 to ₹2,020.00 per share, indicating significant institutional activity.
- 927K stock options granted Aug 4
HR & Nomination Committee approved grant of 927,107 stock options to 138 employees across five incentive plans on August 4, 2026.
- AGM approves key resolutions Aug 3
31st AGM held on August 3, 2026. Shareholders approved re-appointment of Sunil Bharti Mittal as Chairman for five years and ratified key related-party transactions.
- New Chief Internal Auditor appointed Aug 4
Vivek Mehta appointed as Chief Internal Auditor effective August 5, 2026, succeeding Ramjee Verma under SEBI Listing Regulations.
- Q1FY27 earnings call hosted Aug 5
Bharti Airtel hosted its Q1FY27 earnings webinar on August 5, 2026, with audio/video recordings uploaded per SEBI compliance.
TL;DR: Bharti Airtel delivered a strong Q1FY27 with 35% profit growth and 18.4% revenue growth, underscoring solid execution in both India and Africa. The company is making aggressive bets on data centres (121 MW to 1 GW target) and sees structural ARPU tailwinds from 5G adoption. Headwinds are limited to minor regulatory penalties totalling under ₹13 lakh, which are immaterial to financials. The overall trend is positive with strong earnings momentum and clear growth levers ahead.
Quarterly Results
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 37,440 | 37,044 | 37,900 | 37,599 | 38,506 | 41,473 | 45,129 | 47,876 | 49,463 | 52,145 | 53,982 | 55,383 | 58,539 |
| Expenses | 17,842 | 17,530 | 18,085 | 18,234 | 18,799 | 19,627 | 20,533 | 20,867 | 21,624 | 22,584 | 23,199 | 23,892 | 25,236 |
| Operating Profit | 19,598 | 19,514 | 19,815 | 19,365 | 19,708 | 21,846 | 24,597 | 27,009 | 27,839 | 29,561 | 30,783 | 31,492 | 33,303 |
| OPM % | 52% | 53% | 52% | 52% | 51% | 53% | 54% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 57% |
| Other Income | -2,478 | -654 | 1,013 | -1,308 | 2,010 | 475 | 9,675 | 403 | 592 | 809 | 562 | -2,198 | 661 |
| Interest | 5,614 | 5,186 | 6,645 | 5,203 | 5,152 | 5,424 | 5,676 | 5,502 | 5,461 | 4,866 | 5,623 | 5,606 | 5,956 |
| Depreciation | 9,654 | 9,734 | 10,074 | 10,075 | 10,540 | 11,000 | 11,704 | 12,326 | 12,465 | 13,182 | 13,420 | 13,644 | 14,235 |
| PBT | 1,853 | 3,940 | 4,108 | 2,778 | 6,025 | 5,897 | 16,892 | 9,584 | 10,504 | 12,322 | 12,301 | 10,045 | 13,773 |
| Tax % | 18% | 47% | 30% | 26% | 22% | 30% | 4% | -30% | 29% | 30% | 31% | 8% | 27% |
| Net Profit | 1,520 | 2,093 | 2,876 | 2,068 | 4,718 | 4,153 | 16,135 | 12,476 | 7,422 | 8,651 | 8,503 | 9,247 | 10,012 |
| EPS in Rs | 2.89 | 2.39 | 4.34 | 3.66 | 7.31 | 6.31 | 25.95 | 19.33 | 10.43 | 11.91 | 11.63 | 12.02 | 13.09 |
Profit & Loss
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 96,101 | 96,532 | 95,468 | 82,639 | 80,780 | 87,539 | 1,00,616 | 1,16,547 | 1,39,145 | 1,49,982 | 1,72,985 | 2,10,973 | 2,20,049 |
| Expenses | 62,499 | 62,548 | 60,138 | 52,560 | 55,016 | 50,930 | 55,337 | 59,013 | 67,871 | 72,090 | 87,925 | 94,459 | 94,911 |
| Operating Profit | 33,602 | 33,984 | 35,330 | 30,079 | 25,764 | 36,610 | 45,279 | 57,534 | 71,274 | 77,893 | 85,060 | 1,16,514 | 1,25,139 |
| OPM % | 35% | 35% | 37% | 36% | 32% | 42% | 45% | 49% | 51% | 52% | 49% | 55% | 57% |
| Other Income | 1,243 | 4,858 | 1,713 | 1,756 | 4,474 | -37,775 | -4,215 | 4,656 | 1,019 | -3,028 | 20,662 | 2,925 | -166 |
| Interest | 4,446 | 8,546 | 9,547 | 9,326 | 10,622 | 13,992 | 15,091 | 16,616 | 19,300 | 22,648 | 21,754 | 21,555 | 22,051 |
| Depreciation | 19,858 | 17,450 | 19,773 | 19,243 | 21,348 | 27,690 | 29,404 | 33,091 | 36,432 | 39,538 | 45,570 | 52,711 | 54,481 |
| PBT | 10,540 | 12,846 | 7,723 | 3,267 | -1,732 | -42,846 | -3,432 | 12,483 | 16,561 | 12,679 | 38,398 | 45,173 | 48,441 |
| Tax % | 52% | 46% | 45% | 33% | -197% | -28% | 260% | 33% | 26% | 32% | 2% | 25% | — |
| Net Profit | 5,048 | 6,893 | 4,241 | 2,184 | 1,688 | -30,664 | -12,364 | 8,305 | 12,287 | 8,558 | 37,481 | 33,823 | 36,413 |
| EPS in Rs | 8.41 | 11.05 | 6.91 | 2 | 0.74 | -55.06 | -25.63 | 7.23 | 14.97 | 13.2 | 58.85 | 43.81 | 48.65 |
| Div. Payout % | 33% | 9% | 11% | 194% | 244% | -3% | 0% | 39% | 27% | 62% | 28% | 55% | — |
Balance Sheet
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 1,999 | 1,999 | 1,999 | 1,999 | 1,999 | 2,728 | 2,746 | 2,795 | 2,837 | 2,877 | 2,900 | 3,047 |
| Reserves | 37,778 | 64,771 | 65,458 | 67,536 | 69,424 | 74,417 | 56,207 | 63,759 | 74,726 | 79,142 | 1,10,772 | 1,46,010 |
| Borrowings | 83,415 | 1,00,646 | 1,07,288 | 1,11,334 | 1,25,428 | 1,48,228 | 1,62,785 | 1,69,678 | 2,26,020 | 2,15,592 | 2,13,642 | 1,95,412 |
| Other Liabilities | 58,747 | 57,056 | 57,578 | 68,653 | 77,176 | 1,33,718 | 1,22,679 | 1,24,975 | 1,40,974 | 1,44,408 | 1,77,692 | 2,00,904 |
| Total Liabilities | 1,81,939 | 2,24,472 | 2,32,322 | 2,49,521 | 2,74,026 | 3,59,091 | 3,44,417 | 3,61,207 | 4,44,557 | 4,42,019 | 5,05,006 | 5,45,373 |
| Fixed Assets | 1,24,279 | 1,72,293 | 1,78,235 | 1,87,200 | 2,00,832 | 2,29,256 | 2,23,480 | 2,44,083 | 2,77,394 | 3,03,303 | 3,88,468 | 4,06,337 |
| CWIP | 17,415 | 5,702 | 10,838 | 9,751 | 9,634 | 4,282 | 5,726 | 5,955 | 49,425 | 16,904 | 10,999 | 12,938 |
| Investments | 10,752 | 11,977 | 14,339 | 16,159 | 15,711 | 25,476 | 27,550 | 29,349 | 32,954 | 31,602 | 5,838 | 18,901 |
| Other Assets | 29,494 | 34,500 | 28,910 | 36,411 | 47,850 | 1,00,077 | 87,661 | 81,820 | 84,784 | 90,210 | 99,700 | 1,07,197 |
| Total Assets | 1,81,939 | 2,24,472 | 2,32,322 | 2,49,521 | 2,74,026 | 3,59,091 | 3,44,417 | 3,61,207 | 4,44,557 | 4,42,019 | 5,05,006 | 5,45,373 |
Cash Flow
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | 28,059 | 27,942 | 28,280 | 29,854 | 20,070 | 18,129 | 48,205 | 55,017 | 65,325 | 78,898 | 98,332 | 1,22,230 |
| Investing | -22,301 | -14,091 | -30,680 | -27,940 | -28,286 | -29,598 | -27,286 | -41,478 | -39,232 | -51,089 | -60,198 | -56,205 |
| Financing | -9,672 | -11,946 | -351 | 1,920 | 9,464 | 19,144 | -24,910 | -15,203 | -24,470 | -27,778 | -36,533 | -52,293 |
| Net Cash Flow | -3,914 | 1,905 | -2,752 | 3,835 | 1,248 | 7,675 | -3,991 | -1,664 | 1,623 | 31 | 1,601 | 13,732 |
| Free Cash Flow | 12,866 | 8,991 | -8,432 | 4,605 | -8,980 | -2,456 | 21,091 | 28,996 | 38,875 | 38,970 | 58,990 | 76,683 |
| CFO/OP | 98 | 96 | 89 | 104 | 82 | 56 | 111 | 99 | 97 | 105 | 121 | 110 |
Ratios
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 20 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 20 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Working Capital Days | -205 | -161 | -199 | -258 | -329 | -352 | -270 | -239 | -217 | -236 | -277 | -222 |
| ROCE % | 11% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 18% |
Documents
Frequently Asked Questions about Bharti Airtel Ltd
What does Bharti Airtel Ltd do?
Where is Bharti Airtel Ltd (BHARTIARTL) listed?
Which sector does Bharti Airtel Ltd belong to?
What is the market capitalisation of Bharti Airtel Ltd?
What is the PE ratio of Bharti Airtel Ltd?
What is the 52-week high and low of Bharti Airtel Ltd?
Does Bharti Airtel Ltd pay dividends?
What is the Return on Equity (ROE) of Bharti Airtel Ltd?
How can I research Bharti Airtel Ltd on Tapetide?
Company Information
Bharti Airtel Ltd is one of the world’s leading providers of telecommunication services with presence in 18 countries representing India, Sri Lanka, 14 countries in Africa. [1]