Airtel’s quarterly net profit stood at Rs Rs 6,791.6 crore, compared to Rs 5,947.9 crore, beating analyst estimates..
The Sunil Mittal-led telco beat estimates as an ET poll of seven brokerages were expecting a net profit of around Rs 6,752 crore.
The telco’s consolidated revenue rose 25.7% on-year to Rs 52,145 crore, from a year earlier, driven by strong performance in both India and Africa regions.
“We delivered another quarter of solid performance, achieving a consolidated revenue of ₹52,145 crore growing 5.4% sequentially, and underscoring the strength of our portfolio. Our India revenue, including Passive Infrastructure Services, increased by 2.9%. Africa delivered another quarter of standout performance with constant currency revenue growth of 7.1%,” said Gopal Vittal, vice-chairman and MD, Bharti Airtel in a statement.
India mobile revenues, which contribute around 73% to the total, grew 13% on-year to Rs 28,116.7 crore, driven by ARPU improvement and continued strong additions of smartphone customers., the company said.Airtel’s average revenue per user (ARPU) — a key performance metric — grew 2.2% sequentially to Rs 256 in the fiscal second quarter. It’s the highest in the sector with market leader Reliance Jio’s ARPU at Rs 211.40.Airtel added 5.1 million 4G/5G data customers in the quarter ended September 2025, comprising 78% of its overall mobile base. Postpaid net additions were at 0.95 million during the period, bringing the total postpaid base (including IoT and M2M Connections) to 83.85 million, making up 17.7% of Airtel’s total mobile customer base.
“Our Homes business sustained strong momentum with 951K net customer additions and sequential revenue growth of 8.5%. IPTV services continue to gain strong traction, driving our connected homes priority. Airtel Business reported strong results with 4.3% sequential revenue growth. We saw multiple deal wins across Connectivity, IOT and security business. Our solid balance sheet is a reflection of disciplined capital allocation, continued deleveraging and sustained operational excellence,” Vittal added.