Airtel’s quarterly net profit stood at Rs 5,947.9, compared to Rs 4,255.4 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, and Rs 11,021.8 crore in the March quarter, missing analyst estimates.
The Sunil Mittal-led telco missed estimates as an ET poll of five brokerages were expecting a net profit of around Rs 7.943 crore.
The telco’s consolidated revenue rose 18% year-on-year to Rs 49,462.60 crore, from a year earlier, driven by strong performance in India and a rebound in Africa on reported currency.
“We delivered another quarter of consistent growth, with consolidated revenues at 49,463 crores growing 3.3% on a sequential basis. Our India revenue, including Passive Infrastructure Services, increased by 2.3% sequentially. Africa reported solid performance with 6.7% growth in constant currency,” Gopal Vittal, vice-chairman and MD, Bharti Airtel said in a statement.
India mobile revenues, which contribute around 73% to the total, grew 22% on-year to Rs 27,396.60 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 2.1% sequentially to Rs 250 in the fiscal first quarter. It’s the highest in the sector with market leader Reliance Jio’s ARPU at Rs 208.8.Airtel added 3.9 million 4G/5G data customers in the quarter ended June 2025, comprising 77% of its overall mobile base. Postpaid net additions were at 0.7 million during the period, bringing the total postpaid base (including IoT and M2M Connections) to 71.23 million, making up 17.4% of Airtel’s total mobile customer base.
“Our digital network across India and Africa now serves over 600 million customers. This is a testament to our passion for connecting customers through sustained investments and superior customer experience. Our balance sheet continues to demonstrate strength, supported by solid cash flow generation and disciplined capital allocation,” Vittal added.