Mumbai: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported a 33.5 per cent year-on-year decline in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of FY26 at Rs 7,325 crore, compared to Rs 11,021.8 crore in the same quarter last year.
Despite the annual decline, the telecom giant posted a sequential rise of 10.48 per cent in profit from Rs 6,630 crore recorded in the previous quarter, according to its stock exchange filing.
The company’s revenue from operations rose 15.6 per cent year-on-year to Rs 55,383.2 crore during the January-March quarter, up from Rs 47,876.2 crore in the corresponding period of FY25. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, revenue increased by 2.5 per cent.
Airtel’s India business continued to drive growth, with revenue climbing 7.7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 39,566 crore. The India mobile segment registered an 8.3 per cent rise in revenue, supported by higher customer spending and continued subscriber additions.
The company’s Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), a key telecom industry metric, improved to Rs 257 during the quarter from Rs 245 a year earlier.
For the full financial year FY26, Airtel reported a 20.4 per cent fall in net profit at Rs 26,695 crore compared to Rs 33,556 crore in FY25. However, annual revenue increased 21.9 per cent to Rs 2,10,972.8 crore.
Commenting on the performance, Gopal Vittal said the company ended FY26 on a strong note and highlighted the strength of its diversified business portfolio.
He said FY26 was a landmark year for Airtel as the company crossed the 650 million customer mark globally, launched a telco-grade sovereign cloud platform, received RBI approval through its subsidiary to begin lending operations, and accelerated the expansion of its data centre business.
Ahead of the earnings announcement, Airtel shares closed at Rs 1,781.20 on the National Stock Exchange of India, gaining Rs 24.40 or 1.39 per cent during the trading session.
With inputs from IANS