Bharti Airtel Q2 FY27 Results: Revenue Rises 16.7% To ₹60,878 Crore And Net Income Grows 32.7% To ₹9,015 Crore

Bharti Airtel Limited reported a 16.7% year-on-year (YoY) increase in consolidated revenue to ₹60,878 crore in Q2 FY27.

Net income before exceptional items increased 32.7% to ₹9,015 crore. The company reported higher earnings across its operations, alongside an improvement in profitability and continued investment in network and digital infrastructure.

The Bharti Airtel share price closed at ₹2,056.90 on 5 November, down 0.52% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Bharti Airtel Q2 Results: Financial Highlights

Consolidated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased 17.8% to ₹35,240 crore in Q2 FY27, as compared to ₹29,919 crore in the year-ago quarter. The EBITDA margin improved to 57.9% from 57.4%.

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) rose 23.3% to ₹20,556 crore, while profit before tax increased 26.7% to ₹15,608 crore. The company reported an EBITDA after lease costs (EBITDAaL) of ₹31,488 crore, with a margin of 51.7%.

The sequential performance was also positive. Consolidated revenue increased 4% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), while EBITDA grew 4.9%. Net income before exceptional items rose 11.9% compared with Q1 FY27.

How Did Airtel's India Business Perform?

The India business recorded revenue of ₹42,308 crore. This was a growth of 9.4% YoY and 2.7% QoQ. Growth was supported by mobile services, homes and enterprise operations.

India mobile revenue increased 10.1% year-on-year. This was driven by higher average revenue per user (ARPU) and additions to the smartphone data customer base. ARPU rose to ₹271 from ₹256 in Q2 FY26.

The postpaid segment recorded net additions of 1.2 million during the quarter. It was the strongest addition in a single quarter and took its total customer base to 31.2 million. Smartphone data customers increased by 18.8 million over the past year and accounted for 81% of the total mobile customer base.

Airtel's Homes business maintained its growth momentum, with revenue increasing 25.3% year-on-year. The company added 676,000 net customers during the quarter, taking its total Homes customer base to 15.4 million. It reported 3.4 million net customer additions over the past year.

What Did Management Say?

Gopal Vittal, Executive Vice Chairman of Bharti Airtel, said the company delivered consistent performance, supported by its diversified portfolio.

He also said the company's investments in new growth areas, including data centres and financial services, were beginning to gain momentum. He added that Airtel would continue to focus on maintaining a resilient balance sheet through cash generation and disciplined capital allocation.

Consolidated capital expenditure (capex) stood at ₹12,467 crore during the quarter, including ₹9,908 crore invested in India. Separately, the company invested ₹2,826 crore in a strategic land parcel in India for data centre expansion.

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