Athira Sethu
Kochi, 6 November 2026
India’s second-largest telecommunications company Bharti Airtel witnessed an increase in its net profit for the second quarter of the financial year 2026-27 by 9%. Its net profit stood at ₹8,887.5 crore during the July to September period, compared to ₹8,167 crore in the prior quarter.
In addition to this, the revenue recorded growth due to the strong performance of its mobile business, home broadband segment and operations in Africa.
The total revenue recorded growth of 4% and reached ₹60,878 crore, up from ₹58,539 crore in the April to June period.
Mobile Business Performance
The mobile business of Bharti Airtel continued to remain robust during the quarter under review.
The revenue generated from its India mobile services grew by 10.1% year-on-year. It was due to the number of new customers added and expenditure made by existing customers.
Its average revenue per user (ARPU), which is used as a metric to gauge revenue per customer per month, improved to ₹271 from ₹256 recorded a year earlier.
Overall, the revenue of its India business increased by 9.4% to ₹42,308 crore year-over-year.
Operating Profit Rises as Well
The operating profit of Bharti Airtel, known as EBITDA, grew by 5% to ₹34,946 crore from ₹33,303 crore in the prior quarter.
The operating profit margin of the company also saw a slight rise to 57.4%, compared to 57% in the prior quarter.
The above figures demonstrate that the company generated higher revenue without compromising its operational performance.
Airtel Expands Network Infrastructure and Data Centres
Bharti Airtel kept on investing in its telecommunication network infrastructure and digitization initiatives.
In this regard, the company incurred capital expenditure of ₹12,467 crore, which included ₹9,908 crore in India.
Moreover, the company invested ₹2,826 crore in acquiring land to expand its data centres.
During the quarter, Airtel deployed 497 new telecommunication towers and 11,684 mobile broadband base stations in order to improve network coverage.
Over the last one year, the company has added 5,649 telecommunication towers and 44,718 kilometres of fibre network.
Company Emphasizes Future Growth
Executive Vice Chairman of Bharti Airtel Gopal Vittal stated that the younger business lines of the company continue to grow.
Vittal pointed to the plan of developing 1 GW worth of data center capacities in India by Airtel.
Also, the company concentrates on improving the network, delivering digital solutions and sustaining the stable financial situation.
With increased profit, increased revenue of customers and investments in infrastructure, the company seeks to establish itself in the Indian telecom and digital services sector.
