Airtel Q1 profit rises 37% as premium mobile and home broadband growth lift revenue

Bharti Airtel posted Q1FY27 net profit of ₹8,167 crore, up 37% year on year, on consolidated revenue growth of 18%. India ARPU reached ₹264, while home broadband added 473,000 customers and revenue rose 33.2%.

— Filed Tue, 4 Aug, 2026, 20:53 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Bharti Airtel reported strong Q1FY27 India growth, driven by premium mobile plans, subscriber additions and higher ARPU. It launched Postpaid Fast Lane, expanded home broadband customers, and increased India capex to ₹9,698 crore.

Why this matters

The result extends Airtel's recent pattern of stronger earnings: prior signals reported Q1 profit up 11% quarter on quarter, India mobile ARPU reaching ₹264, and strengthening India business.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up +204071% QoQ.