Bharti Airtel Q1 profit rises 37% to ₹8,167 crore as India business strengthens
Bharti Airtel reported Q1 profit after tax of ₹8,167 crore, up 37.3% year-on-year. India revenue rose 9.7% to ₹41,214 crore, with ARPU reaching ₹264 as postpaid and smartphone users increased. The company spent ₹9,698 crore on India capex during the quarter.
Bharti Airtel’s Q1 profit rose 37.3% to ₹8,167 crore as India revenue grew 9.7%, supported by mobile premiumisation, postpaid and smartphone additions. India ARPU reached ₹264, while the company invested ₹9,698 crore in domestic network expansion.
Why this matters
The result follows signals flagging Airtel's Q1 FY27 report, with ARPU and 5G monetisation in focus, and an earlier Q1 update reporting the same ₹8,167 crore net profit and 18.3% revenue growth.
Retail-company signals are accelerating, up 203357% QoQ.