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Bharti Airtel announced that nearly 100% of its shareholders have approved the ongoing transaction to consolidate its stake in key strategic subsidiary Airtel Africa plc, underscoring the highest levels of corporate governance at India's leading communications provider while reinforcing strong investor confidence. The transaction involves Bharti Airtel issuing equity shares to Indian Continent Investment, a promoter group entity, on a preferential basis, in exchange for its 16.31% stake in Airtel Africa.
The proposal received resounding support from shareholders, including public and institutional investors, reflecting confidence in its strategic rationale and long-term value creation potential. The transaction, being a cashless share-swap, presents an opportunity to the Company to acquire a large block and increase its economic interest in a high-growth asset without any incremental leverage or cash outflow. It also simplifies the Group's shareholding structure, and enhances transparency, setting a benchmark in corporate governance and capital efficiency.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, said, “Airtel Africa is central to our growth strategy and is well positioned to deliver robust performance with an increasing contribution to our consolidated revenues. The company has always operated at the highest standards of corporate governance and financial discipline, and this overwhelming support reinforces the confidence that the investors have in the organization. Structured as a share swap, India's largest ever transaction preserves capital strength for Airtel's core operations and future growth ambitions. As we look ahead, we see significant potential in Africa for long-term shareholder value creation.”
The transaction, upon consummation and subject to receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals, will increase Bharti Airtel's effective stake in Airtel Africa to approximately 79%.
Bharti Airtel announced the deployment of more than 2900+ new 5G sites across the Upper North region over the past 12 months. This expansion delivers faster speeds, wider coverage, and a superior network experience for customers.
Spanning 77 districts, the rollout now provides reliable high-speed connectivity to over 28.6 million+ customers from bustling cities and fast-growing towns to remote rural villages. With more than eight new sites activated daily, users enjoy seamless streaming, rapid downloads, uninterrupted remote working and learning, and dependable digital payments, regardless of location.
Customers across all districts of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir will benefit directly from this enhanced footprint. The expanded network enables high speed 5G access for citizens, students, micro entrepreneurs, enterprises and government institutions in both urban and rural markets.
Revenue from operations increased 2.59% QoQ to Rs 55,383.2 crore in the March quarter from Rs 53,853.6 crore in the preceding quarter.
On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, consolidated net profit declined 33.53% to Rs 7,325.1 crore in Q4 FY26, even as revenue from operations rose 15.68% from Rs 47,874.6 crore reported in the corresponding quarter last year.
The company reported a 15.68% YoY revenue growth, supported by robust performance across India and Africa.
Profit before exceptional items and tax (PBT) climbed 35.80% YoY to Rs 13,205.4 crore in Q4 FY26. Exceptional items of Rs 3,160.7 crore.
Consolidated EBITDA stood at Rs 32,038 crore in Q4 March 2026, registering the growth of 16.9% YoY with EBITDA margin of 57.8%.
India revenue for Q4 FY26 stood at Rs 39,566 crore, up 7.7% year-on-year. India mobile revenue rose 8.3% YoY, driven by higher realizations and an expanding customer base. The company reported strong ARPU growth, with Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) at Rs 257 in Q4 FY26, compared with Rs 245 in Q4 FY25.
During Q4 FY26, 2,426 towers and 16,746 mobile broadband base stations were deployed. Over the past year, 7,883 towers were added, along with 43,290 km of fibre deployed to further strengthen digital infrastructure.
During the quarter, the company crossed a milestone of 650 million customers, consolidating its position as the second-largest telecom operator globally by customer base and becoming India’s first telco to achieve this landmark, driven by customer focus and a robust digital network.
The Homes segment saw robust revenue growth of 37.3% YoY, driven by strong base expansion. We added 1.1 million customers this quarter, reaching a total customer base of 14.2 million.
Airtel Business reported a 2.6% increase in revenue on a sequential basis, driven by sustained performance across the portfolio.
During the quarter, Bharti Airtel announced an investment of US$ 1 billion by Alpha Wave Global, Carlyle and Anchorage Capital, through their affiliates, in Nxtra Data Limited, its subsidiary engaged in the data centre business, to expand its network across India and accelerate growth. Airtel will also participate in the funding round.
In India, the customer base stood at Rs 482 million. India's revenue came in at Rs 39,566 crore, up 7.7% year-on-year. EBITDA stood at Rs 23,965 crore, up 8.8% YoY, with an EBITDA margin at 60.6%. EBITDAaL rose 9.2% YoY to Rs 22,162 crore, with margin at 56.0%. EBIT increased 10.4% YoY to Rs 12,762 crore, with an EBIT margin at 32.3%. Capex for the quarter stood at Rs 13,488 crore.
In Africa, the customer base stood at Rs 184 million. Revenue in constant currency grew 22.3% YoY. EBITDA margin in constant currency was 49.5%, up 223 basis points year-on-year, while EBIT margin improved 276 bps YoY to 32.5%. Capex for the quarter stood at Rs 2,577 crore.
Gopal Vittal, executive vice chairman, said, 'The company ended FY26 on a strong note, supported by its diversified portfolio. He said FY26 was a key year for the company, marked by crossing the 650 million customer milestone, launching a telco-grade sovereign cloud, receiving RBI approval through its subsidiary to commence lending operations, and accelerating expansion of its data center footprint. He added that the company will continue to step up investments in building world-class digital networks, embed AI at the core of its operations, and sharpen its portfolio for long-term growth. A major focus, he said, is to eliminate diesel usage from operations, with efforts underway alongside Indus Towers to scale up clean energy adoption. On performance, consolidated revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 55,383 crore, up 2.6% sequentially. India revenue, including passive infrastructure services, rose 0.9% QoQ, while Africa revenue grew 1.1% in constant currency terms.
India mobile business grew 0.6% sequentially despite fewer days in the quarter, aided by the addition of 5.8 million smartphone customers and 0.8 million postpaid customers. The company’s ARPU stood at Rs 257. The homes business recorded a 9.5% sequential revenue growth, supported by 1.1 million net customer additions, while the IPTV offering continued to gain traction. Airtel Business grew 2.6% sequentially, driven by strength across connectivity and digital services. He further said the balance sheet remains strong due to disciplined execution and capital allocation, while noting that further tariff repair is essential to support continued investments and long-term value creation.”
The Board has considered and recommended a final dividend of Rs 24 per fully paid-up equity share of face value Rs 5 each. The company has also recommended a dividend of Rs 6 per partly paid-up equity share of face value Rs 5 each (with paid-up value of Rs 1.25 per share), on which call money remains unpaid. The dividend is in proportion to the amount paid-up on each equity share of face value Rs 5 each.
Bharti Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 600 million customers in 15 countries across India and Africa.
The counter rose 1.78% to end at Rs 1,788.10 on the BSE.
For the full year,net profit declined 20.45% to Rs 26695.20 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 33556.10 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 21.96% to Rs 210972.80 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 172985.20 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 277 points or 1.18% to 23,689.60.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 4.18% to 18.61.
Kaynes Technology India, HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The May 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 26 May 2026.
During the quarter, the company crossed a milestone of 650 million customers, consolidating its position as the second-largest telecom operator globally by customer base, and becoming India’s first telco to achieve this landmark, driven by customer focus and a robust digital network.
In India, customer base stood at Rs 482 million. India revenue came in at Rs 39,566 crore, up 7.7% year-on-year. EBITDA stood at Rs 23,965 crore, up 8.8% YoY, with EBITDA margin at 60.6%. EBITDAaL rose 9.2% YoY to Rs 22,162 crore, with margin at 56.0%. EBIT increased 10.4% YoY to Rs 12,762 crore, with EBIT margin at 32.3%. Capex for the quarter stood at Rs 13,488 crore. <> In Africa, customer base stood at Rs 184 million. Revenue in constant currency grew 22.3% YoY. EBITDA margin in constant currency was 49.5%, up 223 basis points year-on-year, while EBIT margin improved 276 bps YoY to 32.5%. Capex for the quarter stood at Rs 2,577 crore.
Gopal Vittal, Executive Vice Chairman, said, “the company ended FY26 on a strong note, supported by its diversified portfolio. He said FY26 was a key year for the company, marked by crossing the 650 million customer milestone, launching a telco-grade sovereign cloud, receiving RBI approval through its subsidiary to commence lending operations, and accelerating expansion of its data centre footprint. He added that the company will continue to step up investments in building world-class digital networks, embed AI at the core of its operations, and sharpen its portfolio for long-term growth. A major focus, he said, is to eliminate diesel usage from operations, with efforts underway alongside Indus Towers to scale up clean energy adoption. On performance, consolidated revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 55,383 crore, up 2.6% sequentially. India revenue, including passive infrastructure services, rose 0.9% QoQ, while Africa revenue grew 1.1% in constant currency terms.
Bharti Airtel has deployed more than 3,400 new 5G sites across Maharashtra & Goa over the last 12 months, delivering faster speeds, wider coverage and a significantly improved network experience for customers.
The company's network expansion across 36 districts now brings dependable, high-speed coverage to 22 million+ customers in bustling cities, fast-growing towns and even remote rural villages. Thus, customers in emerging and underserved districts like Gadchiroli, Nandurbar, and Sindhudurg are seeing the benefits with the site additions effectively bridging connectivity gaps, fostering digital inclusion, and enabling reliable access.
With more than nine new sites going live every day, customers across districts of Maharashtra and Goa now can count on smoother streaming, faster downloads, uninterrupted online work and learning, and more reliable digital payments—no matter where they live or travel. This enhanced 5G footprint has enabled seamless access to high-speed services that power the everyday digital needs of citizens, students, micro-businesses, tourists, and government institutions, among others.