Bharti Airtel Q1 Results 2025: Bharti Airtel profit falls 46% to ₹5,948 crore, weaker than estimates

News Topical, Digital Desk : The country's leading telecom company Bharti Airtel has released the results of the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (Q1FY26), which were far behind the market expectations on the profit front. While there has been a slight increase in revenue, there has been a big decline in net profit. We are talking on a quarter-on-quarter basis. The market tightens the results of telecom companies on a quarterly basis. The company's profit has decreased by about 46% from the previous quarter. The company's stock closed at Rs 1931, up one percent on July 5, 2025. The return of the stock in one year is 21 percent. But FIIs i.e. foreign investors have sold the stock. Their stake has fallen from 52.42 percent to 51.26 percent in June 2025 as compared to March 2025. During this period, DII i.e. domestic institutional investors have also sold. Their share has fallen from 19.35 per cent to 19.21 per cent in June 2025 as compared to March 2025.

Quarterly results of Bharti Airtel- Consolidated profit has come down from ₹11,022 crores (Q4FY25) to ₹5,948 crores. Whereas the estimate was ₹6,188.3 crores.

Consolidated income (Revenue)- has increased from ₹47,876 crores (Q4FY25) to ₹49,462 crores. The estimate was: ₹48,943 crores. EBITDA- has increased from ₹27,009 crores to ₹27,839 crores (growth on YoY basis). EBITDA margin has come down from 56.4% to 56.3% (YoY). Why did the profit fall- Airtel was affected by some one-off gains in the last quarter, due to the absence of which the profit of this quarter was weak. Also, pressure in Africa business and other costs also affected the profit. Mobile data consumption has increased by 21.6%. This per customer consumption has been 26.9 GB / month. Tremendous jump in ARPU - Average Revenue per User (ARPU) has increased from ₹ 211 to ₹ 250 on an annual basis. This trend indicates the company's strong customer hold in the telecom sector and a shift towards premium plans. What is the signal for investors? The decline in profit is definitely a matter of concern, but the improvement in revenue and ARPU shows the strength of the company's business model. Due to the expansion of 5G services and increase in data consumption, the long term outlook may remain positive. There may be volatility in the stock after these results.

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