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Bharti Airtel Q2 results: Profit jumps 31% to ₹8,888 crore, ARPU up ₹271 crore, telco stock rallies 121% in 3 yrs

www.livemint.com · November 5, 2026 · 18:08

Bharti Airtel Q2 results 2026: Bharti Airtel Limited, on Thursday, reported a 30.87% annual jump in its consolidated net profit for the second quarter of financial year 2026-27. The telecom giant’s average revenue per user (ARPU) stood at ₹271 crore.

Shares of Bharti Airtel closed marginally lower on Thursday, after rallying 4.46% over the past week and 15.68% over the past month.

Bharti Airtel’s net profit for the period (attributable to owners of the company) stood at ₹8,888 crore in Q2FY27, up 30.87% against ₹6,791.7 crore reported in the year-ago period.

Its consolidated revenue from operations surged by 16.7% to Rs 60,877.5 crore during the reported quarter, up from ₹52,145.4 crore in the same quarter last year. The telecom giant’s India revenue increased by 9.4% to Rs 42,308 crore during the quarter under review.

Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) expanded to ₹271 in Q2FY27 from ₹256 in the same quarter in the previous financial year (Q2FY26). Bharti Airtel’s ARPU increased by 6% on an annual basis in Q2FY27, aided by an 18.8 million increase in its 4G and 5G user base.

The company’s total expense stood at ₹2,5931.6 crore during the quarter under review, due to a rise in network costs, which cover operation and maintenance of telecom infrastructure. A 13% surge in license fees also weighed on the company's total expenses.

The stock closed 0.19% lower at ₹2062.05 per share on BSE with a market capitalisation of ₹12,86,822.52 crore on Thursday. The stock had touched its 52-week high level of ₹2,174.70 per share on November 21, 2025. Its share price has surged 15.68% in one month and 14.10% in another. But its share price has declined 2.41% in one year, surged 30.60% in two years, and returned 121.56% in three years.

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