On 6 Nov 2026, Bharti Airtel was priced at ₹2,107.20, or 41.5× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 18.5×. Sales and net profit grew 15% and 47% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 17% and ROE of 20%. Debt is 1.00× equity, and its dividend yield is 1.1%. It is a large-cap company with a market cap of ₹13.2 lakh crore, the largest of 20 Telecom Services companies by market cap; the shares fell 2.7% over the past year.
- ₹2,120.00
- ₹2,120.00
- ₹2,056.20
- ₹2,056.90
- 1.7 Cr
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
−2.7% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 41.5 vs industry 18.5.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +14.9%, profit +47.3% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 16.7% vs peer median 18.6%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 1.00× equity, interest covered 3.5×, Piotroski 8 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
P/E of 41.5 against an industry P/E of 18.5.
Large cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹13.2L Cr
- Large cap
- P/E
- 41.5
- Industry 18.5
- Price to book
- 8.12
- Peers 2.56
- Dividend yield
- 1.14%
- ROE
- 20.2%
- Peers 18.8%
- ROCE
- 16.7%
- Peers 18.6%
- Debt to equity
- 1.00
- Debt ₹2.0L Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹50.79
- Face value ₹5
- OPM (TTM)
- 57.1%
- Net margin 13.1%
- Sales growth
- +18.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +35.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 5.98
- EV/EBITDA 13.0
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Return on equity of 20.2%.
- Quarterly profit up 35.1% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 18.4% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
- Promoter stake up from 48.9% to 50.1%.
Risks to check
- P/E of 41.5 against an industry P/E of 18.5.
About Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel Limited operates as a telecommunications company in India and internationally. It operates through the Mobile Services India, Mobile Services Africa, Mobile Services South Asia, Airtel Business, Passive Tower Infrastructure Services, Homes Services, Digital TV Services, and Others segments. The company provides voice and data telecom services through wireless technology including 2G/3G/4G/5G services; passive infrastructure service,…
- Headquarters
- Gurugram
- Employees
- 28,743
- Sector
- Communication Services
- ISIN
- INE397D01024
- Website
- airtel.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 77.2 L
- 1-year return
- minus 2.7%
- From 52-week high
- minus 3.1%
Analyst consensus
Next results expected around 3 Feb 2027
Peers · Telecom Services
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel | 2,107.20 | plus 2.45% | 13,15,371 | 41.5 | 12.1 | 16.7% | 57.1% | 1.00 | 14.9% | minus 2.7% |
| IDEAVodafone Idea | 12.76 | minus 1.01% | 1,38,246 | 3.7 | 17.1 | 36.9% | 42.7% | – | 2.1% | plus 37.0% |
| INDUSTOWERIndus Towers | 383.10 | minus 0.03% | 1,01,061 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 18.4% | 54.6% | 0.56 | 4.6% | minus 2.4% |
| BHARTIHEXABharti Hexacom | 1,664.40 | minus 2.01% | 83,220 | 42.3 | 17.3 | 21.1% | 52.9% | 0.86 | 12.4% | minus 9.3% |
| TATACOMMTata Communications | 1,704.80 | minus 0.52% | 48,601 | 44.1 | 12.3 | 15.3% | 19.9% | 3.71 | 11.6% | minus 10.1% |
| TTMLTata Teleservices (Maharashtra) | 39.77 | plus 12.57% | 7,775 | 26.0 | 43.1 | – | 55.0% | – | 1.5% | minus 36.3% |
| RAILTELRailtel Corporation Of India | 241.05 | minus 0.16% | 7,736 | 22.8 | 11.0 | 18.7% | 14.6% | 0.03 | 29.8% | minus 33.7% |
| ROUTEROUTE MOBILE | 451.50 | minus 1.66% | 2,845 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 12.5% | 7.7% | 0.01 | 7.3% | minus 35.5% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.52% | 48,601 | 22.8 | 12.3 | 18.6% | 42.7% | 0.56 | 7.3% | −10.1% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49,463 | 53,982 | 55,383 | 58,539 | 60,878 | |
| 21,624 | 23,199 | 23,892 | 25,236 | 25,932 | |
| 27,839 | 30,783 | 31,492 | 33,303 | 34,946 | |
| 56.3% | 57.0% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 57.4% | |
| 592 | 819 | 963 | 1,015 | 987 | |
| 5,461 | 5,623 | 5,606 | 5,956 | 5,707 | |
| 12,465 | 13,420 | 13,644 | 14,235 | 14,617 | |
| – | −257 | −3,161 | −353 | −180 | |
| 10,504 | 12,301 | 10,045 | 13,773 | 15,428 | |
| 29.3% | 30.9% | 7.9% | 27.3% | 30.6% | |
| 5,948 | 6,631 | 7,325 | 8,167 | 8,888 | |
| 9.90 | 11.02 | 12.15 | 13.37 | 14.24 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +14.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +47.3%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +44.9%
- ROE
- 20.2%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,39,145 | 1,49,982 | 1,72,985 | 2,10,973 | |
| – | +7.8% | +15.3% | +22.0% | |
| 67,514 | 73,213 | 79,078 | 90,435 | |
| 71,630 | 76,769 | 93,907 | 1,20,538 | |
| 51.5% | 51.2% | 54.3% | 57.1% | |
| −3,479 | 156 | 495 | −1,875 | |
| 14,296 | 15,956 | 17,614 | 17,843 | |
| 36,432 | 39,538 | 45,570 | 52,711 | |
| −864 | −8,753 | 7,181 | −2,937 | |
| 16,561 | 12,679 | 38,399 | 45,173 | |
| 25.8% | 32.5% | 2.4% | 25.1% | |
| 8,346 | 7,467 | 33,556 | 26,695 | |
| – | minus 10.5% | +349.4% | minus 20.4% | |
| 14.57 | 12.80 | 56.04 | 44.37 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,837 | 2,877 | 2,900 | 3,047 | |
| 74,726 | 79,142 | 1,10,772 | 1,46,010 | |
| 2,26,020 | 2,15,592 | 2,13,642 | 1,95,412 | |
| 1,43,050 | 1,46,920 | 1,87,046 | 2,07,683 | |
| 4,46,633 | 4,44,531 | 5,14,360 | 5,52,152 | |
| 1,61,486 | 1,72,182 | 2,15,155 | 2,38,459 | |
| 11,615 | 9,634 | 11,641 | 14,069 | |
| 1,486 | 1,482 | 1,750 | 2,085 | |
| 32,361 | 32,270 | 32,455 | 50,198 | |
| 2,39,684 | 2,28,963 | 2,53,360 | 2,47,341 | |
| 4,46,633 | 4,44,531 | 5,14,360 | 5,52,152 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65,325 | 78,898 | 98,332 | 1,22,230 | |
| −39,080 | −50,204 | −60,270 | −58,535 | |
| −24,470 | −27,779 | −36,533 | −52,293 | |
| 1,775 | 916 | 1,529 | 11,403 | |
| −26,539 | −40,052 | −39,680 | −46,714 | |
| 38,786 | 38,847 | 58,652 | 75,515 | |
| −3,590 | −4,185 | −6,935 | −11,328 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters50.07%
- Public49.90%
- Employee trusts0.03%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 50.07% | 49.90% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 50.07% | 49.89% | 0.00 | |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 50.07% | 49.89% | plus 1.20 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 48.87% | 51.09% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 48.87% | 51.08% | – |
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