Bharti Airtel Q3 Results: Profit falls 55% YoY to Rs 6,630 crore; ARPU at Rs 259

Telecom major Bharati Airtel on Thursday reported 55% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 6,630 crore for the quarter ended December 2025. Consolidated revenues for the third quarter came in at Rs 53,982 crore, up 20% YoY.

The slump in bottomline was mainly due to the higher base of last year which occurred on account of an exceptional gain.

Consolidated EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs 31,144 crore with EBITDA margin of 57.7%

India Q3 revenues rose 13% YoY to Rs 39,226 crore and 1.4% QoQ. India mobile revenue recorded a YoY increase of 9.1%, led by improved realizations and growing customer base.

The company maintained robust ARPU growth, reporting an Average Revenue Per User of Rs 259 for the quarter, as compared to Rs 245 in Q3 FY25

The company said it continues to fortify leadership in postpaid segment with net additions of 0.62 million customers to reach total customer base of 28.1 million. Smartphone data customers saw an increase of 20.8 million over last one year, a 7.7% increase YoY.
In the current quarter, 1,147 towers and 16,338 mobile broadband base stations were deployed. Over the last nine months, the company added 5,457 towers and deployed 30,000 kilometres of fiber to strengthen its digital infrastructure.Homes segment delivered a solid revenue growth of 33% YoY, supported by sustained improvement in customer acquisitions. During the quarter, Airtel added 1.2 million customers, to reach a total customer base of 13.1 million.

For the Airtel Africa business, customer base reached to 179 million, while revenue in constant currency jumped nearly 25% YoY. EBITDA margin for the business (in constant currency) stood at 49.3%, up 234 bps YoY.

Digital TV achieved revenues of Rs 755 crore. Total customer base stands at 15.4 million. The company said its IPTV service is experiencing fast paced adoption led by differentiated offering and convergence agenda.

During the quarter, Bharti Airtel entered into a strategic partnership with Google to set up India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam.

Consolidated Net Debt to EBITDA ratio (annualized) stood at 1.47 times as compared to 1.98 times as on December 2024. Consolidated Net Debt (excluding lease obligations) to EBITDAaL ratio (annualized) was at 1.02 times.