Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Q3 FY25 earnings call: Revenue & Margins
Q3 FY25 earnings call: what management guided on revenue, margins and order book.
The short version
Broadband market expected to nearly double from 45 million to 80-90 million homes over the medium term, driven by fiber home pass and FWA rollout. Bharti Airtel expects continued ARPU growth driven by smartphone upgrades, prepaid to postpaid migration, data monetization, and international roaming expansion.
From Bharti Airtel Ltd's Q3 FY25 earnings-call transcript · updated 23 Aug 2026.
Revenue & Sales Performance
- Broadband market expected to nearly double from 45 million to 80-90 million homes over the medium term, driven by fiber home pass and FWA rollout.
- Continued strong momentum in broadband customer additions and FWA availability, now live in over 2000 cities.
- Digital portfolio (Cloud, Security, IoT, CPaaS, Financial Services) showing strong growth with plans for a comprehensive cloud solution launch.
- Mobile postpaid segment with potential to upgrade 80 million customers and rural markets accounting for over 65% of industry growth, expected to drive further subscriber additions.
- B2B segment retooling to accelerate growth focusing on profitable cable investments and exit from low-margin commodity voice/messaging business.
- Fiber deployment and site rollouts continue, though capex expected to reduce as rollout nears completion in most regions.
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Profitability & Margins
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Capital Expenditure Plans
- Capex is expected to moderate in FY2026 compared to previous years, continuing the trend seen in the nine-month period.
- Radio capex (4G/5G rollout) has decelerated significantly, with focus now on selective 5G expansion.
- Transport (fiber backbone) capex remains a priority to support broadband, B2B, and mobile growth.
- Home broadband capex (fiber home passes and FWA) will increase marginally, constrained mainly by rollout capacity.
- B2B segment will maintain similar levels of capex, focusing on portfolio retooling and digital services.
- Data center investments continue at the same pace; selective investments in adjacencies like cloud and security are prioritized.
- Free cash flow will be used for deleveraging, stepped-up dividends, and selective bolt-on inorganic investments.
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Fundraising & Capital Structure
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Order Book & Pipeline
- The slowdown in the order book was noted in the global segment of Airtel Business, particularly related to cable investments affected by reduced interest from OTT players.
- However, the company is beginning to see some signs of growth in the cable investments order book in the current quarter.
- This positive change bodes well for growth into the coming year.
- No detailed numbers or specific values for the current or expected order book/pending orders were disclosed in the transcript.
Bharti Airtel Ltd — Quarterly revenue & net profit
Reported quarterly figures (₹ Cr). Latest (Q4 FY26): revenue ₹55.4K Cr, net profit ₹9.2K Cr. Revenue and profit are scaled separately — hover a quarter for exact figures.
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What Bharti Airtel's management said in earlier quarters
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Frequently Asked Questions
What were Bharti Airtel Ltd Q3 FY25 results?
Broadband market expected to nearly double from 45 million to 80-90 million homes over the medium term, driven by fiber home pass and FWA rollout. Bharti Airtel expects continued ARPU growth driven by smartphone upgrades, prepaid to postpaid migration, data monetization, and international roaming expansion.
What is Bharti Airtel Ltd share price analysis?
Bharti Airtel Ltd currently shows a neutral. The stock trades at a P/E of 39.8 with a market cap of ₹1,243,079 Cr. Investors should review the full earnings analysis for detailed insights.
Is Bharti Airtel Ltd planning capital expenditure?
Capex is expected to moderate in FY2026 compared to previous years, continuing the trend seen in the nine-month period.
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