Bharti Airtel profit more than halves to ₹6,631 crore in Q3
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Bharti Airtel's Q3 profit plummets 55% to ₹6,631 crore, despite a 19.6% rise in quarterly revenue.
Bharti Airtel on Thursday (February 5, 2026) said its consolidated net profit plunged by about 55% to ₹6,630.5 crore in the third quarter ended December 2025.
The company's consolidated profit, attributed to the owners of the parent, was ₹14,781.2 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing.
India's second-largest telecom company clocked a quarterly revenue from operations of ₹53,982 crore, 19.6% higher than ₹45,129.3 crore it posted in the year-ago period.
Airtel's India revenue grew to ₹39,226 crore, up 13.2% on a year-on-year basis.
The company's India mobile revenue recorded a YoY increase of 9.1%, led by improved realisations and a growing customer base.
Bharti Airtel recorded a 5.7% increase in ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) of ₹259 during the quarter, as compared to ₹245 a year ago.
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