Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported a 33.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of FY26 at Rs 7,325 crore, compared to Rs 11,021.8 crore in the corresponding quarter last financial year.

Despite the annual decline, the telecom major posted a sequential growth of 10.48 per cent in profit from Rs 6,630 crore recorded in the previous quarter, according to its stock exchange filing.

The company’s revenue from operations rose 15.6 per cent year-on-year to Rs 55,383.2 crore during the January-March quarter of FY26, up from Rs 47,876.2 crore reported in the same period a year ago.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, revenue increased 2.5 per cent, as per its exchange filing.

Airtel’s India business continued to remain a key growth driver, with revenue climbing 7.7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 39,566 crore.

The India mobile segment recorded an 8.3 per cent rise in revenue, supported by better realisations and continued expansion in the subscriber base.

The company’s Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), a key performance metric for telecom operators, improved to Rs 257 during the quarter from Rs 245 in the year-ago period.

For the full financial year FY26, Airtel reported a 20.4 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 26,695 crore, compared to Rs 33,556 crore in FY25.

However, annual revenue grew 21.9 per cent to Rs 2,10,972.8 crore, as per its filing.

Commenting on the company’s performance, Gopal Vittal said Airtel ended FY26 on a strong note and highlighted the strength of its diversified business portfolio.

Vittal said FY26 was a significant year for the company as it crossed the 650 million customer milestone globally, launched its telco-grade sovereign cloud offering, secured RBI approval through its subsidiary to begin lending operations and accelerated the expansion of its data centre footprint.

Ahead of the announcement, the shares of the firm were closed at Rs 1,781.20, up by Rs 24.40 or 1.39 per cent on the NSE.

–IANS

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