Airtel Q4FY25 net profit surges 432% to ₹11,022 cr, driven by strong India performance and Africa rebound
Mumbai: Bharti Airtel has posted a consolidated net profit of ₹11,022 crore for the fourth quarter of FY25, marking a 432% surge from ₹2,071.6 crore in the same quarter last year. Revenue from operations rose 27% to ₹47,876.2 crore, compared to ₹37,599.1 crore in Q4 FY24.
The company attributed the revenue jump to “strong underlying momentum in India, rebound in reported currency revenue growth in Africa and full quarter impact of Indus Towers consolidation,” as per its exchange filing.
Airtel’s India business reported revenue of ₹36,735 crore, up 28.8% year-on-year and 6% sequentially, supported by better mobile segment realisations, continued growth in the Homes business, and contribution from Indus Towers.
The India mobile services segment alone grew 20.6% YoY, fuelled by tariff correction, rising smartphone penetration, and continued premiumisation.
Meanwhile, Airtel Business revenues fell 2.7% YoY, as the company moved to phase out low-margin portfolios, aligning with its strategic goals.
Despite the dip, it said underlying revenue growth remained steady.
The Homes business sustained its upward momentum, with a 21.3% YoY revenue increase and record customer additions of 2.417 million, supported by strong performance in both FTTH and FWA verticals.
In contrast, Digital TV revenues slipped 0.6% YoY, while Passive Infrastructure Services revenues grew 7.4% YoY and 2.4% QoQ.
On the profitability front, consolidated EBITDA stood at ₹27,404 crore with an EBITDA margin of 57.2%. The India segment contributed ₹22,024 crore, delivering a margin of 60%, up 6.3% YoY.
EBITDA after leases (EBITDAaL) came in at ₹24,384 crore, or 50.9% margin. India EBITDAaL stood at ₹20,299 crore, with a 55.3% margin, growing 8.7% YoY.
Consolidated EBIT was ₹14,950 crore, a 31.2% margin, and a 6.2% YoY rise. The India business posted an EBIT of ₹11,561 crore, with a 31.5% margin, up 8.3% from last year.
Net income before exceptional items rose 76.9% YoY to ₹5,223 crore in Q4 FY25. The net debt to EBITDAaL ratio (annualised, excluding lease liabilities) stood at 1.42x.
Operationally, Airtel maintained strong momentum in Q4. Smartphone data users rose by 24 million YoY and 6.6 million QoQ, making up 77% of its mobile customer base.
The company added 0.6 million postpaid users and recorded mobile ARPU of ₹245, up from ₹209 a year ago. Mobile data usage jumped 21.2% YoY, with average monthly consumption reaching 25.1 GB per user.
The Homes segment also clocked 812,000 net customer additions in Q4 alone.
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