BHARTIARTL vs IDEA
Side-by-side comparison of Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Vodafone Idea Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Telecom
Quality Score: 70/100
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
Telecom
Quality Score: 50/100
At a glance
| Metric | BHARTIARTL | IDEA |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 70/100 | 50/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 40.1 | 4.0 |
| Forward P/E | 23.4 | -8.4 |
| ROE | +20.1% | — |
| Profit margin | +13.1% | +82.3% |
| Debt-to-equity | 100.42 | — |
| Dividend yield | +1.24% | — |
| 1Y price return | +0.9% | +90.3% |
| From 52w high | -10.8% | -15.8% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 1.48 | 3.32 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
Bharti Airtel trades at ₹1,915.2, roughly flat over the past year (+0.87%) and down 10.82% from its 52-week high, sitting just below its 200-day moving average (₹1,926.94) but above its 50-day (₹1,877.76). Q1 FY27 profit rose 37% YoY to ₹8,167 crore on higher ARPU and subscriber growth, and the mean analyst rating is 1.48 across 33 analysts (1–5 scale, lower = more constructive). Trailing ROE is 20.15% and 5-year earnings growth is 35.1%, though ROE cleared 15% in just 2 of the last 5 tracked years.
Vodafone Idea trades at Rs 12.92, up 90.28% over the past 12 months but down 0.39% over the last three months and 15.78% below its 52-week high. Q1 FY27 results (quarter ended June 2026) showed a narrowed net loss of Rs 3,754 crore on 6% revenue growth and the company's first net subscriber addition since 2018, while a reported Rs 35,000 crore funding plan remains pending promoter capital assurances and bank guarantees (Moneycontrol, Jul 20, 2026).
Pros
- ✓Q1 FY27 net profit rose 37% YoY to ₹8,167 crore with revenue up 18%, attributed to ARPU gains and subscriber growth in recent earnings coverage.
- ✓5-year earnings growth of 35.1% outpaces 5-year revenue growth of 18.4%, and free cash flow was positive in 4 of the last 5 tracked years.
- ✓Ranks 1st of 6 telecom peers on ROE (20.15% vs Indus Towers' 18.91%, the next peer with reported ROE data) and 3rd of 6 on trailing PE (40.07, within a sector range of 4.02 to 55.94).
- ✓Recent news flow was uniformly non-negative: 6 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative across 8 tracked headlines over the trailing period.
- ✓Net subscriber additions were reported for the first time since 2018, alongside 6% year-on-year revenue growth in the quarter ended June 2026.
- ✓Reported net quarterly loss narrowed to Rs 3,754 crore, per results covered Aug 11, 2026 (HDFC Sky, livemint.com, The New Indian Express).
- ✓Debt trend is flagged as falling in the 5-year persistence data, with free cash flow positive in 3 of the tracked years.
- ✓Price is up 90.28% over the trailing 12 months and remains above its 200-DMA (Rs 11.50) despite currently trading below the 50-DMA (Rs 13.93).
Cons
- ✗ROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of the last 5 tracked years despite a 20.15% trailing figure and a quality score of 47/100, suggesting the current profitability level has not been sustained historically.
- ✗Trailing PE of 40.07 sits well above the 23.35 forward PE, a valuation gap that prices in a step-up in near-term earnings not yet visible in trailing numbers.
- ✗Debt-to-equity of roughly 1.0x has held a flat trend even as free cash flow stayed positive in 4 of the last 5 years, meaning internally generated cash hasn't visibly gone toward reducing leverage.
- ✗The stock is up just 0.87% over the past 12 months and remains 10.82% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day moving average, despite a mostly positive recent news cycle.
- ✗ROE is unreported (null), with 0 of the tracked years showing ROE above 15% and a persistence consistency score of 25/100; the analyst consensus rating stands at 3.32 across 22 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
- ✗Trailing PE (4.02) and reported profit margin (82.28%) sit alongside a negative forward PE (-8.44) and the Rs 3,754 crore reported quarterly net loss -- these figures do not appear to reconcile with the loss-making trend disclosed in recent results.
- ✗A reported Rs 35,000 crore funding plan remains pending promoter capital assurances and bank guarantees, per coverage dated Jul 20, 2026.
- ✗Price trades below its 50-DMA (Rs 13.93) and 15.78% below its 52-week high, with the nearest support level (Rs 12.76) only about 1.2% below the current price (Rs 12.92).
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