Bharti Airtel Ltd.
NSE: BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
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.
P/E
40.1
Forward P/E
23.4
ROE
+20.1%
Debt / Equity
100.42
Profit Margin
+13.1%
Div. Yield
+1.2%
5Y ROE > 15%
2/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
70/100
News
8 headlines · 6 positive · 0 negative
Weekly Recap: Q1 FY27 strong earnings and 79% Africa stake upside - TradingView
TradingView
Bharti Airtel Q1 Profit Soars 37% to INR 8,167 Crore on Higher ARPU, Subscriber Growth - finance.biggo.com
finance.biggo.com
Earnings To Watch: Bharti Airtel Ltd (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Q1 2027 -- GF Value Sees 24% Upside - GuruFocus
GuruFocus
Bharti Airtel Limited Reports Earnings Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
Airtel Q1 Profit Jumps 37% to ₹8,167 Cr; Revenue Up 18% - HDFC Sky
HDFC Sky
Recent context
- ·Q1 FY27 (quarter ended June 30, 2026) results dominated news flow in early August 2026: profit up 37% to ₹8,167 crore and revenue up 18%, attributed to ARPU gains and subscriber growth.
- ·Coverage also referenced the Africa business, with one weekly recap citing '79% Africa stake upside' alongside the earnings beat.
- ·Despite the earnings-driven news flow, the stock's 3-month price change is a modest 1.78% and it trades below its 200-day moving average, a gap between the recent news narrative and medium-term price action.
Strengths
- +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.
Weaknesses
- −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.
Open questions
- ?Does the jump in ROE to 20.15% reflect a structural shift in profitability, or a cyclical uptick given it cleared 15% in only 2 of the last 5 tracked years?
- ?What explains the gap between the 37% YoY profit growth reported for Q1 FY27 and the stock's largely flat 0.87% one-year price change?
- ?How does the flat debt-to-equity trend (~1.0x) despite 4 of 5 years of positive free cash flow fit into the company's capital allocation priorities across capex, spectrum payments, and deleveraging?
- ?With ROE and price-change data missing for most of the 5 listed telecom peers, how much weight should a 1st-of-6 or 3rd-of-6 sector ranking carry as a comparison point?
Peer comparison: Telecom
Ranks 4 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHARTIARTL | Bharti Airtel Ltd.You're viewing | 40.1 | +20.1% | 47 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 33.5 | +18.9% | 44 |
| INDUSTOWER | Indus Towers Ltd. | 13.6 | +18.9% | 65 |
| IDEA | Vodafone Idea Ltd. | 4.0 | — | 54 |
| BHARTIHEXA | Bharti Hexacom Ltd. | 41.5 | — | 51 |
| HFCL | HFCL Ltd. | 55.9 | — | 40 |
| TATACOMM | Tata Communications Ltd. | 52.6 | — | 9 |
Technical state
Current price
₹1,915.20
SMA 50
₹1,877.76
SMA 200
₹1,926.94
RSI (14)
48.7 (neutral)
From 52w high
-10.8%
1Y return
+0.9%
3M return
+1.8%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- mediumROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of the last 5 tracked years despite a 20.15% trailing ROE and a quality score of 47/100, indicating the current profitability level has not been sustained historically.
- lowTrailing PE of 40.07 sits well above the forward PE of 23.35, a valuation gap implying the market is pricing in a step-up in near-term earnings not yet reflected in the trailing multiple.
- lowDebt-to-equity of roughly 1.0x (raw metric 100.415 on a percent-scaled basis) has held a flat trend even though free cash flow was positive in 4 of the last 5 tracked years, so internally generated cash has not visibly gone toward reducing leverage.
- low1-year price-change data is missing for all 5 tracked telecom peers and ROE is missing for 3 of 5, so the 1st-of-6 ROE ranking and 3rd-of-6 quality-score ranking rest on a partial comparison set.
Cross-section contradictions
- News sentiment is strongly positive (6 of 8 recent items, driven by a 37% YoY Q1 FY27 profit jump), but the stock is up just 0.87% over the past 12 months, is down 10.82% from its 52-week high, and trades below its 200-day moving average (1926.94 vs current 1915.2).
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
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