Bharti Airtel Ltd.
NSE: BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Bharti Airtel trades at Rs 1,907, up 1.14% over the past year and 4.73% over the past 3 months, 11.2% below its 52-week high. Trailing PE is 42.74 versus a forward PE of 23.23, and analyst consensus stands at 1.48 across 33 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) following S&P's June 2026 upgrade of the company's credit rating to BBB+. 5-year earnings growth has been -34% despite 15.7% revenue growth and free cash flow that was positive in 4 of the last 5 tracked years.
P/E
42.7
Forward P/E
23.2
ROE
+19.4%
Debt / Equity
99.72
Profit Margin
+12.7%
Div. Yield
+1.2%
5Y ROE > 15%
2/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
63/100
News
8 headlines · 4 positive · 1 negative
S&P Upgrades Bharti Airtel to BBB+ on Stronger Earnings, Debt Metrics - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
S&P Global Ratings Upgrades Bharti Airtel to 'BBB+' on High Biz Growth, Balance Sheet Discipline - HDFC Sky
HDFC Sky
Market Valuation of 6 of Top-10 Most Valued Firms Surges Rs 1 lakh Crore; Airtel, Bajaj Finance Top Winners - HDFC Sky
HDFC Sky
Sensex, Nifty extend losing streak to fifth day; analysts see cautious trend ahead - Business Today
Business Today
Two Trades for Today: A telecom major and a mid-cap wire and cable stock, both for an upmove of 6% - The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Recent context
- ·S&P Global Ratings upgraded Bharti Airtel to 'BBB+' in late June 2026, citing stronger earnings and balance-sheet discipline (marketscreener.com, HDFC Sky).
- ·Bharti Airtel was cited among the top gainers as the combined market valuation of 6 of the top-10 most valued Indian firms rose by roughly Rs 1 lakh crore in early July 2026 (HDFC Sky).
- ·Broader market sentiment turned cautious in late July 2026, with the Sensex and Nifty extending a five-day losing streak as of July 24 (Business Today).
Strengths
- +Free cash flow was positive in 4 of the last 5 tracked years, and debt-to-equity has held roughly flat at 99.72 rather than rising, despite ongoing capital-intensive network investment.
- +Trailing ROE of 19.36% and profit margin of 12.65%, alongside 5-year revenue growth of 15.7%.
- +S&P Global Ratings upgraded Bharti Airtel's credit rating to BBB+ in June 2026, citing stronger earnings and debt metrics.
- +Mean analyst rating of 1.48 across 33 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive), with news sentiment across 8 tracked headlines skewed positive (4 positive, 3 neutral, 1 negative).
Weaknesses
- −5-year earnings growth of -34% stands against 5-year revenue growth of +15.7%, and ROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of the tracked years.
- −Debt-to-equity of 99.72 has stayed flat over 5 years despite 4 of 5 years of positive free cash flow, so leverage has not visibly declined.
- −Quality score of 32 ranks 4th of 6 tracked telecom peers, with PE and ROE both ranking 3rd of 6; forward PE of 23.23 compresses sharply from a trailing PE of 42.74.
- −Price sits 11.2% below its 52-week high and marginally below the 200-day moving average (Rs 1,927.05 vs Rs 1,907 current), with a 1-year price change of just +1.14%.
Open questions
- ?Does the sharp compression from a trailing PE of 42.74 to a forward PE of 23.23 rest on a specific, disclosed earnings catalyst, or on assumed margin expansion?
- ?What drove 5-year earnings growth of -34% even as revenue grew 15.7% over the same period, and has that gap narrowed or widened in recent quarters?
- ?How does Bharti Airtel's debt-to-equity of 99.72 and its flat multi-year trend compare with leverage and capital intensity across telecom peers like Indus Towers and Bharti Hexacom?
- ?What sector-level developments, such as tariff or spectrum-cost changes, could most influence the current gap between price and the 200-day moving average?
Peer comparison: Telecom
Ranks 4 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHARTIARTL | Bharti Airtel Ltd.You're viewing | 42.7 | +19.4% | 32 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 34.5 | +23.1% | 37 |
| INDUSTOWER | Indus Towers Ltd. | 14.6 | +19.8% | 67 |
| IDEA | Vodafone Idea Ltd. | 4.1 | — | 41 |
| HFCL | HFCL Ltd. | 54.1 | — | 40 |
| BHARTIHEXA | Bharti Hexacom Ltd. | 46.3 | +26.5% | 30 |
| TATACOMM | Tata Communications Ltd. | 53.6 | — | 9 |
Technical state
Current price
₹1,907.00
SMA 50
₹1,852.31
SMA 200
₹1,927.05
RSI (14)
56.3 (neutral)
From 52w high
-11.2%
1Y return
+1.1%
3M return
+4.7%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- medium5-year earnings growth of -34% sits against 5-year revenue growth of +15.7%, and ROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of the tracked years even though trailing ROE now stands at 19.36% and profit margin at 12.65%.
- lowDebt-to-equity of 99.72 has held a flat 5-year 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.
- mediumQuality score of 32 ranks 4th of 6 tracked telecom peers, with PE (rank 3 of 6) and ROE (rank 3 of 6) both mid-pack; forward PE of 23.23 compresses sharply from a trailing PE of 42.74, implying an earnings acceleration not yet visible in the 5-year earnings record (-34%).
- lowPrice of Rs 1,907 sits 11.2% below its 52-week high and marginally below the 200-day moving average (Rs 1,927.05), with a 1-year price change of only +1.14%, though it remains above the 50-day average (Rs 1,852.31) and up 4.73% over the trailing 3 months, with RSI neutral at 56.3.
Cross-section contradictions
- Analyst consensus (mean rating 1.48 across 33 analysts, 1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) and a recent S&P credit-rating upgrade to BBB+ are constructive signals, yet 1-year price change is only +1.14%, the stock trades below its 200-day moving average, and 5-year earnings growth is -34%.
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