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Bharti Airtel Q2 net profit rises 24% to ₹10,710 cr, revenue grows 16.7%

Bharti Airtel moved higher in a quarterly results development.

· BS Companies, NDTV Profit

Bharti Airtel's Q2 net profit rose 30.9% year-on-year but missed estimates, as higher network operating costs offset subscriber additions and upgrades to premium plans.

Bharti Airtel reported ₹10,710 cr, with movement of 24%, 16.7% and 30.9% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

Against that, the stock is -0.5% on the day at ₹2,056.90, and has returned +4.0% over three months. It sits 5% below its 52-week high. The telecom & media sector has moved +0.9% over the same period, so Bharti Airtel is running 3.1 points ahead of its peers.

For Bharti Airtel, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the telecom & media peer set alongside it.

  • Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
  • In focus: Bharti Airtel (BHARTIARTL), in Telecom & Media.
  • Over three months: Bharti Airtel +4.0% against Telecom & Media +0.9% (3.1 points ahead).
Figures for the companies in this story
CompanyPriceDay1M3MFrom 52-wk highVolume vs 20-dayMarket cap
Bharti AirtelBHARTIARTL · Telecom & Media₹2,056.90-0.5%+15.6%+4.0%-4.9%1.0×—

Telecom & Media

1M +3.5% · 3M +0.9%

Bharti Airtel

Prices as of 5 Nov 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.

BHARTIARTLTelecom & Media