Bharti Airtel Q2 results: Profit jumps 31% to ₹8,888 crore, ARPU up ₹271 crore, telco stock rallies 121% in 3 yrs
Bharti Airtel moved higher in a quarterly results development for Q2FY27.
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Bharti Airtel reported a 31% annual increase in Q2FY27 net profit to ₹8,888 crore, while revenue rose 16.7% to ₹60,877.5 crore. ARPU climbed 6% to ₹271, supported by growth in 4G and 5G users.
Key facts
- Period
- Q2FY27
The analysis
Bharti Airtel reported ₹8,888 crore, ₹271 crore and ₹60,877.5 crore for Q2FY27, with movement of 6%, 31% and 121% 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.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- In focus: Bharti Airtel (BHARTIARTL), in Telecom & Media.
- Over three months: Bharti Airtel +4.0% against Telecom & Media +0.9% (3.1 points ahead).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market 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.
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