Bharti Airtel Q3 Results | Adjusted PAT zooms 121% to ₹5,514 crore; mobile ARPU at industry-leading ₹245

Bharti Airtel BSE share price today: Telecom giant Airtel has demanded additional tariff changes throughout the industry to maintain investment flow and establish long-term value growth.

The company emphasized in its third quarter earnings release that tariff adjustments serve as key elements to maintain sector growth and bolster upcoming infrastructure projects.

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Bharti Airtel stock price is ₹7,545.6 crore during the quarter ending December 31, 2024 which included a ₹14,322.5 crore gain from the business combination of Indus which comprised ₹10,702.5 crore from fair valuation of the group's existing stake in Indus and reversal of right to use assets and lease liabilities related to Indus; reversal of provision created for input tax credit on passive infrastructure services leading to ₹128.5 crore gain; net foreign exchange gain of ₹1,193.6 crore due to currency appreciation in group subsidiaries and charges of ₹6,358.6 crore on regulatory levies and ₹1,740.4 crore from impairment of intangible assets.

Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit is 24.6% year-on-year in India which resulted in total earnings of ₹34,654 crore. EBITDA surged by 32.3% to ₹19,850 crore compared to the same quarter last year with a margin of 57.3%. The EBITDAaL value increased by 35.3% reaching ₹17,641 crore while its margin reached 50.9%. The company achieved an EBIT figure of ₹9,961 crore which represented a margin of 28.7%. India's customer base expanded to about 414 million with the quarter's capital expenditure amounting to ₹7,980 crore.

Bharti Airtel experienced a 21.4% YoY increase in mobile revenues because of the lasting effects from previous tariff increases alongside its emphasis on attracting high-value customers through premium offerings. Bharti Airtel ARPU of ₹245 in Q3 2025 through this method which was ₹37 higher than the ₹208 average in Q3 2024.

As of September 30, 2024 the company achieved a lower net debt-EBITDA ratio of 2.26 times compared to the previous 2.50 times annualized level. Following the Indus consolidation the reported net debt-EBITDA ratio reached 1.98 times.