Bharti Airtel Q4 Results: Net profit surges multifold to ₹11,022 crore, revenue up 27.3% YoY; Dividend declared

Bharti Airtel Q4 Results: Bharti Airtel announced its January-March quarter results for fiscal 2024-25 (Q4FY25) on Tuesday, May 13, reporting a multifold surge of 432 per cent in consolidated net profit to ₹11,022 crore, compared to ₹2071.6 crore in the corresponding period last year. 

India's second-largest telecom operator's revenue from operations in the fourth quarter of FY25 rose 27.3 per cent to ₹47,876 crore after price hikes boosted revenue per user, compared to ₹37,599 crore in the year-ago period. The wireless carrier major benefited from a one-time tax gain and continued to gain new subscribers.

The growth for the telecom giant came as it benefitted from the tariff hike which was announced in July first week. The average revenue per user -- a key matrix of a telco's business -- grew about 17 per cent to ₹245 during the quarter from ₹209 a year earlier. The India subscriber base grew to 42.4 crore in March 2025 quarter.

For the year ended March 31, 2025, Airtel posted about fourfold increase in consolidated net profit to ₹33,556 crore from ₹7,467 crore in FY24. The annual revenue from operations of Bharti Airtel grew 15.33 per cent to ₹1,72,985.2 crore during the reported fiscal year from ₹1,49,982.4 crore in FY24.

The company had 590.51 million subscribers as of end March, up 2.3% quarter on quarter. The India business saw improved realizations in mobile segment, strong momentum in Homes business and Indus Towers consolidation, the company said.

Higher data consumption, increased rates and users consuming more premium services will drive stronger ARPU, Bernstein Societe Generale Group said in a note last month. Indian telecom tariffs are low in absolute terms as compared with other comparable markets, which should support potential rate increases going forward, it said.

During the quarter under review, Bharti signed an agreement with SpaceX to offer high-speed Internet services from Starlink Inc. to its India customers. Rival Jio Platforms Ltd., controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, also announced a similar pact with SpaceX.

As of March 31, 2025, the company had 28.58 million customers, an increase of 3.4% from 27.65 million in the corresponding quarter last year. Total minutes of usage on the network during the quarter were 95 billion, representing a growth of 4.9% against 91 billion YoY.

The Board has considered and recommended a final dividend of Rs.16/- per fully paid-up equity share of face value Rs. 5/- each; and Rs. 4/- per partly paid-up equity share of face value Rs. 5/- each (paid-up value Rs.1.25/- per share) for the financial year 2024-25. The dividend is in proportion to the amount paid-up on each equity share of face value Rs. 5/- each.

The above final dividend, if approved by the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), shall be credited within 30 days from the date of AGM.