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Airtel Africa LSE:AAF Stock Report

Last Price

UK£1.50

Market Cap

UK£5.4b

7D

5.0%

1Y

60.6%

Updated

13 Mar, 2025

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Airtel Africa
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£1.50
52 Week HighUK£1.49
52 Week LowUK£0.91
Beta1.03
1 Month Change1.90%
3 Month Change39.96%
1 Year Change60.58%
3 Year Change2.25%
5 Year Change399.67%
Change since IPO121.09%

Recent News & Updates

Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Feb 02
Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Recent updates

Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Feb 02
Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Many Still Looking Away From Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)

Jan 08
Many Still Looking Away From Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)

Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Airtel Africa (LON:AAF)

Oct 06
Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Airtel Africa (LON:AAF)

Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)

Sep 09
Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)

Should You Think About Buying Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Now?

Aug 22
Should You Think About Buying Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Now?

Airtel Africa (LON:AAF) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Jun 24
Airtel Africa (LON:AAF) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)

Apr 29
It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)

At UK£1.06, Is Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Worth Looking At Closely?

Apr 02
At UK£1.06, Is Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Worth Looking At Closely?

Shareholder Returns

AAFGB Wireless TelecomGB Market
7D5.0%1.6%-2.2%
1Y60.6%17.9%6.8%

Return vs Industry: AAF exceeded the UK Wireless Telecom industry which returned 17.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AAF exceeded the UK Market which returned 6.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AAF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AAF volatility
AAF Average Weekly Movement4.3%
Wireless Telecom Industry Average Movement3.4%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.2%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: AAF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: AAF's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20184,189Sunil Taldarairtel.africa

Airtel Africa Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications and mobile money services in Nigeria, East Africa, and Francophone Africa. It offers pre and postpaid wireless voice, international roaming, and fixed line telephone services; data services, including 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G, home broadband, and data centers; and mobile money services, such as digital wallet payments systems, microloans, savings, and international money transfers. The company also provides messaging, value added, enterprise, and tower sharing services, as well as support services.

Airtel Africa Plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Airtel Africa's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AAF fundamental statistics
Market capUK£5.40b
Earnings (TTM)UK£46.36m
Revenue (TTM)UK£3.69b

118.8x

P/E Ratio

1.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AAF income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$4.78b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.74b
Gross ProfitUS$3.03b
Other ExpensesUS$2.97b
EarningsUS$60.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.016
Gross Margin63.48%
Net Profit Margin1.26%
Debt/Equity Ratio87.0%

How did AAF perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.2%

Current Dividend Yield

383%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/13 19:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/13 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Airtel Africa Plc is covered by 17 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Linet MuriungiAbsa Bank Limited
Maurice PatrickBarclays
Cesar TironBofA Global Research