Bharti Airtel Limited

BSE:532454 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₹10.8t

Bharti Airtel Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Bharti Airtel is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 23.4% and 10.7% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 24.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 26.8% in 3 years.

Key information

23.4%

Earnings growth rate

24.87%

EPS growth rate

Wireless Telecom earnings growth-4.8%
Revenue growth rate10.7%
Future return on equity26.80%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated11 Jun 2026

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Narrative Update • Jun 07

532454: Enterprise Security Platform And Insurance Monetisation Will Drive Future Upside

Analysts have adjusted their Bharti Airtel price target slightly from about ₹2,347 to ₹2,294, reflecting updates to their models that now include a different revenue growth path, a revised profit margin outlook, and a lower assumed future P/E multiple. What's in the News Upcoming special or extraordinary shareholders meeting scheduled for June 12, 2026 at 15:00 Indian Standard Time, giving investors a date to watch for company level decisions.
Narrative Update • Apr 19

532454: New 5G Rollout And AI Fraud Protection Will Drive Future Upside

Analysts have nudged Bharti Airtel's fair value estimate slightly lower from ₹2,347.63 to ₹2,346.58, reflecting updated assumptions that combine a higher forecast revenue growth rate of 13.51%, a modestly lower profit margin of 20.04%, and a small adjustment to the future P/E to 34.11x. What's in the News More than 4,300 new 5G sites rolled out across 48 districts in UP East over the last 12 months, extending coverage to about 34 million people across cities, towns and rural areas, alongside a ₹399 recharge pack offering 28 days of unlimited 4G and 5G data plus unlimited calls (Business Expansions).
Narrative Update • Apr 01

532454: Digital Financial Services Arm Will Support Expansion Of New Connectivity Services

Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for Bharti Airtel slightly lower from ₹2,351.47 to ₹2,347.63, reflecting small refinements to revenue growth, profit margin and forward P/E assumptions. What's in the News Bharti Airtel has rolled out more than 2,750 new 5G sites across 36 districts in Gujarat over the past 12 months, extending high speed coverage to over 41 million customers and introducing an unlimited data option in its ₹399 recharge pack (Business Expansions).
Narrative Update • Mar 18

532454: Digital Financial Services Arm Will Drive Stronger Long Term Outlook

Analysts have trimmed their price target for Bharti Airtel slightly from ₹2,356.73 to ₹2,351.47, reflecting updated assumptions around revenue, profit margins and future P/E multiples. What's in the News Bharti Airtel plans to inject ₹20,000m into its NBFC arm, Airtel Money Limited, over the next few years, with Airtel providing 70% of the capital and the promoter group the remaining 30%, following the NBFC license granted on February 13, 2026 (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Mar 03

532454: Digital Financial Services Expansion Will Support Stronger Long Term Outlook

The analyst price target for Bharti Airtel has been adjusted slightly lower, with the fair value estimate moving from about ₹2,356.88 to ₹2,356.73, as analysts fine tune their assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E levels. What's in the News Airtel plans to capitalise its NBFC subsidiary, Airtel Money Limited, with ₹20,000m over the next few years.
Narrative Update • Feb 16

532454: Retail Expansion And 5G Rollout Will Drive Stronger Long Term Outlook

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for Bharti Airtel from ₹2,336.62 to ₹2,356.88, reflecting updated assumptions for slightly higher revenue growth, a modestly improved profit margin, and a lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Bharti Airtel was removed from the FTSE All-World Index (USD), which may affect how some index-linked funds and passive investors gain exposure to the stock.
Narrative Update • Feb 02

532454: Retail Expansion And 5G Rollout Will Support Stronger Long Term Outlook

Analysts have kept their price target for Bharti Airtel unchanged at ₹2,336.62, citing consistent assumptions on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E in their models. What's in the News Opened the 100th retail store in Gujarat at Tragad, Ahmedabad, expanding offline presence across 34 districts and offering the full suite of Airtel services, including high speed Wi Fi, mobile plans, Digital TV, IPTV and small business solutions (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Jan 19

532454: Leadership Refresh And Network APIs Will Support Stronger Long Term Outlook

Analysts have nudged their price target slightly higher for Bharti Airtel, highlighting small refinements to fair value estimates, revenue growth assumptions, profit margins, and future P/E expectations as the key drivers of this change. What's in the News The Board approved changes to the Memorandum of Association to include emerging technologies and related business activities within existing operations, subject to shareholder approval (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Jan 05

532454: Network Expansion And API Monetisation Will Likely Support Balanced Outlook

Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for Bharti Airtel slightly higher to ₹2,319.74 from ₹2,298.76, citing updated assumptions that combine a lower revenue growth outlook with a firmer profit margin and a broadly steady future P/E multiple. What's in the News Bharti Airtel launched "Airtel Cartoon Network Classics" on Airtel Digital TV in partnership with Warner Bros.
Narrative Update • Dec 18

532454: AI And Network Expansion Will Likely Support Balanced Outlook

Narrative Update on Bharti Airtel Analysts have marginally raised their price target on Bharti Airtel, with fair value increasing from ₹2,281 to ₹2,299, citing slightly stronger expectations for revenue growth, profit margins, and future earnings multiples. What's in the News Nokia and Bharti Airtel are opening Airtel's pan India network capabilities to third party developers via Nokia's Network as Code platform, creating new API based monetization opportunities around AI, 5G and edge computing for enterprises and developers on a subscription basis (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Dec 03

532454: AI Partnerships And Network Expansion Will Likely Support Balanced Outlook

Analysts have modestly raised their fair value estimate for Bharti Airtel from ₹2,245.63 to ₹2,281.12 per share, citing slightly stronger long term revenue growth expectations that more than offset a marginally lower projected profit margin and a small uptick in future valuation multiples. What's in the News Expanded its mobile network to Man and Merak on the eastern border of Ladakh, becoming the only operator to offer coverage along the 50 km stretch between Chushul and Pangong Tso.
Narrative Update • Nov 19

532454: Emerging Technologies And New Partnerships Will Likely Support Balanced Outlook

Analysts have raised Bharti Airtel's fair value estimate by approximately ₹122 to ₹2,246. They cited improved revenue growth and profit margin projections as key drivers behind the update.
Narrative Update • Nov 04

532454: AI Investments And Partnerships Will Strengthen Fair Value Outlook

Analysts have raised their price target for Bharti Airtel from ₹2,087.34 to ₹2,124.03. This reflects increased confidence in improved profit margins and favorable future valuation multiples, despite a slightly moderated revenue growth outlook.
Narrative Update • Sep 04

Smartphone Adoption And Broadband Rollout Will Unlock Future Upside

With consensus forecasts for both revenue growth (13.2% p.a.) and net profit margin (18.31%) remaining steady, analysts see no material change to Bharti Airtel’s outlook, leaving the fair value unchanged at ₹2087. What's in the News Approved dividend of INR 16 per fully paid-up share and INR 4 per partly paid-up share for FY25.
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New Narrative • Nov 07

Airtel's Digital Transformation And 5G Expansion Promise Dynamic Revenue Growth

Leadership changes aim to enhance growth via digital transformation and improved market strategies, while focusing on innovative younger leadership.

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

BSE:532454 - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (INR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
3/31/20292,970,810609,766833,4661,477,64316
3/31/20282,688,178501,287735,9361,367,41730
3/31/20272,396,741387,419572,5011,223,45030
3/31/20262,109,728266,952746,6081,222,296N/A
12/31/20252,034,658303,919684,7391,194,657N/A
9/30/20251,946,135385,426609,0081,124,893N/A
6/30/20251,839,414353,441518,0041,072,186N/A
3/31/20251,729,852335,561373,036983,322N/A
12/31/20241,627,081246,059284,698899,865N/A
9/30/20241,554,783122,669258,556856,935N/A
6/30/20241,510,488100,144210,899798,919N/A
3/31/20241,499,82474,670266,920788,982N/A
12/31/20231,483,92384,010345,065768,434N/A
9/30/20231,462,97275,470326,441744,247N/A
6/30/20231,437,80283,515263,414681,856N/A
3/31/20231,391,44883,459264,177653,246N/A
12/31/20221,346,36173,481225,558642,402N/A
9/30/20221,286,98365,89588,882609,700N/A
6/30/20221,222,88155,783170,140607,433N/A
3/31/20221,165,46942,549111,733550,166N/A
12/31/20211,108,77830,06342,927526,278N/A
9/30/20211,075,782-67,798132,948492,161N/A
6/30/20211,040,206-93,033133,437488,031N/A
3/31/20211,012,586-261,402146,234482,050N/A
12/31/2020992,659-325,61829,327277,532N/A
9/30/2020943,492-253,47537,743268,655N/A
6/30/2020907,396-458,706-5,751212,540N/A
3/31/2020862,122-351,370-41,305181,287N/A
12/31/2019830,290-293,674N/A317,713N/A
9/30/2019816,930-275,390N/A263,560N/A
6/30/2019820,197-25,538N/A239,112N/A
3/31/2019811,0904,095N/A200,702N/A
12/31/2018791,1423,852N/A208,085N/A
9/30/2018791,8816,048N/A214,078N/A
6/30/2018807,9138,290N/A221,749N/A
3/31/2018828,87610,990N/A298,538N/A
12/31/2017862,07713,895N/A276,825N/A
9/30/2017891,83415,874N/A276,269N/A
6/30/2017920,22727,051N/A297,544N/A
3/31/2017955,88937,998N/A282,799N/A
12/31/2016985,91447,457N/A313,617N/A
9/30/2016993,30953,500N/A314,076N/A
6/30/2016985,11354,255N/A301,161N/A
3/31/2016966,19260,767N/A279,423N/A
12/31/2015946,51660,127N/A262,385N/A
9/30/2015937,65363,412N/A264,717N/A
6/30/2015927,58661,882N/A275,851N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: 532454's forecast earnings growth (23.4% per year) is above the savings rate (6.9%).

Earnings vs Market: 532454's earnings (23.4% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Indian market (16.1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: 532454's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: 532454's revenue (10.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Indian market (10.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: 532454's revenue (10.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: 532454's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (26.8%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/11 14:25
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/11 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Bharti Airtel Limited is covered by 62 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Deep Shah360 ONE Capital Market Private Limited
Vivekanand SubbaramanAmbit Capital
Yogesh KirveAnand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited