Airtel Q2 Profit Zooms 108 pc to Rs 8,651 Cr on Premium Users, ARPU Surge
Bharti Airtel Ltd posted a 108 per cent surge in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,651 crore for the July-September quarter of FY26, powered by premium smartphone users and robust postpaid additions, the telecom giant announced Monday. Revenue from operations climbed 26 percent year-on-year to Rs 52,145 crore from Rs 41,473 crore, with India operations – including passive infrastructure – jumping 22.6 per cent to Rs 38,690 crore. Excluding Indus Towers, India revenue rose 10 percent YoY. Average revenue per user (ARPU), a key health metric, hit Rs 256 – up 10 per cent from Rs 233 and beating rival…