Bharti Airtel Reports Strong ARPU Growth Amid Premiumisation and Subscriber Gains
Bharti Airtel's June quarter results showed strong average revenue per user (ARPU) growth and subscriber additions, supported by its India and Africa businesses. Airtel's ARPU rose to Rs 264, outpacing competitor Jio, driven by premiumisation strategies and higher data consumption. While Airtel's earnings momentum is expected to continue with tariff hikes anticipated later in FY27, some analysts note the stock lacks near-term catalysts and valuations may already reflect gains. Jio leads in subscriber additions and absolute data usage, but Airtel shows faster sequential growth in key metrics.
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thefinancialexpress broke this story on 5 Aug, 06:13 pm. Other outlets followed.