Preview: India's Bharti Airtel flat ahead of fourth quarter results

Bharti Airtel

13/05/2026 05:19

** Shares of India's Bharti Airtel BRTI.NS flat at 1,759 rupees ahead of Q4 results

** Nifty 50 .NSEI down 0.3%

** Analysts on an average expect revenue to rise about 15% y/y to 550.09 billion rupees ($5.75 billion)- LSEG-compiled data

** Centrum expects Airtel to report steady subscriber additions and average revenue per user growth, aided by continued migration of users from 2G to 4G services and growth in postpaid customers

** Brokerage expects co to add about 6.5 million subscribers in the March quarter

** Morgan Stanley says improving industry structure and rising tariffs remain supportive for Bharti Airtel over the long term

** BRTI rated "buy" on avg by 29 analysts; median PT at 2320 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** YTD, stock down ~17%

($1 = 95.5850 Indian rupees)

 (Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru)

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