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Bharti Airtel Q1 FY26 Earnings Preview: New Delhi-headquartered Bharti Airtel is expected to stage a mixed show in its financial results due on Tuesday. The private sector telecom giant is estimated to register a sequential decline in its net profit though its margin is expected to remain steady. For the corresponding quarter a year ago, the company's earnings included an exceptional loss of Rs 140 crore and a deferred tax adjustment of Rs 4,233 crore. 

Here's what to expect in Bharti Airtel's Q1 results: 

According to Zee Business research, Bharti Airtel is estimated to report an adjusted net profit of Rs 6,024 crore for the quarter ended June 30, translating to a decline of 13.1 per cent compared with the previous three months.

Its June-quarter revenue is estimated at Rs 48,740 crore, up 1.8 per cent sequentially, according to the research.

Bharti Airtel's first-quarter margin is pegged at 56.3 per cent for the April-June period versus 56.4 per cent for the previous three months. 

The telecom major is estimated to log Rs 27,429 crore in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), marking 1.6 per cent growth on a quarter-on-quarter basis. 

Bharti Airtel's Q1 ARPU is pegged at Rs 248. This is Rs 3 higher compared to its ARPU in the previous quarter. 

ARPU or average revenue per user is an important metric that determines the average amount of money a telecom service provider earns from each subscriber or user. 

ARPU is a key measure of a telecom company's sales.  

Other key things to watch out for 

Investors are set to keenly look out for the following in the Bharti Airtel Q1 results: 

Bharti Airtel shares registered mild gains in the first half of the day on Tuesday as investors awaited the company's earnings announcement. 

At 11 am, the stock held on to the green with a gain of 0.7 per cent, having risen as much as 1.1 per cent to Rs 1,936.7 apiece on BSE in intraday trade.

The largecap telecom stock has risen 21 per cent in 2025 so far, outperforming a 3.8 per cent gain in the Nifty50 index.  

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