Bharti Airtel stock gained 2.23 percent on October 5

Published on 10/05/2026 at 19:53 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Bharti Airtel stock traded at INR 1,779.90 on the NSE at 3:15 p.m. IST on October 5, 2026. Q1 FY27 revenue rose 18.4 percent year over year.

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Bharti Airtel stock (ISIN INE397D01024) gained 2.23 percent to INR 1,779.90 on the NSE at 3:15 p.m. IST on October 5, 2026. The move came as Indian benchmarks rebounded on easing crude prices and softer expectations for further US monetary tightening, as ETV Bharat reported on October 5, 2026.

Q1 revenue rose 18.4 percent

Bharti Airtel's latest reported quarter was Q1 FY27, covering the three months ended June 30, 2026. According to DSIJ on August 6, 2026, consolidated revenue reached INR 58,539 crore, up 18.4 percent from the same quarter a year earlier.

The same report put consolidated EBITDA at INR 33,303 crore, an increase of 19.6 percent year over year, while adjusted PAT rose 35.5 percent to INR 8,057 crore. The EBITDA margin was 56.9 percent, giving earnings growth a measurable operating foundation.

ARPU keeps the earnings story alive

India wireless revenue rose 9.2 percent year over year to INR 29,929 crore in Q1 FY27, while average revenue per user reached INR 264. Subscriber additions also mattered: the postpaid base reached 30 million after 1 million additions during the quarter, according to DSIJ.

That combination points to the central operating question for the next report: whether higher-value customers and pricing can offset slower broadband additions. Bharti Airtel's investor-relations page describes a communications business serving over 650 million customers across 15 countries, with mobile, broadband, enterprise, cloud and digital-payment operations.

Analysts see further upside

Investing.com listed a Strong Buy consensus for Bharti Airtel based on 33 analysts: 31 Buy ratings, 0 Hold ratings and 2 Sell ratings. Its average 12-month target was INR 2,320.64, which lies 30.4 percent above the October 5 price.

ICICI Direct retained a Buy rating and a target of INR 2,350 in its August 6, 2026 update, according to DSIJ. The broker's outlook depends on tariff action and ARPU growth, leaving competitive pricing and delayed increases as material counter-factors.

Stock remains near its yearly low

At INR 1,779.90, Bharti Airtel was 18.1 percent below its 52-week high of INR 2,174.50 and 3.1 percent above its 52-week low of INR 1,726.30 on October 5, 2026. Trading volume reached 7,309,594 shares, while market capitalization stood at INR 11.1 trillion.