Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL.NS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Bharti Airtel Limited is graded A (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 21 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 1.

About Bharti Airtel Limited

Bharti Airtel Limited is a Communication Services company (Telecommunications Services) based in India, listed on NSE as BHARTIARTL.NS.

What our checks show for BHARTIARTL.NS

Red flags

• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 7.1 years.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 1.4x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.25). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Operating profit covers interest only 3.2 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• The stock has fallen as much as 57% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 9.5 points over 5 years, to 13.1%.
• The gross margin is 50.6% and has risen by 22.8 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 3.94x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 31% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 6.8 points from today's 13.1%.
• Revenue grew 16.5% a year over the last 3 years.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-05

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Questions

What grade does Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL.NS) have?

In our weekly check, Bharti Airtel Limited is graded A (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 21 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 1. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of BHARTIARTL.NS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Bharti Airtel Limited: Slow recovery after falls, High debt, Weak interest cover. In total 4 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Bharti Airtel Limited do?

Bharti Airtel Limited is a Communication Services company (Telecommunications Services) based in India, listed on NSE as BHARTIARTL.NS.

When does Bharti Airtel Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-05. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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