Airtel shares climb to 52-week peak

New Delhi: Shares of Bharti Airtel on Tuesday ended nearly 2 per cent higher after the firm reported over two-fold jump in consolidated net profit in September quarter of FY26. The stock went up by 1.89 per cent to settle at Rs 2,112.90 on the BSE.

During the day, the stock rallied 2.98 per cent to reach its 52-week high of Rs 2,135.75. At the NSE, the stock edged higher by 1.73 per cent to Rs 2,110. Intra-day, it climbed 2.97 per cent to Rs 2,135.60 -- the 52-week peak.

Bharti Airtel on Monday reported over two-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 8,651 crore in September quarter of FY26, mainly on account of growth in high-paying smartphone customers and post-paid connections.

The company posted a profit of Rs 4,153.4 crore in the same period a year ago. Bharti Airtel Africa too had posted multi-fold growth in net income at Rs 969 crore during the quarter. Revenue from operations of Bharti Airtel increased by about 26 per cent to Rs 52,145 crore during the quarter from Rs 41,473.3 crore in the same period last year.