Date: July 27, 2026
Financial Results (Standalone & Consolidated)
Consolidated Results for Q1 FY2026 (Quarter Ended June 30, 2026):
- Revenue from Operations: ₹84,311 million (4.6% YoY growth from ₹80,576 million in Q1 FY2025)
- Other Income: ₹1,212 million (42.4% YoY growth from ₹851 million)
- Total Income: ₹85,523 million
- EBITDA: ₹45,246 million (3.1% YoY growth from ₹43,901 million)
- EBITDA Margin: 53.7% (vs 54.5% in Q1 FY2025)
- EBIT: ₹25,885 million (-2.1% YoY from ₹26,452 million)
- Finance Cost (Net): ₹3,579 million (-9.7% YoY from ₹3,965 million)
- Profit Before Tax: ₹23,518 million (0.8% YoY growth from ₹23,338 million)
- Tax Expense: ₹6,028 million (1.0% YoY growth from ₹5,970 million)
- Profit After Tax: ₹17,490 million (0.7% YoY growth from ₹17,368 million)
- Basic EPS: ₹6.62 (vs ₹6.59 in Q1 FY2025)
- Diluted EPS: ₹6.62 (vs ₹6.58 in Q1 FY2025)
Operating Expenses Breakdown:
- Cost of materials consumed: ₹26 million
- Power and fuel: ₹31,953 million
- Employee benefit expenses: ₹2,140 million
- Repairs and maintenance: ₹3,714 million
- Other expenses: ₹1,232 million
- Total Expenses: ₹39,065 million
Cash Flow and Investments:
- Capital Expenditure: ₹17,188 million (-11.8% YoY from ₹19,477 million)
- Operating Free Cash Flow: ₹17,813 million (23.4% YoY growth from ₹14,436 million)
- Adjusted Fund From Operations (AFFO): ₹29,874 million (5.2% YoY growth from ₹28,400 million)
- Free Cash Flow: ₹14,362 million (-8.3% YoY from ₹15,657 million)
- Cumulative Investments: ₹815,209 million (8.5% YoY growth from ₹751,164 million)
Balance Sheet Position (as of June 30, 2026):
- Total Assets: ₹737,323 million
- Shareholder's Equity: ₹413,833 million
- Non-current liabilities: ₹230,396 million
- Current liabilities: ₹93,094 million
- Net Debt with Lease Liabilities: ₹141,522 million
- Net Cash without Lease Liabilities: ₹(64,038) million
KMP / Board Changes
Resignations:
- Mr. Gopal Vittal, Non-Executive Non-Independent Director, resigned effective April 30, 2026 due to professional commitments
- Mr. Jagdish Saxena Deepak, Non-Executive Non-Independent Director, resigned effective April 30, 2026 due to professional commitments
- Mr. Vikas Poddar, Chief Financial Officer, tendered resignation on May 21, 2026 to pursue opportunities outside the Company, effective August 18, 2026
Appointments:
- Mr. Randeep Singh Sekhon appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director effective May 1, 2026 (subject to shareholder approval)
- Mr. Abhishek Maheshwari appointed as Chief Financial Officer effective August 19, 2026
Operational Highlights
Tower Infrastructure:
- Macro Towers: 267,611 as of June 30, 2026
- Macro Co-locations: 432,250 as of June 30, 2026
- Net macro co-locations added during quarter: 4,236
- Exits during quarter: 358
- Average sharing factor: 1.62 per tower
- Lean co-locations: 14,024 (decrease of 20 during quarter)
Key Operational Metrics:
- Sharing Revenue per Tower per month: ₹66,416
- Sharing Revenue per Sharing Operator per month: ₹41,082
- Average Residual Service Contract Period: 6.00 years
- Minimum Lease Payment Receivable: ₹1,205,745 million
Human Resources:
- Total on-roll employees: 3,783
- Number of towers per employee: 71
- Personnel cost per employee per month: ₹188,264
- Gross revenue per employee per month: ₹7,417,173
Strategic Updates
Subsidiary Formation:
- Incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) on April 28, 2026
- Intended to serve as investment holding company for overseas subsidiaries and undertake treasury operations
- Currently obtaining regulatory approvals to commence operations under IFSC framework
Industry Developments:
- Total mobile wireless subscriber base stood at 1,277.0 million as of May 31, 2026
- Total installed 5G BTSs in country: approximately 563,000
- 5G subscription base: ~427 million by end of March 2026
- Telecommunications Right of Way (RoW) Rules, 2024 implemented across India
Customer Updates:
- Bharti Airtel launched Priority Postpaid service leveraging 5G slicing technology
- Vodafone Idea AGR dues reassessed at ₹64,046 crore as of December 31, 2025, with extended payment timeline
- Vodafone Idea raised ₹1,182.5 crore through warrant allotment to promoter group company
Other Disclosures
Shareholding Pattern (as of June 30, 2026):
- Promoter & Promoter Group: 51.26%
- Public Shareholding: 48.71%
- Institutions: 44.65%
- Non-Institutions: 4.06%
- Non-promoter Non-public shareholding: 0.04% (Indus Towers Employees Welfare Trust)
Market Data:
- Closing Market Price (NSE as of June 30, 2026): ₹391.70 per share
- Market Capitalization: ₹1,033 billion
- Book Value Per Equity Share: ₹156.85
- PE Ratio: 14.44 times
- Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 6.49 times