Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL) fair value: what the stock is really worth
We calculate from audited financials what Bharti Airtel Limited is really worth. The fair value tells you whether the price is too high or too low, the quality score (0 to 100) how solid the business behind it is. 26 models, 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 17, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range ₹499.35 – ₹2,165 · fair‑value band ₹1,412 – ₹2,354 · the ₹1,893 price screens above the ₹1,883 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 17, 2026.
Bharti Airtel Limited operates as a telecommunications company in India and internationally. It operates through the Mobile Services India, Mobile Services Africa, Mobile Services South Asia, Airtel Business, Passive Tower Infrastructure Services, Homes Services, Digital TV Services, and Others segments.
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Bharti Airtel Limited operates as a telecommunications company in India and internationally. It operates through the Mobile Services India, Mobile Services Africa, Mobile Services South Asia, Airtel Business, Passive Tower Infrastructure Services, Homes Services, Digital TV Services, and Others segments. The company provides voice and data telecom services through wireless technology including 2G/3G/4G/5G services; passive infrastructure service, including the setup, operation, and maintenance of wireless communication towers; home services covering voice and data communications through fixed-line network, wireless network, and broadband technology for homes; and digital TV services comprising digital broadcasting services under the DTH platform and IPTV services. It also engages in the airtel business that includes network integration, managed services, CPaaS, PaaS, cloud, cybersecurity, IoT, and data center services, as well as enterprise mobility applications. In addition, the company offers post-paid, prepaid, roaming, internet, and various value-added services, as well as mobile TV, video calls, live-streaming videos, gaming, video streaming, and other services. The company was formerly known as Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited and changed its name to Bharti Airtel Limited in April 2006. Bharti Airtel Limited was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
Stock analysis
Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL) currently trades at ₹1,893, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is ₹1,883, implying the stock looks roughly 0.5% fairly valued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of ₹1,495 per share, and 5 of the 26 models we run sit above the ₹1,893 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at ₹312.40, and 21 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: ₹1,412 (bear) to ₹2,354 (bull), the price of ₹1,893 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 58/100 (solid quality), in the Communication Services sector.
Expensive Growth: The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Bharti Airtel Limited reported revenue of ₹2.1T in FY2026 versus ₹1.2T in FY2022, a compound +16.0%/yr. Reported net income was ₹267B in FY2026, compounding +58.3%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap ₹11.4T (≈ $118B) · P/E ratio 42.6 · P/S ratio 5.39 · EPS (TTM) ₹44.31 · Dividend yield 1.3% · Net margin 12.7% · Return on equity 19.4% · Return on assets (EBIT) 8.7%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 58 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 13% below its 52-week high and 9% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at 29% fair-value upside, at −1%, BHARTIARTL screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear ₹1,412Fair Value ₹1,883Bull ₹2,354
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model. Based on fiscal year 2026 figures (about 6 months old). Earnings retained since then (₹9.68 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.Evidence ⓘEvidence = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.62/100
The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Revenue growth 1 year
+22.0%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+14.9%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+16.0%
Revenue growth 21 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+16.8%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years), in INR (mathematically smoothed) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Smoothed = median of all growth paths between the years of the window (trend line on the logarithm of earnings per share): a single extreme year cannot distort the rate. The reported figure stays in the tooltip. Measured in INR: this currency has depreciated against the euro and dollar over the long run, so part of the nominal rate is currency erosion that never reaches a EUR/USD investor.
+71.6%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+70.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.3%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.43% vs 19%, picking up
Profit margin 2021 to 2026 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.13% → 32%
2026 sits 205% above its own trend. The rate follows the median trend of the last 5 years, not that single year.
Growth Forecast
Price in line with expectations
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and about what analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+10.6%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+10.2%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Telecom Services · 255 stocks
Beats the industry median on 7/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score58 · Above median
Fair Value upside−49% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)19% · Top 25%
Return on assets8% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM)13% · Top 25%
Operating margin (TTM)33% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth16% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (TTM)1.3% · Bottom 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.67× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Telecom Services median · lower = cheaper
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Is Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 17, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of ₹1,883 versus a price of ₹1,893, about −1% upside (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of BHARTIARTL?
Our model-based fair value for Bharti Airtel Limited is ₹1,883 (as of Sep 17, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: ₹1,893.
What is the quality score of BHARTIARTL?
Bharti Airtel Limited has a Quality Score of 58/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of ₹1,883 (as of Sep 17, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario ₹1,412, optimistic scenario ₹2,354. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Bharti Airtel Limited stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at ₹1,883, about −1% upside versus a price of ₹1,893 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario ₹1,412, optimistic scenario ₹2,354. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
Bharti Airtel Limited reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about ₹2.1T (latest available figure, as of Sep 17, 2026).
Does Bharti Airtel Limited pay a dividend?
Bharti Airtel Limited currently shows a dividend yield of about 1.27% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 17, 2026).
What growth is priced into Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Bharti Airtel Limited would have to grow free cash flow by +10.6 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +16.0 % per year. As of Sep 17, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of BHARTIARTL use?
Our models discount Bharti Airtel Limited at 10.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.02, country premium for India. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Bharti Airtel Limited that is +10.6 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Bharti Airtel Limited grew +16.0 % a year. The price currently implies +10.6 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +2.0 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Bharti Airtel Limited (+10.6 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 5.51 %: that much free cash flow Bharti Airtel Limited produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Bharti Airtel Limited it is ₹1,883 per share (as of Sep 17, 2026), against a price of ₹1,893. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Bharti Airtel Limited stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 17, 2026, BHARTIARTL trades above its calculated fair value: price ₹1,893, fair value ₹1,883, a gap of about −1% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of BHARTIARTL?
No. The price is what the market pays today (₹1,893); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (₹1,883). For Bharti Airtel Limited the two are ₹10.20 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Bharti Airtel Limited worth?
The market values Bharti Airtel Limited at about ₹11.4T (market capitalisation, as of Sep 17, 2026). Per share that is ₹1,893; our models calculate a fair value of ₹1,883 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about BHARTIARTL?
Our models span a range for Bharti Airtel Limited: cautious scenario ₹1,412, base ₹1,883, optimistic ₹2,354 per share (as of Sep 17, 2026, price ₹1,893). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of BHARTIARTL?
Bharti Airtel Limited trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.6 (as of Sep 17, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of ₹1,883 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: P/B 8.0, P/S 5.7, EV/EBITDA 11.6.
How solid is the balance sheet of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
Balance-sheet figures for Bharti Airtel Limited (as of Sep 17, 2026): return on equity 19.4%, debt of 0.67 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 58/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is BHARTIARTL from its 52-week high?
Bharti Airtel Limited trades at ₹1,893, about 13% below its 52-week high of ₹2,175 and 9% above the low of ₹1,741 (as of Sep 17, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of ₹1,883 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Bharti Airtel Limited?
From the same area (Communication Services) we also value China Mobile Limited, T-Mobile US, Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, AT&T Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Bharti Airtel Limited stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 17, 2026: price ₹1,893, calculated fair value ₹1,883 (−1%), Quality Score 58/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of BHARTIARTL calculated?
We run Bharti Airtel Limited through 26 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of ₹1,883, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 16.1 % above its aggregate fair value. Bharti Airtel Limited itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
The closing price on Sep 18, 2026 was ₹1,893. Our model-based fair value is ₹1,883, about −1% upside (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Bharti Airtel Limited right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. The price sits in the upper half of our model range, so the margin of safety is thin. The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Where does the earnings growth of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL) come from?
Earnings per share at Bharti Airtel Limited grew +19.0 % a year from 2015 to 2026. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +6.6 %, EBIT margin +5.6 %, tax rate +6.0 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.4 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Bharti Airtel Limited
How large is the market capitalisation of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
The market capitalisation of Bharti Airtel Limited is ₹11.4T (≈ $118B). The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Bharti Airtel Limited is 5.39 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
Earnings per share at Bharti Airtel Limited are ₹44.31 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 42.6). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
The dividend yield of Bharti Airtel Limited is 1.3% (payout 54.2%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
The net margin of Bharti Airtel Limited is 12.7% (fiscal year 2026). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Bharti Airtel Limited is 19.4% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Bharti Airtel Limited is 8.7% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
The operating margin of Bharti Airtel Limited is 32.8% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
Revenue at Bharti Airtel Limited is growing +15.7% versus a year earlier (3y avg +14.9%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL)?
Earnings per share at Bharti Airtel Limited are growing −34.0% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL) carry?
The net debt of Bharti Airtel Limited is ₹1.7T (fiscal year 2026, ≈ 2.6 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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