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Airtel Africa Q3 2026 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q3 2026 earnings summary30 Jan, 2026

Executive summary

  • Reported currency revenue grew 28.3% year-over-year to $4.67bn, with EBITDA up nearly 36% to $2,283m and profit after tax more than doubling to $586m.

  • Customer base reached 179.4 million, with data customers up 14.6% to 81.8 million and smartphone penetration at 48.1%.

  • Airtel Money surpassed 52 million customers, processing over $210bn in annualized TPV, up 36%.

  • Strategic investments in network expansion, digital innovation, and partnerships with Starlink/SpaceX are driving growth.

  • Share buyback program returned $81.2m to shareholders since December 2024.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 revenue reached $1.69bn (+33% YoY), with nine-month revenue at $4.67bn (+28% YoY).

  • Q3 EBITDA was $836m (+41% YoY), with margin expanding to 49.6% in Q3 and 48.9% for nine months.

  • Profit after tax for nine months reached $586m, with basic EPS rising to $0.131.

  • CapEx for nine months rose over 30% to $603m, with full-year guidance of $875–$900m.

  • Net debt at $5,653m; leverage improved to 1.9x from 2.4x.

Outlook and guidance

  • Multi-year growth prospects remain strong, supported by accelerated investments in network and digital services.

  • IPO preparations for Airtel Money are progressing, targeting H1 2026.

  • Ongoing cost efficiency program expected to sustain margin improvements.

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Airtel Africa Plc provides telecommunication and mobile money services to customers throughout the continent of Africa. Airtel operates in 16 countries in the region, with major subsidiaries in Ghana and Nigeria. Through the provision of services to customers throughout its geographic region. The company's products and services include wireless communications, fixed-line telephones, broadband, Internet Protocol television, international and domestic roaming, data connectivity, unified communication services, and voice over internet protocol. It also offers value added services consisting of initiatives in the areas of music sales, music downloads and distribution, automated billing solutions for mobile phones, IP applications, advertising sales, digital TV set top boxes sales, IPTV set top boxes sales, video on demand and social media and email solutions among others. Airtel Africa Plc is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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