Bharti Airtel Corners One-Third of India Inc's Q4 Profit Growth

Telecom major Bharti Airtel emerged as the single largest contributor to incremental earnings growth, accounting for nearly a third (32.5 per cent) of the total increase in corporate profits.

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This was followed by Indian Oil Corporation (13.3 per cent) and Hindalco (9.4 per cent). Together, the top five contributors accounted for 73 per cent of the total Y-o-Y growth in corporate earnings during the quarter.

Bharti Airtel's consolidated net profit surged 185.7 per cent Y-o-Y in Q4FY25. Similarly, net profits of Indian Oil and Hindalco increased 57.8 per cent and 66.3 per cent Y-o-Y, respectively.

Overall, revenue growth remained in single digit for the eighth consecutive quarter. All key sectors, including banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), oil & gas, IT services, automobiles, and metals & mining, reported single-digit Y-o-Y growth in net sales for the quarter.

The combined net sales (gross interest income for lenders) were up 7.2 per cent Y-o-Y in Q4FY25, down from 8.4 per cent in Q4FY24 and in line with the 7.2 per cent growth seen in Q3FY25. In absolute terms, net sales (including gross interest income for banks) grew to ₹34.96 trillion in Q4FY25 from ₹32.61 trillion a year earlier and ₹33.18 trillion in the previous quarter.