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Airtel Africa Q2 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2027 earnings summary30 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
H1 revenue rose 20.8% in constant currency; underlying EBITDA margin reached 50.3%, with customer growth and cost efficiencies supporting expansion.
Customer base grew 11.6% to 193.9m; data customers rose 15.0% to 89.9m and mobile money customers 22.4% to 60.9m.
Accelerated network and digital investment supported growth; Airtel Money completed its IPO, with 77.85% retained.
Financial highlights
H1 revenue was $3,823m, up 20.8% in constant currency and 28.2% reported; reported growth included positive currency translation, mainly from Nigeria and Zambia.
EBITDA was $1,921m, up 23.5% in constant currency and 32.8% reported; H1 margin was 50.3%, while Q2 reached a record 50.4%.
EPS before exceptional items was 11.7 cents versus 8.3 cents; excluding exceptional and FX effects, EPS was 11.8 cents versus 6.9 cents.
Normalised free cash flow was $280m versus $368m, down $88m despite $357m of additional capex.
Net cash from operating activities rose 26.7% to $1,759m; operating free cash flow increased 12.0% to $1,264m.
Outlook and guidance
FY'27 capex guidance, excluding licence and spectrum, is $1.1bn; H1 capex was $657m versus $318m a year earlier.
Growth priorities include network capacity and coverage, digital services, home broadband, B2B and data centres; investment decisions remain focused on returns and execution.
Nigeria retained earnings are expected to turn positive in calendar 2026; dividend repatriation may begin in 2027 if currency conditions remain stable.
Smartphone penetration is projected to rise from ~60% to 82% by 2030, while data traffic is expected to grow ~2.6x.
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Latest events from Airtel Africa
- Revenue up 31%, EBITDA up 36.6%, and CapEx surged to $389m, with IPO planned.AAF
Q1 2027 - Revenue up 29.5%, EBITDA margin at 49.3%, and profit after tax up 147.4%.AAFQ4 2026
- Revenue up 28.3% and EBITDA up 35.9%, led by data and mobile money growth.AAFQ3 2026
- Revenue and EBITDA margins expanded, with profit after tax surging to $156m.AAFQ1 2026
- Strong constant currency growth and mobile money offset by FX headwinds and higher leverage.AAFQ2 2025
- Strong constant currency growth and mobile money offset currency and margin pressures.AAFQ1 2025
- Customer growth, new leadership, sustainability focus, and all resolutions approved.AAFAGM 2025
- Strong constant currency growth, profit rebound, and rising dividends despite FX headwinds.AAFQ4 2025
- Strong revenue and margin growth, robust data and mobile money, with IPO and $100m buyback ahead.AAFQ3 2025
Next Airtel Africa earnings date
Q3 202729 Jan, 2027
Airtel Africa
Next Airtel Africa earnings date
Q3 202729 Jan, 2027
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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.