Communication Services
Airtel Africa Plc(AARTY)
Live Price
Offline$49.85
+0.00% today
1Y Change
+141.94%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 2, 2026
- Market Cap
- $17.42B
- Revenue Growth
- -0.5%
- EPS Growth
- +234.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.4%
Coverage: 244 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 2, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Airtel Africa Plc (AARTY) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $17.42B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $49.85 and up 141.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 2, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.5%, EPS growth of +234.8%, a dividend yield of 1.4%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.5%, EPS +234.8%, free cash flow +24.4% with operating margin 32.0% and ROIC 10.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.4%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 32.5 and price/sales 2.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines AARTY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-0.5% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+32.0% vs +1.0% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.5% and EPS is at +234.8%, with operating margin around 32.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +6.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | +19.2% | โ |
2026 Jan 28, 2026 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Oct 23, 2025 | โ | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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AARTY Max Drawdown
-17.85%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Airtel Africa Plc
Other OTC
Airtel Africa Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications and mobile money services to customers in Nigeria, East Africa, and Francophone Africa. It offers prepaid and postpaid wireless voice, international roaming, and fixed line telephone services; data communication services, including 2G, 3G, and 4G; and mobile money services, such as digital wallet payments systems, microloans, savings, and international money transfers. The company also provides messaging, value added, enterprise, and infrastructure sharing services, as well as support services; and sells handsets. In addition, it is involved in the investment activities. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Airtel Africa Plc is a subsidiary of Airtel Africa Mauritius Limited.
- Leadership
- Sunil Kumar Taldar
- IPO Date
- Mar 27, 2023
- Employees
- 4.2k
- Street Address
- 53/54 Grosvenor Street
- Mailing
- London, W1K 3HU
- Region
- London, GB
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 44 20 7493 9315
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 32.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.8
- Price/Sales
- 2.9
- Price/Book
- 6.1
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.5%
- EPS
- +234.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +24.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 66.4%
- Operating Margin
- 32.0%
- Net Margin
- 9.0%
- ROE
- 20.0%
- ROIC
- 10.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.23
- Current Ratio
- 0.56
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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