Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$49.85
+0.00% today
1Y Change
+141.94%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 2, 2026
Coverage: 244 bars · Jun 20, 2025 → 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 → 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.
Benchmark Comparison
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AARTY
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
AARTY Max Drawdown
-17.85%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
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Financial profile
Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.
FY Revenue
$3.9B
-17.1% YoY
FY Net Income
$339.0M
-46.3% YoY
Free Cash Flow
$751.0M
-41.0% YoY
Revenue Growth
-0.5%
EPS Growth
+234.8%
Gross Margin
66.4%
Net Margin
9.0%
Income statement
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| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.0B | 5.0B | 5.3B | 4.7B | 3.9B |
| Gross Profit | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.6B | 3.2B | 2.6B |
| Operating Income | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.8B | 1.5B | 1.1B |
| EBITDA | 2.3B | 2.2B | 2.2B | 2.3B | 1.7B |
| Net Income | 220M | -165M | 663M | 631M | 339M |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
USD
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 552M | 620M | 586M | 638M | 813M |
| Total Assets | 12.0B | 9.9B | 11.2B | 10.4B | 10.0B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.2B | 7.6B | 7.4B | 6.7B | 6.6B |
| Shareholder Equity | 2.5B | 2.2B | 3.6B | 3.5B | 3.4B |
| Total Debt | 6.0B | 4.5B | 4.2B | 3.9B | 4.6B |
| Net Debt | 5.4B | 3.8B | 3.6B | 3.3B | 3.8B |
Cash flow positioning
Latest Full Year
Operating Cash Flow
1.7B
-17.2% YoY
Capital Expenditures
915M
-23.8% YoY
Free Cash Flow
751M
-41.0% YoY
Key ratios
Gross Margin
66.4%
Operating Margin
32.0%
Net Margin
9.0%
ROE
20.0%
Debt / Equity
2.23x
Next Step
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