Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL) — Fair Value Analysis

YieldIQ's DCF-based fair value estimate for Bharti Airtel Limited, updated 10 Jun 2026.

BHARTIARTL · Communication Services
Current price
₹1,799
Fair value
₹1,024.17
Margin of safety
-43.1%
YieldIQ score
60 / 100
Moat

Section 1

Fair value estimate

The YieldIQ model lands on a base-case fair value of ₹1,024.17 per share for Bharti Airtel Limited, against a current market price of ₹1,799. The base case sits in a bear-to-bull range of to , computed by varying the discount rate and the long-run growth rate within plausible bands. The published margin of safety for the base case is -43.1%.

A margin of safety figure is a descriptive measurement, not a forecast. It states the distance, in percent, between the model's fair-value estimate and the live price. It does not say where the price will move; it only says how far apart the two numbers are today. The interpretation a reader applies — whether the gap matters, what discount rate they would prefer to use, which scenario they find most plausible — sits entirely with them and with their own SEBI-registered investment adviser.

Section 2

Quality snapshot

Bharti Airtel's moat is structural — Indian telecom is a three-player market after consolidation, spectrum holdings are a regulated barrier to entry, and the firm's premium subscriber mix supports higher ARPU than its national peers.

The model summarises Bharti Airtel Limited's quality footprint as a moat label of , a Piotroski F-score of out of 9, and accounting red flags detected on the latest filings. The moat label is a descriptive categorisation of the firm's economic moat — none, narrow, or wide — derived from return-on-capital history and competitive-position signals. The F-score is a rules-based accounting check, and the red-flag count surfaces any line-item discrepancies the model spotted in the most recent standalone and consolidated statements.

Section 3

What this assumes

A fair-value number is only meaningful with its assumptions on the table. The base-case DCF for Bharti Airtel Limited uses a weighted-average cost of capital of , a terminal growth rate of , and the model's revenue-growth input over the explicit-forecast window. Operating margin, tax rate and reinvestment intensity are seeded from the trailing five-year history and held flat through the explicit forecast unless a documented one-off requires adjustment.

Every one of those inputs is editable. The full analysis page hosts a reverse-DCF playground where a reader can move the WACC, terminal growth, revenue CAGR, operating margin, and tax-rate sliders and watch the fair value recompute in real time. The objective is for a reader to never accept the published number on faith — substitute your own assumptions, run the model, and see whether the resulting fair value still sits where the published one does.

Section 4

How Bharti Airtel Limited compares to peers

Three peer companies in the same operating cohort, with their own YieldIQ DCF fair-value estimates and margins of safety as of the latest model run:

CompanyFair valueMargin of safety
Vodafone Idea Limited (IDEA)₹42.42+200.0%
Reliance Industries Limited (RELIANCE)₹1,507.17+18.7%

Section 5

Frequently asked

What is Bharti Airtel Limited's fair value?
YieldIQ's discounted-cash-flow model estimates a base-case fair value of ₹1,024.17 per share for Bharti Airtel Limited (BHARTIARTL). The estimate is updated daily from the latest financial filings and is published alongside a bear and bull scenario on the full analysis page.
What does the -43.1% margin of safety mean?
The margin of safety is the gap between the model's fair-value estimate and the current market price, expressed as a percent of the fair value. A positive number means the model's estimate sits above the current price; a negative number means the model's estimate sits below it. It is a descriptive distance, not a forecast of where the price will move.
How is Bharti Airtel Limited's fair value calculated?
The fair value is the output of a three-stage discounted-cash-flow model. Forecast free cash flows are discounted at the firm's weighted-average cost of capital, a terminal value is added using a long-run growth rate, and the result is divided by diluted share count. Every input — WACC, terminal growth, revenue CAGR, operating margin, tax rate — is editable on the full analysis page so a reader can substitute their own assumptions and rerun the model.
Is this investment advice?
No. YieldIQ is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser and nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to transact in Bharti Airtel Limited or any other security. The fair-value figure is a model output, published for educational and informational use. Readers should consult a SEBI-registered investment adviser before making any investment decision.