- Data customers’ peaks at 78.1million with 18.4% increase •Declares 2.84 Cents Interim Dividend
BY BONNY AMADI
Airtel Africa Plc (AIRTELAFRI) released its unaudited Q2-26 financial results on Tuesday, for the period ended 30th September 2025, reporting a remarkable 6.53x y/y growth in EPS to USD0.05, bringing the H1-26 EPS to USD0.08 reflecting 9.08x y/y growth.
The result showed consistently strong results reflecting sustained demand and continued execution of the company’s strategy.
The improvement in EPS was primarily driven by a 29.1% y/y increase in revenue and a 51.0% reduction in total finance costs. The company declared an interim dividend of USD0.03 (NGN43.68, using an exchange rate of NGN1, 456.00/USD), representing a dividend yield of 1.9% based on the last trading price of NGN2, 310.50 per share (as of 28 October).
The Board declared an interim dividend of 2.84 cents per share, an increase of 9.2% in line with its progressive dividend policy. The $100m share buy-back programme remains on track to complete on or before 31 March 2026.
Airtel Africa’s Q2.26 Revenues of $2,982m saw strong growth of 24.5 per cent in constant currency and 25.8 per cent in reported currency as currency appreciation benefitted reported currency performance.
Currency appreciation in Q2’26 has seen reported currency revenue growth of 29.1% versus 24.2% growth in constant currency. The constant currency revenue growth reflects the consistent execution of the company’s strategy, supported by tariff adjustments in Nigeria and continued strong growth momentum in Francophone Africa.
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