AIRTEL AFRICA PLC financials
AIRTEL AFRICA PLC
Country: GB Reporting currency: USD Latest annual report: 2026-03-31
LEI:
254900ZNZDQL6OWQH623 Financial statements
(USD, as reported — unscaled; 132 line items across 2 annual periods)
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||
| Revenue | $6.42B | $4.96B |
| Other income | $27.0M | $22.0M |
| Operating expenses | $4.33B | $3.52B |
| Employee benefits expense | $360.0M | $302.0M |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $1.05B | $831.0M |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | $2.12B | $1.46B |
| Profit before tax | $1.42B | $661.0M |
| Income tax expense | $606.0M | $333.0M |
| Profit for the year | $813.0M | $328.0M |
| — attributable to owners | $679.0M | $220.0M |
| — attributable to NCI | $134.0M | $108.0M |
| Total comprehensive income | $1.06B | $549.0M |
| Per share | ||
| Basic EPS | $0.19 | $0.06 |
| Diluted EPS | $0.19 | $0.06 |
| Free cash flow / share | $0.56 | $0.28 |
| Cash flow statement | ||
| Cash generated from operations | $3.59B | $2.59B |
| Net cash from operating activities | $3.19B | $2.27B |
| Income taxes paid | $395.0M | $323.0M |
| Net cash from investing activities | -$986.0M | -$562.0M |
| Purchase of PP&E (capex) | $753.0M | $736.0M |
| Purchase of intangibles | $122.0M | $123.0M |
| Net cash from financing activities | -$1.59B | -$1.54B |
| Proceeds from borrowings | $1.13B | $1.38B |
| Repayments of borrowings | $1.16B | $1.40B |
| Lease liability payments | $204.0M | $222.0M |
| Net change in cash | $618.0M | $161.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Total assets | $13.96B | $12.02B |
| Non-current assets | $11.06B | $9.86B |
| Right-of-use assets | $3.57B | $3.03B |
| Intangible assets & goodwill | $3.24B | $3.01B |
| Current assets | $2.90B | $2.16B |
| Inventories | $16.0M | $19.0M |
| Trade & other receivables | $193.0M | $203.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $646.0M | $552.0M |
| Total equity | $3.49B | $2.77B |
| — attributable to owners | $3.15B | $2.49B |
| Non-controlling interests | $340.0M | $289.0M |
| Non-current liabilities | $5.48B | $5.01B |
| Long-term borrowings | $1.17B | $1.23B |
| Lease liabilities (non-current) | $3.90B | $3.43B |
| Current liabilities | $4.99B | $4.24B |
| Lease liabilities (current) | $329.0M | $231.0M |
| Trade & other payables | $612.0M | $485.0M |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $136.0M | $106.0M |
| Derived metrics | ||
| Free cash flow | $2.44B | $1.53B |
| Operating margin | 33.0% | 29.4% |
| Net margin | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| Return on equity | 23.3% | 11.8% |
| Cash conversion ratio | 3.93× | 6.91× |
| Capex coverage | 4.24× | 3.08× |
| Other reported items | ||
| Adjustments For Decrease Increase In Inventories | -$2.0M | $1.0M |
| Adjustments For Decrease Increase In Other Current Assets | -$115.0M | -$51.0M |
| Adjustments For Decrease Increase In Trade Account Receivable | $16.0M | -$30.0M |
| Adjustments For Depreciation and Amortisation Expense | $1.05B | $831.0M |
| Adjustments For Finance Income | $27.0M | $20.0M |
| Adjustments For Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Other Than Contract Liabilities | $70.0M | $15.0M |
| Adjustments For Increase Decrease In Other Current Liabilities | $90.0M | $27.0M |
| Adjustments For Increase Decrease In Trade Account Payable | $67.0M | $69.0M |
| Adjustments For Provisions | -$4.0M | $38.0M |
| Adjustments For Undistributed Profits of Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method | $0 | $0 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents If Different From Statement of Financial Position | $1.78B | $1.06B |
| Cash Flows From Used In Operations Before Changes In Working Capital | $3.19B | $2.30B |
| Comprehensive Income Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests | $149.0M | $150.0M |
| Comprehensive Income Attributable To Owners of Parent | $916.0M | $399.0M |
| Construction In Progress | $265.0M | $194.0M |
| Current Assets Liabilities | -$2.09B | -$2.08B |
| Current Borrowings and Current Portion of Noncurrent Borrowings | $1.02B | $1.09B |
| Current Deferred Income Other Than Current Contract Liabilities | $173.0M | $135.0M |
| Current Derivative Financial Assets | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Current Derivative Financial Liabilities | $7.0M | $10.0M |
| Current Investments | $20.0M | $0 |
| Current Provisions For Employee Benefits | $64.0M | $66.0M |
| Current Tax Assets Noncurrent | $8.0M | $8.0M |
| Current Tax Liabilities Current | $174.0M | $89.0M |
| Deferred Tax Assets | $428.0M | $509.0M |
| Dividends Paid To Equity Holders of Parent Classified As Financing Activities | $246.0M | $229.0M |
| Dividends Paid To Noncontrolling Interests Classified As Financing Activities | $105.0M | $72.0M |
| Dividends Proposed Or Declared Before Financial Statements Authorised For Issue But Not Recognised As Distribution To Owners | $155.0M | $143.0M |
| Dividends Proposed Or Declared Before Financial Statements Authorised For Issue But Not Recognised As Distribution To Owners Per Share | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| Dividends Recognised As Distributions To Noncontrolling Interests | $99.0M | $62.0M |
| Dividends Recognised As Distributions To Owners of Parent | $246.0M | $229.0M |
| Effect of Exchange Rate Changes On Cash and Cash Equivalents | $107.0M | -$1.0M |
| Finance Income | $27.0M | $20.0M |
| Gains Losses On Cash Flow Hedges Before Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Gains Losses On Exchange Differences On Translation Before Tax | $252.0M | $219.0M |
| Gains Losses On Financial Assets Measured At Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Gains Losses On Net Monetary Position | $17.0M | $26.0M |
| Impairment Loss Reversal of Impairment Loss Recognised In Profit Or Loss Trade Receivables | $11.0M | $7.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Components of Other Comprehensive Income That Will Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss | $0 | -$1.0M |
| Income Tax Relating To Remeasurements of Defined Benefit Plans of Other Comprehensive Income | $0 | $0 |
| Increase Decrease Through Changes In Ownership Interests In Subsidiaries That Do Not Result In Loss of Control | $31.0M | $6.0M |
| Increase Decrease Through Sharebased Payment Transactions | $3.0M | -$5.0M |
| Intangible Assets Under Development | $25.0M | $8.0M |
| Interest Paid Classified As Financing Activities | $839.0M | $670.0M |
| Interest Received Classified As Investing Activities | $23.0M | $26.0M |
| Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method | $6.0M | $5.0M |
| Issued Capital | $1.83B | $1.83B |
| Liabilities | $10.47B | $9.25B |
| Net Assets Liabilities | $3.49B | $2.77B |
| Noncurrent Assets Or Disposal Groups Classified As Held For Sale | $6.0M | $0 |
| Noncurrent Deferred Income Other Than Noncurrent Contract Liabilities | $43.0M | $0 |
| Noncurrent Derivative Financial Assets | $0 | $0 |
| Noncurrent Derivative Financial Liabilities | $0 | $0 |
| Noncurrent Investments Other Than Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method | $0 | $0 |
| Noncurrent Provisions For Employee Benefits | $33.0M | $23.0M |
| Number of Shares Outstanding | 3654.9M | 3670.5M |
| Other Adjustments For Noncash Items | $27.0M | $14.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income | $252.0M | $221.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests | $15.0M | $42.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income Attributable To Owners of Parent | $237.0M | $179.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax Gains Losses On Remeasurements of Defined Benefit Plans | $0 | $1.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income That Will Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss Net of Tax | $252.0M | $220.0M |
| Other Comprehensive Income That Will Not Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss Net of Tax | $0 | $1.0M |
| Other Current Financial Assets | $90.0M | $67.0M |
| Other Current Financial Liabilities | $486.0M | $383.0M |
| Other Current Nonfinancial Assets | $341.0M | $286.0M |
| Other Current Nonfinancial Liabilities | $268.0M | $233.0M |
| Other Expense By Nature | $320.0M | $257.0M |
| Other Finance Cost | $867.0M | $663.0M |
| Other Longterm Provisions | $2.0M | $2.0M |
| Other Noncurrent Financial Assets | $17.0M | $10.0M |
| Other Noncurrent Financial Liabilities | $201.0M | $216.0M |
| Other Noncurrent Nonfinancial Assets | $206.0M | $195.0M |
| Other Noncurrent Nonfinancial Liabilities | $4.0M | $3.0M |
| Other Shortterm Provisions | $35.0M | $45.0M |
| Proceeds From Changes In Ownership Interests In Subsidiaries | $0 | $10.0M |
| Reclassification Adjustments On Cash Flow Hedges Before Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Revenue and Operating Income | $6.44B | $4.98B |
| Sales and Marketing Expense | $852.0M | $650.0M |
| Share of Other Comprehensive Income of Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted For Using Equity Method That Will Be Reclassified To Profit Or Loss Net of Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Share of Profit Loss of Associates Accounted For Using Equity Method | $0 | $0 |
| Shortterm Deposits Not Classified As Cash Equivalents | $197.0M | $81.0M |
Methodology
Every line item above is a fact tagged in AIRTEL AFRICA PLC's annual report
filed in the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) under the IFRS
taxonomy (ifrs-full) — the income statement, balance sheet
and cash-flow statement as the filer reported them. Values are shown
as-is, in the reporting currency (USD), without
rescaling; the row labels map to the underlying concept name (e.g.
Revenue → ifrs-full:Revenue, Operating profit →
ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities, Diluted EPS →
ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare), and any concept
without a curated label is shown under “Other reported items” with its
de-camel-cased tag name. Only consolidated, default-member facts are
shown (segment / dimensional breakdowns are excluded).
“Derived metrics” (free cash flow, margins, ROE, …) are computed from those facts by the same model the U.S. financials pages use — not tagged by the filer.
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