Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: ₹32.40 (As of Mar. 2026)

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NSE:BHARTIARTL Bharti Airtel Ltd NSE:BHARTIARTL
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Price ₹1,940.10
GF Value ₹2,133.38
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Bharti Airtel Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Bharti Airtel NSE:BHARTIARTL +1.64% 85 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ₹32.40 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates NSE:BHARTIARTL with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹2,133.38 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Bharti Airtel's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹26.863. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is ₹32.40 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Bharti Airtel's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 64.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 84.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Bharti Airtel was 84.50% per year. The lowest was 84.50% per year. And the median was 84.50% per year.

As of today (2026-07-21), Bharti Airtel's current stock price is ₹1940.10. Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹32.40. Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 59.88.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Bharti Airtel was 260.37. The lowest was 55.24. And the median was 96.12.


Bharti Airtel  (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1940.10/32.40
=59.88

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Bharti Airtel was 260.37. The lowest was 55.24. And the median was 96.12.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Bharti Airtel Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Bharti Airtel Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Bharti Airtel Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Bharti Airtel Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Bharti Airtel Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.73 25.89 29.54 0.00 32.40

NSE:BHARTIARTL vs TMUS, VZ, T: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Bharti Airtel Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Bharti Airtel Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Bharti Airtel's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=26.863/164.2724*164.2724
=26.863

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 164.2724.

Bharti Airtel Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 0.439 105.961 0.681
201609 2.016 105.961 3.125
201612 -20.033 105.196 -31.283
201703 -4.093 105.196 -6.392
201706 19.746 107.109 30.284
201709 -2.180 109.021 -3.285
201712 -3.579 109.404 -5.374
201803 -4.879 109.786 -7.300
201806 -8.123 111.317 -11.987
201809 -12.962 115.142 -18.493
201812 -1.477 115.142 -2.107
201903 0.575 118.202 0.799
201906 5.271 120.880 7.163
201909 5.745 123.175 7.662
201912 10.718 126.235 13.948
202003 -23.751 124.705 -31.287
202006 0.000 127.000 0.000
202009 0.000 130.118 0.000
202012 0.000 130.889 0.000
202103 0.000 131.771 0.000
202106 0.000 134.084 0.000
202109 0.000 135.847 0.000
202112 0.000 138.161 0.000
202203 0.000 138.822 0.000
202206 18.612 142.347 21.479
202209 -2.302 144.661 -2.614
202212 16.305 145.763 18.375
202303 35.046 146.865 39.200
202306 18.089 150.280 19.773
202309 8.653 151.492 9.383
202312 19.138 152.924 20.558
202403 20.612 153.035 22.126
202406 8.142 155.789 8.585
202409 16.220 157.882 16.876
202412 23.176 158.323 24.047
202503 15.306 157.552 15.959
202506 32.206 159.755 33.117
202509 30.870 162.289 31.247
202512 0.000 163.281 0.000
202603 26.863 164.272 26.863

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ₹32.40 mean?
Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ₹32.40 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Bharti Airtel and its competitors.
Is Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Bharti Airtel's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ₹32.40. Overall, Bharti Airtel has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to TMUS and VZ?
Bharti Airtel's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ₹32.40 can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Bharti Airtel and its competitors. Bharti Airtel's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ₹32.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bharti Airtel stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹2,133.38, compared to a current price of ₹1,940.10 — trading 9.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ₹32.40. Bharti Airtel's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ₹32.40 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bharti Airtel stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹1,940.10 is trading 9.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹2,133.38. GuruFocus considers Bharti Airtel to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for NSE:BHARTIARTL:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: ₹32.40
  • GF Value™: ₹2,133.38 vs. price of ₹1,940.10 (9.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSE:BHARTIARTL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Bharti Airtel Business Description

Other Exchanges 532454:India
Address 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Bharti Crescent, Phase II, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, IND, 110070
Bharti Airtel Ltd is a telecommunications company. The company's segments include Mobile Services India, Mobile Services Africa, Mobile Services South Asia, Airtel Business, Passive Infrastructure Services, Homes Services, Digital TV Services, and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Mobile Services India segment. Mobile Services India services cover voice and data telecom services provided through wireless technology (2G /3G/4G) in India. It includes the captive national long-distance networks, which provide connectivity to the mobile services business in India. It also includes intra-city fibre networks.
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