Airtel Uganda has posted an impressive set of interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2025, underlining the telco’s growing strength in the country’s market and declaring a dividend payout of $48.9 million (Ushs 174 billion).
The company reported a 14.7% surge in its customer base to 17.9 million, with data users rising 25.9% to 7.5 million. Average data usage grew 22.6% to 5.95GB per customer, driving total network data traffic up by 57.4%.
This trend cemented data as the main growth engine, offsetting weaker voice revenues hit by a regulatory cut in interconnect rates from $0.013 (Ushs 45) to $0.007 (Ushs 26) last year.
Revenue for the period climbed 12.3% to $282 million (Ushs 1,084.8 billion), while data revenues surged 30.4% to $137 million (Ushs 525.7 billion). EBITDA grew 19.3% to $147 million (Ushs 567.3 billion), with margins expanding to 52.3%. Profit after tax jumped 28.7% to $51 million (Ushs 197.2 billion).
Managing Director Soumendra Sahu hailed the results as proof of Airtel’s commitment to customer experience and digital innovation.
“Our strategy that focuses on investing in our customers’ brilliant experience is creating value for our customers and shareholders. We achieved 12.3% growth in revenue with an EBITDA margin of 52.3% for H1 2025, solidifying our market position,” he said.
The operator continued its heavy network rollout, adding 176 new 4G sites and 150 5G sites while extending its fibre backbone by 1,793km. This lifted Airtel’s 4G coverage to 91.5% of Uganda’s population, with all sites now fully 4G-enabled.
In line with its progressive dividend policy, the Board declared an interim payout of $0.0007 (Ushs 2.5 per share) ($28.1millon) for the quarter, bringing the half-year dividend to $0.0012 (Ushs 4.35) per share totaling $48.9 million (Ushs 174 billion).
This marks a 31.8% increase year-on-year, highlighting Airtel’s focus on balancing growth investment with strong shareholder returns.
Airtel Uganda’s performance further reinforces the telco’s role as a key driver of Uganda’s digital economy, leveraging strong demand for data and innovative services such as Africa’s first AI-powered Spam Alert tool.
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