Robi profit momentum accelerates in Q1’26
Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata posted a strong start to 2026, reporting Profit After Tax of TK 232.3 crore in the first quarter (Q1’26), with a margin of 9.2 percent. Revenue climbed to TK 2,531.2 crore in Q1, an 8.1 percent increase from a year earlier. Earnings per share surged 85.2 percent year?on?year (YoY) to TK 0.44, said the operator in a media statement while releasing the quarterly financial update.
“We have registered 8.1 percent YoY growth and that too under very adverse socio-economic conditions intensified by the war in the west Asia,” said Robi Managing Director and CEO, Ziad Shatara. He said “This clearly shows that our AI-driven personalized product and service offers supported by sustained investment in network improvement is producing the desired result.” “Meanwhile, we have been able to generate healthy profit for our shareholders in Q1’26 by sustaining our disciplined approach to cost management and investment planning,” said Ziad, adding, “We look forward to continuing this performance with brightening economic climate over time.”
According to the statement, CAPEX for Q1’26 reached TK 349.5 crore, while total payment to the Government exchequer reached TK 2,073.6 crore at the end of Q1’26, which was 82 percent of the total revenue for the quarter. Active subscriber base in Q1’26 stood at 5.74 crore followed by 4.45 crore and 4.03 crore at Data subscriber base and 4G subscribers base respectively. On average, each data user used 8.95 GB data every month in Q1’26, which was 15.4 percent higher than same period last year.
EBITDA reached TK 1,350.3 crore with 53.3 percent margin in Q1’26. YoY EBITDA growth of 21.6 percent indicates that the company’s high level of discipline in cost management is producing the desired results. YoY EBITDA margin grew by 5.9 percentage points (pp). Network milestones included over 19,300 4G sites at the end of Q1’26, achieving 98.98 percent population coverage.
From the quarterly perspective, Robi’s revenue in Q1’26 dipped slightly by 2.1 percent compared to the last quarter (QoQ). This dip was primarily caused by having couple of fewer calendar days than the last quarter. Average data usage by data users in Robi network grew by 6.1 percent compared to last quarter. EBITDA saw a decent growth of 4.3 percent and the EBITDA margin experienced a growth of 3.3pp compared to last quarter.
