Telecom Services Stocks in India
Telecom Services: Bharti Airtel Ltd owns the largest revenue base; Sar Televenture Ltd has the fastest current growth.
Nifty Telecom Services Index — Constituents & Performance
The Telecom Services companies below are the listed Indian Telecom Services universe this page tracks — the same constituent set people search for as the Nifty Telecom Services index. Every figure is equal-weighted across those companies, so one large constituent cannot set the reading. Each number carries its own as-of date.
How has Telecom Services moved against NIFTY 500?
The line below covers up to 5.2 years and opens on the 5Y view; the buttons cut it shorter. Over the most recent two of them this sector is 5% behind NIFTY 500. Earnings across its companies fell 21% on average over the last four reported quarters. It has been ahead of NIFTY 500 on a rolling three-month view for 17 weeks running.
RS ↑17w · 10/19 >200d (−2) · 9/19 lead (−5) · EPS 11/18↑
Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the distance between them is the whole story: the sector line is an equal-weighted index of its 19 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member rebased to 100 at the start and the sector taking the median — so a price line pulling away from flat bars is a re-rating, not earnings. A bar turns red when that figure is lower than the quarter before. Rules are fixed and applied identically everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover any point to read both values and the gap. This is a description of what the numbers did, not advice.
Is Telecom Services outperforming NIFTY 500?
Telecom Services has outperformed NIFTY 500 by 9.4% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 13%. 11 of 18 covered companies currently beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. HFCL Ltd is the strongest against the sector itself at +76.3%. Readings are as of 2026-07-19.
Sector metric: 40.1 as of 2026-07-19 · BROADENING · falling.
The central tension: the companies with the most scale are not necessarily the companies creating the most change.
Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.
Bottom line
Telecom Services has outperformed NIFTY 500 by 9.4% over 52 weeks and 13% over 13 weeks. 11 of 18 covered companies beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, while 6 of 18 beat the sector itself. Bharti Airtel Ltd leads with revenue of ₹2,10,973 crore, based on 18 of 18 comparable companies through Mar 2026.
4-Factor Sector Score
An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.
How this score is built, and what the marks mean
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.
| Company | Score | Price stage | Growth & earnings/35 | Capital efficiency/25 | Valuation/20 | Relative strength/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bharti Airtel LtdBHARTIARTL | 71.9/100Favorable setup83% evidence | TURNING | 23.0/35 Revenue 22% · PAT -9.8% · OPM change 1 pp 88% evidence | 21.5/25 ROCE 17.6% · OPM 57% 100% evidence | 14.2/20 P/E 46.2× · PEG 0.65 65% evidence | 13.2/20 RS sector 11.6% · RS bench 0.1% · 1Y 1.8%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 23 + 21.5 + 14.2 + 13.2 = 71.9 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence. | ||||||
| 2Suyog Telematics LtdSUYOG | 68.1/100Favorable setup68% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 23.5/35 Revenue 15% · PAT 57.5% · OPM change 59 pp 62% evidence | 17.7/25 ROCE 14.6% · OPM 75% 95% evidence | 10.6/20 P/E 16.1× · PEG — 15% evidence | 16.3/20 RS sector 7% · RS bench 15.9% · 1Y 0.8%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 23.5 + 17.7 + 10.6 + 16.3 = 68.1 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence. | ||||||
| 3Valiant Communications Ltd526775 | 67.9/100Favorable setup71% evidence | FADING | 29.9/35 Revenue 66.9% · PAT 100% · OPM change 3.6 pp 83% evidence | 20.3/25 ROCE 39.7% · OPM 38.2% 76% evidence | 10.4/20 P/E 45.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 7.3/20 RS sector -3.9% · RS bench 4.3% · 1Y 56.5%8 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 29.9 + 20.3 + 10.4 + 7.3 = 67.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 4HFCL LtdHFCL | 65.1/100Favorable setup74% evidence | LEADER | 25.8/35 Revenue 58.6% · PAT 100% · OPM change 18.7 pp 71% evidence | 13.1/25 ROCE 10.9% · OPM 22% 76% evidence | 6.2/20 P/E 51.8× · PEG — 50% evidence | 20.0/20 RS sector 76.3% · RS bench 86.7% · 1Y 155.4%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 25.8 + 13.1 + 6.2 + 20 = 65.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 5Bharti Hexacom LtdBHARTIHEXA | 60.5/100Mixed-positive evidence83% evidence | TURNING | 22.3/35 Revenue 9.4% · PAT 16.1% · OPM change 1 pp 88% evidence | 21.2/25 ROCE 21.4% · OPM 52% 100% evidence | 6.0/20 P/E 47.3× · PEG 3.46 65% evidence | 11.0/20 RS sector 3.1% · RS bench -3.9% · 1Y -9.6%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 22.3 + 21.2 + 6 + 11 = 60.5 · Decision use: Strong business, demanding price: keep it on the quality list, but require either earnings upgrades or valuation compression. | ||||||
| 6ADC India Communications LtdKRONECOMM | 51.4/100Mixed-positive evidence78% evidence | LEADER | 12.0/35 Revenue 6.9% · PAT -22.6% · OPM change 0.8 pp 83% evidence | 16.9/25 ROCE 31.4% · OPM 7.3% 76% evidence | 6.2/20 P/E 52.2× · PEG — 50% evidence | 16.3/20 RS sector 18.4% · RS bench 27.1% · 1Y 78.2%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 12 + 16.9 + 6.2 + 16.3 = 51.4 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 27.1%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 7Indus Towers LtdINDUSTOWER | 51.1/100Mixed-positive evidence100% evidence | ASLEEP | 9.5/35 Revenue 6.7% · PAT -26.6% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence | 20.6/25 ROCE 19.5% · OPM 53% 100% evidence | 16.6/20 P/E 14.4× · PEG 0.46 100% evidence | 4.4/20 RS sector -12.6% · RS bench -4.6% · 1Y -0.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 9.5 + 20.6 + 16.6 + 4.4 = 51.1 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity. | ||||||
| 8Vodafone Idea LtdIDEA | 49.9/100Mixed-negative evidence71% evidence | LEADER | 15.9/35 Revenue 3% · PAT 100% · OPM change 1 pp 65% evidence | 8.1/25 ROCE -1.6% · OPM 43% 100% evidence | 11.3/20 P/E 4× · PEG — 15% evidence | 14.6/20 RS sector 11.6% · RS bench 20.7% · 1Y 80.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 15.9 + 8.1 + 11.3 + 14.6 = 49.9 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 20.7%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 9Sar Televenture LtdSARTELE | 49.9/100Mixed-negative evidence70% evidence | ASLEEP | 21.2/35 Revenue 100% · PAT 100% · OPM change 1 pp 48% evidence | 12.6/25 ROCE 8.8% · OPM 17% 95% evidence | 14.6/20 P/E 8.4× · PEG — 50% evidence | 1.5/20 RS sector -39.9% · RS bench -33.9% · 1Y -44.9%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 21.2 + 12.6 + 14.6 + 1.5 = 49.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 10Tata Communications LtdTATACOMM | 46.1/100Mixed-negative evidence87% evidence | TURNING | 12.9/35 Revenue 8.3% · PAT -44.8% · OPM change 0 pp 100% evidence | 14.4/25 ROCE 14.6% · OPM 19% 100% evidence | 8.4/20 P/E 48.1× · PEG 2.22 65% evidence | 10.4/20 RS sector -1.7% · RS bench 0.9% · 1Y 1.6%10 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 12.9 + 14.4 + 8.4 + 10.4 = 46.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 11Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) LtdTTML | 40.6/100Mixed-negative evidence66% evidence | ASLEEP | 20.7/35 Revenue 11.4% · PAT -80% · OPM change 3.1 pp 71% evidence | 6.8/25 ROCE -12.7% · OPM 54.7% 95% evidence | 8.7/20 P/E 207.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 4.4/20 RS sector -28.2% · RS bench -16.8% · 1Y -35.1%4 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 20.7 + 6.8 + 8.7 + 4.4 = 40.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 12ITI LtdITI | 36.8/100Mixed-negative evidence71% evidence | ASLEEP | 19.4/35 Revenue -39.6% · PAT 100% · OPM change 7 pp 65% evidence | 5.4/25 ROCE 1.4% · OPM 4.3% 100% evidence | 8.9/20 P/E 92.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 3.1/20 RS sector -15.6% · RS bench -8.1% · 1Y -8.8%7 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 19.4 + 5.4 + 8.9 + 3.1 = 36.8 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 13Tejas Networks LtdTEJASNET | 34.9/100Adverse evidence71% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 11.8/35 Revenue -80% · PAT -80% · OPM change 42 pp 74% evidence | 1.9/25 ROCE -14.6% · OPM -25% 100% evidence | 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence | 11.2/20 RS sector -5.4% · RS bench 2.2% · 1Y -14.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 11.8 + 1.9 + 10 + 11.2 = 34.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 14NELCO LtdNELCO | 34.0/100Adverse evidence74% evidence | TURNING | 8.5/35 Revenue 2% · PAT -43% · OPM change 0.1 pp 95% evidence | 7.8/25 ROCE 7.2% · OPM 10.4% 95% evidence | 8.5/20 P/E 388× · PEG — 15% evidence | 9.2/20 RS sector -21.7% · RS bench 31.2% · 1Y 18.8%10 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 8.5 + 7.8 + 8.5 + 9.2 = 34 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 15OnMobile Global LtdONMOBILE | 33.6/100Thin evidence · provisional59% evidence | TURNING | 9.4/35 Revenue -9.8% · PAT 72.5% · OPM change -33.5 pp 62% evidence | 4.2/25 ROCE -0.1% · OPM -33% 95% evidence | 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence | 10.0/20 RS sector -4.7% · RS bench 10.1% · 1Y 22.1%5 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 9.4 + 4.2 + 10 + 10 = 33.6 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 16GTL Infrastructure LtdGTLINFRA | 33.5/100Adverse evidence62% evidence | ASLEEP | 11.9/35 Revenue 2.2% · PAT 100% · OPM change 1 pp 62% evidence | 4.6/25 ROCE -48.2% · OPM 15% 95% evidence | 11.5/20 P/E 2.1× · PEG — 15% evidence | 5.5/20 RS sector -16.3% · RS bench -7.5% · 1Y -23.1%7 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 11.9 + 4.6 + 11.5 + 5.5 = 33.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 17Mahanagar Telephone Nigam LtdMTNL | 33.5/100Thin evidence · provisional59% evidence | ASLEEP | 13.5/35 Revenue -5.7% · PAT 6.6% · OPM change 22 pp 62% evidence | 6.5/25 ROCE -2.3% · OPM 16% 95% evidence | 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence | 3.5/20 RS sector -32.3% · RS bench -22.7% · 1Y -43.2%4 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 13.5 + 6.5 + 10 + 3.5 = 33.5 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 18Optiemus Infracom LtdOPTIEMUS | 32.2/100Adverse evidence83% evidence | TURNING | 11.1/35 Revenue -6.5% · PAT 4.8% · OPM change -3.5 pp 88% evidence | 8.9/25 ROCE 10.9% · OPM 1.5% 100% evidence | 4.1/20 P/E 86.2× · PEG 9.11 65% evidence | 8.1/20 RS sector -30.5% · RS bench 26.6% · 1Y 11.3%7 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 11.1 + 8.9 + 4.1 + 8.1 = 32.2 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
Market action
HFCL Ltd has the strongest one-year price move in Telecom Services at +155.4%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against NIFTY at +86.7%. 11 of 18 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 313 weekly closes through 2026-07-31.
Every company, the sector's own index and NIFTY 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts — the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.
How far ahead of or behind NIFTY 500 each company has been running, measured against its own recent average of that comparison, so the flat line at zero IS NIFTY 500: above it the company is beating the market, below it the market is beating the company. It opens on one year.
The same measure taken against Telecom Services itself instead of the whole market, so the flat line at zero is the sector: above it the company is beating its own peers, which is the sharper test of the two. It opens on one year.
Revenue Scale & Growth Durability
Bharti Airtel Ltd has the highest Revenue among the 18 Telecom Services companies compared here, at ₹2,10,973 crore. Vodafone Idea Ltd is next at ₹44,872 crore. Sar Televenture Ltd has the highest Revenue growth at the 100% top of the scoring scale, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Bharti Airtel Ltd is the scale leader at ₹2,10,973 crore, 370.2% ahead of Vodafone Idea Ltd. Sar Televenture Ltd's growth is stored at the ≥100% scoring cap; the uncapped TTM change is 452.9% from a ₹846 crore base, with 8 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.
Investor read: Bharti Airtel Ltd is the scale benchmark; Sar Televenture Ltd is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.
This conclusion weakens if: Bharti Airtel Ltd's growth falls below Sar Televenture Ltd's for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.
On every company-comparison chart on this page: solid lines show level, dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected, and a missing report breaks the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
| Company | Revenue | Revenue growth | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharti Airtel Ltd BHARTIARTL | ₹55.4K Cr | 16% | Mar 2026 |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd IDEA | ₹11.3K Cr | 2.9% | Mar 2026 |
| Indus Towers Ltd INDUSTOWER | ₹8.4K Cr | 4.6% | Jun 2026 |
| Tata Communications Ltd TATACOMM | ₹6.6K Cr | 10% | Jun 2026 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd BHARTIHEXA | ₹2.4K Cr | 5.5% | Mar 2026 |
| HFCL Ltd HFCL | ₹1.9K Cr | 120% | Jun 2026 |
| ITI Ltd ITI | ₹628 Cr | -40% | Mar 2026 |
| Optiemus Infracom Ltd OPTIEMUS | ₹485 Cr | 8.0% | Mar 2026 |
| Tejas Networks Ltd TEJASNET | ₹402 Cr | 99% | Jun 2026 |
| Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd MTNL⚠ unverified | ₹371 Cr | 35% | Mar 2026 |
| GTL Infrastructure Ltd GTLINFRA⚠ unverified | ₹330 Cr | -2.1% | Mar 2026 |
| Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd TTML⚠ unverified | ₹304 Cr | 7.0% | Jun 2026 |
| Sar Televenture Ltd SARTELE | ₹280 Cr | 35% | Mar 2026 |
| OnMobile Global Ltd ONMOBILE⚠ unverified | ₹128 Cr | -18% | Mar 2026 |
| NELCO Ltd NELCO⚠ unverified | ₹80 Cr | 7.0% | Jun 2026 |
| ADC India Communications Ltd KRONECOMM | ₹61 Cr | 34% | Mar 2026 |
| Suyog Telematics Ltd SUYOG⚠ unverified | ₹56 Cr | 12% | Mar 2026 |
| Valiant Communications Ltd 526775 | ₹24 Cr | 50% | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
Revenue · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 18 companies with a series here. The remaining 6 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
HFCL Ltd · HFCL
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd · MTNL⚠ unverified
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd · TTML⚠ unverified
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Vodafone Idea Ltd · IDEA
Revenue growth · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 18 companies with a series here. The remaining 6 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
HFCL Ltd · HFCL
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd · MTNL⚠ unverified
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd · TTML⚠ unverified
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Vodafone Idea Ltd · IDEA
Operating Economics & Margin Trend
Suyog Telematics Ltd has the highest OPM among the 18 Telecom Services companies compared here, at 75%. Bharti Airtel Ltd is next at 57%. The same company also holds the highest Margin change, at +59 percentage points. 18 of 18 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Suyog Telematics Ltd leads both opm at 75% and margin change at +59 percentage points.
Investor read: Suyog Telematics Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current margin change signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | OPM | Margin change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suyog Telematics Ltd SUYOG⚠ unverified | 75% | +59.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd BHARTIARTL | 57% | +1.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd TTML⚠ unverified | 55% | +3.1 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Indus Towers Ltd INDUSTOWER | 53% | −1.0 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd BHARTIHEXA | 52% | +1.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd IDEA | 43% | +1.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Valiant Communications Ltd 526775 | 38% | +3.6 pp | Mar 2026 |
| HFCL Ltd HFCL | 22% | +18.7 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Tata Communications Ltd TATACOMM | 19% | 0.0 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Sar Televenture Ltd SARTELE | 17% | +1.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd MTNL⚠ unverified | 16% | +22.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| GTL Infrastructure Ltd GTLINFRA⚠ unverified | 15% | +1.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| NELCO Ltd NELCO⚠ unverified | 10% | +0.1 pp | Jun 2026 |
| ADC India Communications Ltd KRONECOMM | 7.3% | +0.8 pp | Mar 2026 |
| ITI Ltd ITI | 4.3% | +7.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Optiemus Infracom Ltd OPTIEMUS | 1.5% | −3.5 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Tejas Networks Ltd TEJASNET | -25% | +42.0 pp | Jun 2026 |
| OnMobile Global Ltd ONMOBILE⚠ unverified | -33% | −33.5 pp | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
OPM · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 18 companies with a series here. The remaining 6 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
HFCL Ltd · HFCL
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd · MTNL⚠ unverified
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd · TTML⚠ unverified
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Vodafone Idea Ltd · IDEA
Margin change · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 18 companies with a series here. The remaining 6 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
HFCL Ltd · HFCL
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd · MTNL⚠ unverified
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd · TTML⚠ unverified
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Vodafone Idea Ltd · IDEA
Profit Scale & Acceleration
Vodafone Idea Ltd has the highest Net profit among the 18 Telecom Services companies compared here, at ₹34,552 crore. Bharti Airtel Ltd is next at ₹33,823 crore. Valiant Communications Ltd has the highest Profit growth at the 100% top of the scoring scale, so level and change sit with different companies.
What the numbers say: Vodafone Idea Ltd leads with ₹34,552 crore of TTM profit, 2.2% above Bharti Airtel Ltd. Valiant Communications Ltd shows ≥100% on the scoring scale (151.5% uncapped) growth from a ₹24 crore profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.
Investor read: Vodafone Idea Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | Net profit | Profit growth | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vodafone Idea Ltd IDEA | ₹52.0K Cr | — | Mar 2026 |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd BHARTIARTL | ₹9.2K Cr | -26% | Mar 2026 |
| Indus Towers Ltd INDUSTOWER | ₹1.7K Cr | 0.5% | Jun 2026 |
| GTL Infrastructure Ltd GTLINFRA⚠ unverified | ₹1.2K Cr | — | Mar 2026 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd BHARTIHEXA | ₹447 Cr | -4.5% | Mar 2026 |
| ITI Ltd ITI | ₹436 Cr | -120% | Mar 2026 |
| HFCL Ltd HFCL | ₹246 Cr | 40% | Jun 2026 |
| Tata Communications Ltd TATACOMM | ₹130 Cr | -32% | Jun 2026 |
| Sar Televenture Ltd SARTELE | ₹36 Cr | 24% | Mar 2026 |
| Optiemus Infracom Ltd OPTIEMUS | ₹22 Cr | 0.0% | Mar 2026 |
| Suyog Telematics Ltd SUYOG⚠ unverified | ₹14 Cr | -12% | Mar 2026 |
| Valiant Communications Ltd 526775 | ₹8 Cr | 93% | Mar 2026 |
| ADC India Communications Ltd KRONECOMM | ₹4 Cr | 19% | Mar 2026 |
| NELCO Ltd NELCO⚠ unverified | ₹2 Cr | 30% | Jun 2026 |
| OnMobile Global Ltd ONMOBILE⚠ unverified | ₹-37 Cr | -233% | Mar 2026 |
| Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd TTML⚠ unverified | ₹-72 Cr | — | Jun 2026 |
| Tejas Networks Ltd TEJASNET | ₹-202 Cr | -219% | Jun 2026 |
| Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd MTNL⚠ unverified | ₹-307 Cr | — | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
Net profit · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 18 companies with a series here. The remaining 6 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
HFCL Ltd · HFCL
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd · MTNL⚠ unverified
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd · TTML⚠ unverified
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Vodafone Idea Ltd · IDEA
Profit growth · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 14 companies with a series here. The remaining 2 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
ADC India Communications Ltd · KRONECOMM
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
HFCL Ltd · HFCL
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Suyog Telematics Ltd · SUYOG⚠ unverified
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Valiant Communications Ltd · 526775
Return On Capital Employed
Valiant Communications Ltd has the highest ROCE among the 18 Telecom Services companies compared here, at 39.7%. ADC India Communications Ltd is next at 31.4%. The same company also holds the highest ROCE change, at +19 percentage points. 18 of 18 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Valiant Communications Ltd leads ROCE at 39.7%, 8.3 percentage points above ADC India Communications Ltd. Valiant Communications Ltd has the strongest latest improvement at +19 percentage points. Read the leader beside the density of its reported history: a sparse high return is a candidate; a repeated high return is evidence of durability.
Investor read: Valiant Communications Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roce change signal.
Withheld from this chart: HFCL Ltd (HFCL) — its two data sources disagree by up to 9.8% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | ROCE | ROCE change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd BHARTIHEXA | 22% | +3.3 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd BHARTIARTL | 18% | +3.5 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Indus Towers Ltd INDUSTOWER | 17% | −8.8 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Tata Communications Ltd TATACOMM | 14% | +0.2 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Suyog Telematics Ltd SUYOG⚠ unverified | 12% | +1.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| NELCO Ltd NELCO⚠ unverified | 7.5% | −8.1 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Optiemus Infracom Ltd OPTIEMUS | 6.7% | −4.6 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd MTNL⚠ unverified | 2.0% | −18.2 pp | Mar 2026 |
| ITI Ltd ITI | -0.6% | +6.2 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd IDEA | -2.1% | +0.7 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd TTML⚠ unverified | -2.9% | +1.8 pp | Jun 2026 |
| OnMobile Global Ltd ONMOBILE⚠ unverified | -8.7% | −5.7 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Tejas Networks Ltd TEJASNET | -30% | −51.1 pp | Jun 2026 |
| GTL Infrastructure Ltd GTLINFRA⚠ unverified | -48% | −46.1 pp | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
ROCE · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 14 companies with a series here. The remaining 2 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
GTL Infrastructure Ltd · GTLINFRA⚠ unverified
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd · MTNL⚠ unverified
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd · TTML⚠ unverified
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Vodafone Idea Ltd · IDEA
ROCE change · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 14 companies with a series here. The remaining 2 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
GTL Infrastructure Ltd · GTLINFRA⚠ unverified
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd · MTNL⚠ unverified
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd · TTML⚠ unverified
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Vodafone Idea Ltd · IDEA
Valuation Against Growth & Quality
Indus Towers Ltd has the lowest PEG among the 18 Telecom Services companies compared here, at 0.46×. Bharti Airtel Ltd is next at 0.65×. GTL Infrastructure Ltd has the lowest P/E at 2.13×, so level and change sit with different companies. 5 of 18 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Indus Towers Ltd has the lowest comparable PEG at 0.46×, 29.2% below Bharti Airtel Ltd. Only 5 of 18 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/e signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | PEG | P/E | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optiemus Infracom Ltd OPTIEMUS | 9.1 | 41.5 | Mar 2026 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd BHARTIHEXA | 3.5 | 42.7 | Mar 2026 |
| Tata Communications Ltd TATACOMM | 2.2 | 53.8 | Jun 2026 |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd BHARTIARTL | 0.7 | 34.3 | Mar 2026 |
| Indus Towers Ltd INDUSTOWER | 0.5 | 14.5 | Jun 2026 |
| Valiant Communications Ltd 526775 | — | 53.9 | Mar 2026 |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd IDEA | — | 2.7 | Mar 2026 |
| HFCL Ltd HFCL | — | 105.4 | Jun 2026 |
| ITI Ltd ITI | — | 78.4 | Mar 2026 |
| Tejas Networks Ltd TEJASNET | — | 57.4 | Jun 2026 |
| Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd TTML⚠ unverified | — | -28.4 | Jun 2026 |
| NELCO Ltd NELCO⚠ unverified | — | 163.2 | Jun 2026 |
| GTL Infrastructure Ltd GTLINFRA⚠ unverified | — | 1.6 | Mar 2026 |
| Suyog Telematics Ltd SUYOG⚠ unverified | — | 19.6 | Mar 2026 |
| ADC India Communications Ltd KRONECOMM | — | 30.1 | Mar 2026 |
| OnMobile Global Ltd ONMOBILE⚠ unverified | — | 27.2 | Mar 2026 |
| Sar Televenture Ltd SARTELE | — | 16.0 | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
PEG · reported quarter history
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
P/E · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Bharti Airtel Ltd · BHARTIARTL
Bharti Hexacom Ltd · BHARTIHEXA
GTL Infrastructure Ltd · GTLINFRA⚠ unverified
HFCL Ltd · HFCL
Indus Towers Ltd · INDUSTOWER
ITI Ltd · ITI
NELCO Ltd · NELCO⚠ unverified
Optiemus Infracom Ltd · OPTIEMUS
Tata Communications Ltd · TATACOMM
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd · TTML⚠ unverified
Tejas Networks Ltd · TEJASNET
Vodafone Idea Ltd · IDEA
What can make this comparison misleading?
This Telecom Services comparison names 6 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. All 18 companies here report on comparable dates, so no rank carries a stale marker. 6 draw at least one figure from a second feed with too little overlap to cross-check. 1 has second-feed figures withheld because the two sources disagree.
Keep these limits visible
- A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
- A high ROCE can be temporary or flattered by a small capital base. Read it beside margin, cash conversion and reinvestment.
- The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
- An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
- 6 companies draw at least one figure from a second data feed with too little overlapping history to cross-check against the primary source; they are marked unverified wherever those figures appear.
- 1 company is missing from the second-feed metrics by decision, not by absence: the two sources disagree, so nothing from the second is drawn. Read those rows as narrower evidence, never as a weaker business.
How was this comparison built?
This comparison is built from the reported filings of 18 Telecom Services companies, normalized to a common ₹ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Jun 2026 and market data through 2026-07-31. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.
How a second data feed is admitted, and what happens when it disagrees
A second feed is read only after its reported income is matched against the primary source on at least three overlapping periods. Where the two agree the figures fill silently. Where there is too little shared history to compare, the figures are still drawn — they are the only evidence there is — and marked ⚠ unverified everywhere they appear. Where the two are known to disagree, nothing from the second feed is drawn and the affected company is named under the chart it is missing from.
Telecom Services company comparison FAQs
These 24 answers restate the Telecom Services comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 18 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Jun 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-07-31. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.
Is the Telecom Services sector outperforming NIFTY 500?
Telecom Services has outperformed NIFTY 500 by 9.4% over 52 weeks and 13% over 13 weeks. 11 of 18 covered companies beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, while 6 of 18 beat the sector itself.
Which Telecom Services company is largest by revenue?
Bharti Airtel Ltd leads with revenue of ₹2,10,973 crore, based on 18 of 18 comparable companies through Mar 2026.
Which Telecom Services company is growing fastest?
Sar Televenture Ltd has the fastest current revenue growth at 100%, across 18 of 18 comparable companies.
Which Telecom Services company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?
Bharti Airtel Ltd ranks first at 71.9/100 with 82.6% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.
Which Telecom Services company has the lowest comparable PEG?
Indus Towers Ltd has the lowest comparable PEG at 0.46, among 5 of 18 companies whose earnings and growth are steady enough for the ratio to mean anything.
How much history does this Telecom Services comparison include?
The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, returns and valuation, ending Jun 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.
How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?
The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.
What is the Nifty Telecom Services index?
The Nifty Telecom Services index tracks India's listed Telecom Services companies as a single basket. This page follows the same 18 companies and equal-weights them, so every company's weekly return counts once whatever it is worth, and the reading belongs to the Telecom Services sector rather than to its largest constituent. Figures are as of Jun 2026.
Which are the best Telecom Services stocks in India?
Ranked by this page's four-factor score, Bharti Airtel Ltd places first among 18 listed Telecom Services companies, followed by Suyog Telematics Ltd. That is a ranking of published data — earnings, quality, valuation and market behaviour as of Jun 2026 — and not a recommendation; Sector Alpha is not registered with SEBI as an investment adviser.
How many Telecom Services stocks are listed in India?
This comparison covers 18 listed Telecom Services companies in India, each above the size floor the site applies, with 20 quarters of reported figures per company where the filings exist. The full ranked list is on this page, as of Jun 2026.
Which Telecom Services company is the biggest?
Bharti Airtel Ltd is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of ₹2,10,973 crore, ahead of Vodafone Idea Ltd at ₹44,872 crore. That covers 18 of 18 companies with comparable reporting through Mar 2026.
Which Telecom Services company has the best profit margins?
Suyog Telematics Ltd has the highest operating margin at 75%, from 18 of 18 comparable companies. Suyog Telematics Ltd shows the biggest recent improvement, at +59 percentage points. A high margin matters most when it is holding or rising, not when it is peaking.
Which Telecom Services company makes the most profit?
Vodafone Idea Ltd earns the most, at ₹34,552 crore of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 18 of 18 comparable companies. Valiant Communications Ltd has the fastest profit growth at 100%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.
Which Telecom Services company earns the highest return on capital?
Valiant Communications Ltd leads on return on capital employed at 39.7%, across 18 of 18 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.
Which Telecom Services stock is the cheapest?
On PEG — where a LOWER number is cheaper — Indus Towers Ltd screens cheapest at 0.46×. Only 5 of 18 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, so this is not a sector-wide "cheapest stock" verdict. Cheap on a multiple is a reason to investigate, never a reason to buy on its own.
Is the Telecom Services sector beating the market?
Telecom Services has outperformed NIFTY 500 by 9.4% over the last 52 weeks and 13% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 11 of 18 covered companies are beating the market on their own. Sector strength does not transfer evenly to every stock in it.
Which Telecom Services stock has the strongest price momentum?
HFCL Ltd has the strongest relative strength against NIFTY 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.
Which Telecom Services company scores highest for research priority?
Bharti Airtel Ltd scores 71.9 out of 100 with 82.6% evidence confidence, from 23 points on growth and earnings, 21.5 on capital efficiency, 14.2 on valuation and 13.2 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.
How many Telecom Services companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?
It compares 18 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals, ending Jun 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.
What is the total market cap of the Telecom Services sector?
The 18 Telecom Services companies on this page carry ₹16,94,054 crore of combined market value. Bharti Airtel Ltd is the largest at ₹12,30,536 crore, about 73% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-08-05.
What is the Telecom Services sector's P/E ratio?
The median price-to-earnings ratio across the 18 Telecom Services companies on this page is 47.3×, measured on the 15 that report a comparable figure. A sector-level history for this multiple is not held here, so this is a cross-section of today, not a comparison with the sector’s own past. Figures are as of 2026-08-05.
How is the Telecom Services sector performing?
11 of the 18 covered Telecom Services companies are beating NIFTY 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 9.4% ahead of NIFTY 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-08-05.
Why are some values on this page blank?
A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.
Is this investment advice?
No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.