{"id":332601,"date":"2026-10-29T15:28:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=332601"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:28:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:58:44","slug":"jio-platforms-vs-bharti-airtel-vs-vodafone-idea-how-the-three-telecom-stocks-compare-after-the-jio-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/jio-platforms-vs-bharti-airtel-vs-vodafone-idea-how-the-three-telecom-stocks-compare-after-the-jio-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jio Platforms vs Bharti Airtel vs Vodafone Idea: How the Three Telecom Stocks Compare After the Jio Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 3:17 PM IST on 29 Oct 2026, Jio Platforms traded at Rs 1,422.10, Bharti Airtel at Rs 1,965.10 and Vodafone Idea at Rs 12.12, a day after Jio listed at Rs 1,358, a 21.36% premium to its Rs 1,119 issue price.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The three telecom stocks sit at very different points: Jio Platforms is newly listed at a price to earnings of 43.44, Bharti Airtel pairs the highest ARPU of Rs 264 with falling net debt, and Vodafone Idea is still loss-making with a negative book value. In Q1 FY27, Airtel earned Rs 8,167 crore, Jio earned Rs 7,764 crore and Vodafone Idea lost Rs 3,754 crore. Jio trades about 4% to 6% above the three broker targets set at its listing. This article is educational and does not say which of the telecom stocks to buy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The question behind the headline is which of the telecom stocks to buy, but the data supports a comparison, not a verdict. Below are prices and valuations, the Jio listing, Q1 FY27 results, the ARPU and tariff story, broker views, and the risks for each of the three telecom stocks.<\/p>\n

Three flags. I found no Q2 FY27 results for any of the three companies, so Q1 FY27 is the latest quarter I compare. Sources conflict on some figures: Jio’s quarterly revenue is Rs 45,961 crore in one report and about Rs 40,198 crore in a data provider, and Airtel’s EBITDA margin is 57.4% in one source and 60.1% in another. I found no broker targets for Airtel or Vodafone Idea after Q1. It is educational and not advice.<\/p>\n

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