Reliance Jio Q3 FY26 results: Profit rises 11% YoY to Rs 7,629 crore; ARPU rises to Rs 213.7

Jio Platforms Ltd on Friday said its profit after tax rose 11.2% year-on-year (year-on-year) to Rs 7,629 crore in December, while revenue from operations rose 12.7% to Rs 37,262 crore during the quarter. Jio’s average revenue per user (ARPU) increased sequentially from Rs 211.4 to Rs 213.7.The increase in ARPU was due to increased customer engagement, partially offset by promotional offers for unlimited 5G and fixed broadband services, the company said in a regulatory filing. On an annual basis, ARPU growth was 5.1%.

Jio’s EBITDA margin increased 170 basis points year-on-year to 51.8%, mainly due to higher ARPU and operating leverage. Operating revenue growth (net of GST) is driven by robust subscriber growth, ARPU growth and scaling of digital services. The company’s EBITDA rose 16.4% year-on-year to Rs 19,303 crore.

Per capita data consumption was 40.7 GB/month, with total data traffic growing 34% year-on-year in the third quarter. Monthly churn was stable at 1.8%, with a net subscriber addition of 8.9 million during the quarter.

The total 5G subscriber base reached 253 million as of December 2025. 5G now accounts for 53% of total wireless traffic, thanks to a consistent increase in customer engagement. During the quarter, the total number of connected properties with fixed broadband increased to 25.3 million. JioAirFiber continued to increase the pace of subscriber additions with a base of over 11.5 million by December 2025.

“Jio’s 500+ million subscribers, deep customer insights and pan-India distribution network will enable Reliance Intelligence to achieve its goal of making India not just AI-enabled, but AI-empowered – where every citizen and enterprise can use AI tools to create, innovate and grow. This will drive sustainable value creation for all stakeholders in the years to come,” said RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani. Jio said its fixed broadband market share has improved by 800 basis points in recent years. 12 months to 41% from November 2025. The company has driven industry growth with a 70% share of fixed broadband subscribers.

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Ambani had said last year that Jio Platforms will list on stock exchanges in the first half of the calendar year 2026. Analysts say it could largely be a sell offer from financial investors, while strategic shareholders such as Reliance, Meta and Google are expected to remain invested.

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