Robi Axiata PLC. strong momentum in generating profit continued in the second quarter of this year (Q2’26), as the company registered 262.9 crore taka Profit After Tax (PAT) with 9.7% margin during this period. 

Revenue for Q2’26 reached 2,711.7 crore taka, following 6.1% YoY growth. Earnings Per Share (EPS) in Q2’26 stood at 0.50 taka reflecting YoY growth of 2.1%. 

Capex for Q2’26 reached 721.6 crore taka. Total payment to the Government exchequer reached 2,000.3 crore taka at the end of Q2’26, which was 73.8% of the total revenue for the quarter.

Having added 12 lakhs subscribers, Robi’s active subscriber base in Q2’26 reached 5 crore 86 lakhs. Data subscriber base and 4G subscribers base were 4 crore 62 lakhs and 4 crore 21 lakhs respectively. During the same timeframe, 17 lakhs internet subscribers and 18 lakhs 4G subscribers were added. 

EBITDA reached 1,492.5 crore taka with 55% margin in Q2’26; YoY EBITDA grew by 10.8% and YoY EBITDA margin grew by 2.3 percentage points (pp). Network milestones included over 19,600 4G sites at the end of Q2’26, achieving 98.98% population coverage. 

From the quarterly perspective, Robi’s revenue in Q2’26 rose significantly by 7.1% compared to the last quarter (QoQ). EBITDA registered solid growth of 10.5% and the EBITDA margin experienced a growth of 1.7pp compared to last quarter. Meanwhile, EPS grew by 13.2% in the same timeframe.

In the first six months of this year (H1’26), Robi’s revenue reached 5,242.9 crore taka growing by 7.1% compared to H1’25. Voice and data revenue grew by 1.3% and 13.6% respectively between H1’26 and H1’25. 

EBITDA reached 2,842.9 crore taka in H1’26 following a growth of 15.7% compared to H1’25. EBITDA margin in H1’26 was 54.2% and between H1’26 and H1’25 EBITDA margin improved by 4.0pp.

Total payment to the Government exchequer reached 3,666.6 crore taka at the end of H1’26, which was 69.9% of the total revenue for H1’26.

PAT reached 495.3 crore at the end of H1’26 which is 29.3% higher than H1’25. EPS in H1’26 was 0.95 taka. CAPEX in H1’26 reached 1,071.1 crore taka.

Commenting on Robi’s performance in Q1’26, it’s Managing Director and CEO, Ziad Shatara said: “We can clearly feel that the economic has begun to move again as we registered strong QoQ revenue and profit growth in Q2’26. Substantial addition of data and 4G subscribers to the network and football world cup helped to drive up data usage and in turn raised data revenue during this period.”He also highlighted that currently, 72% of Robi’s active subscribers are 4G users and the share of data revenue is almost touching the voice revenue in relation to the total revenue. These key parameters indicate Robi’s rise as the most preferred telecom operator in the digital era ahead. PAT continued to grow in Q2’26 on the back of robust fiscal discipline- he opined.

Ziad thanked the Government for setting out a clear vision for the ICT and Telecom sector in the national budget passed in the parliament recently. 

He particularly appreciated the aim to raise ICT and Telecom sector’s contribution to 10% of the national GDP by 2031. Ziad felt such lofty goals are well within our reach as long as investment opportunities are kept open for the foreign investors in the sector. 

He felt confident that by removing the long-awaited SIM tax and SIM replacement tax, the Government has proven that it is happy to walk the talk. Ziad also applauded the Government’s decision to incentivize companies who adopt solar power in a big way. He felt this will fast-track Robi’s journey towards Net Zero vision.