6. Revenue

For the year ended

31 March 2026

$m

31 March 2025

$m

Service revenue

6,400

4,932

Sale of products

15

23

6,415

4,955

For the year ended

31 March 2026

$m

31 March 2025

$m

Revenue recognised that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the year

135

123

For the year ended

31 March 2026

31 March 2025

Unbilled

Revenue

$m

Deferred

Revenue

$m

Unbilled

Revenue

$m

Deferred

Revenue

$m

Revenue recognised that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the year

135

123

Increases due to cash received, excluding amounts recognised as revenue during the year

216

135

Transfers from Unbilled Revenue recognised at the beginning of the year to receivables

32

35

For the year ended

31 March 2026

$m

31 March 2025

$m

Costs to obtain or fulfil a contract with a customer

Opening balance

156

135

Impact due to hyperinflationary accounting

0

0

Costs incurred and deferred

193

175

Less: Cost amortised

(182)

(153)

Less: Foreign currency translation impact

8

(1)

Closing balance

175

156

For the year ended 31 March 2026

Nigeria

mobile

services

$m

East Africa

mobile

services

$m

Francophone

Africa
mobile

services

$m

Mobile

money

$m

Others

(unallocated)

$m

Eliminations

$m

Total

$m

1 Mobile money revenue is net of inter-segment elimination of $268m mainly for commission on sale of airtime. It includes $170m pertaining to East Africa mobile services, $95m pertaining to Francophone Africa mobile services and a balance of $3m pertaining to Nigeria mobile service.

2 Other revenue includes messaging, value added services, enterprise, site sharing and handset sale revenue.

Revenue from external customers

Voice revenue

613

1,067

638

2,318

Data revenue

820

930

780

2,530

Mobile money revenue1

1,087

1,087

Other revenue2

162

175

122

21

480

  

Total revenue from external customers

1,595

2,172

1,540

1,087

21

6,415

Inter-segment revenue

3

20

10

268

16

(317)

Total revenue

1,598

2,192

1,550

1,355

37

(317)

6,415

EBITDA

924

1,063

618

689

(132)

0

3,162

Less:

Depreciation and amortisation

306

427

261

29

24

1,047

Finance costs

– Derivative and net foreign exchange (gains)/losses

Nigerian naira

(149)

Other currencies

22

– Other finance costs

867

Finance income

(27)

Net monetary gain relating to hyperinflationary accounting

(17)

Share of profit of associate and joint venture accounted for using equity method

(0)

Profit before tax

1,419

  

Other segment items

Capital expenditure

249

331

225

45

34

884

As of 31 March 2026

Segment assets

3,062

3,280

2,152

2,244

21,443

(18,218)

13,963

Segment liabilities

3,136

3,452

2,792

1,693

4,586

(5,183)

10,476

Investment in associate accounted for using equity method (included in segment assets above)

6

6

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Nigeria

mobile

services

$m

East Africa

mobile

services

$m

Francophone

Africa
mobile

services

$m

Mobile

money

$m

Others

(unallocated)

$m

Eliminations

$m

Total

$m

1 Mobile money revenue is net of inter-segment elimination of $224m mainly for commission on sale of airtime. It includes $150m pertaining to East Africa mobile services, $73m pertaining to Francophone Africa mobile services and a balance of $1m pertaining to Nigeria mobile service.

2 Other revenue includes messaging, value added services, enterprise, site sharing and handset sale revenue.

Revenue from external customers

Voice revenue

448

904

612

1,964

Data revenue

483

755

566

1,804

Mobile money revenue1

770

770

Other revenue2

112

169

117

19

417

  

Total revenue from external customers

1,043

1,828

1,295

770

19

4,955

Inter-segment revenue

2

15

5

224

8

(254)

Total revenue

1,045

1,843

1,300

994

27

(254)

4,955

Underlying EBITDA

522

877

505

525

(125)

2,304

Less:

Depreciation and amortisation

217

349

231

23

11

(0)

831

Finance costs

– Derivative and net foreign exchange losses

Nigerian naira

118

Other currencies

61

– Other finance costs

663

Finance income

(20)

Net monetary gain relating to hyperinflationary accounting

(26)

Share of profit of associate and joint venture accounted for using equity method

(0)

Exceptional items pertaining to operating profit

16

Profit before tax

661

  

Other segment items

Capital expenditure

168

292

159

32

19

670

As of 31 March 2025

Segment assets

2,592

2,960

1,994

1,534

20,551

(17,608)

12,023

Segment liabilities

2,856

3,127

2,681

1,145

4,447

(5,008)

9,248

Investment in associate accounted for using equity method (included in segment assets above)

5

5

As of

31 March 2026

$m

31 March 2025

$m

1 Majorly includes other African countries where the Group operates.

United Kingdom

1

1

Nigeria

2,738

2,260

Netherlands (including goodwill)

3,184

2,955

Others1

4,470

3,919

Total

10,393

9,135