Group Revenue Momentum
Group service revenue growth remained strong in Q4 at 5.1%, with growth across both Europe and Africa, signaling broad-based top-line momentum.
Profitability in Line with Guidance
Adjusted EBITDAaL delivered 4.5% organic growth for FY '26, meeting the upper end of guidance and reflecting operational improvement across the portfolio.
Strong Free Cash Flow and Dividend Action
Adjusted free cash flow reached EUR 2.6 billion for FY '26 and the board increased the full-year dividend by 2.5%, while reinstating a midterm ambition to deliver double-digit organic growth in adjusted free cash flow.
UK Integration and Scale Benefits
Integration progress in the U.K. is driving network quality and customer satisfaction improvements; Vodafone will take full ownership of the VodafoneThree JV (GBP 4.2 billion deal), expects first meaningful cost and CapEx synergies, and is targeting GBP 700 million of cost and CapEx synergies to achieve by 2030. The U.K. also delivered its fastest-ever year of home broadband customer growth and has the largest gigabit footprint.
Africa Growth and Digital Services
Africa reported its strongest service revenue growth in almost two decades. The group operates Africa's largest fintech platform with over 100 million users and millions of merchants, and Vodacom guidance points to double-digit midterm growth in that region.
Commercial Improvements in Germany (Customer Metrics)
Germany showed consistent quarter-on-quarter NPS improvements across all segments with highest-ever mobile and cable NPS, consumer broadband returning to growth and inflow ARPU up ~30% year-on-year, indicating improving customer value capture.
Capital Allocation and Portfolio Simplification
Management reiterated focus on simplified, scaled markets and active portfolio management: completed/announced disposals and simplifications (Netherlands sale, Vantage 50-50, India/Indus and infrastructure sales) and a disciplined leverage target (aiming for the lower half of the leverage range over time).
AI and Productivity Initiatives
AI is being embedded across operations (Zero Touch operations, TOBi/SuperTOBi in customer care, procurement/tendering) delivering measurable cost and productivity gains and positioning the group for structural OpEx improvement.
Guidance for FY '27
The company is guiding for continued good growth in both adjusted EBITDAaL and adjusted free cash flow for FY '27, with a peak in U.K. CapEx in FY '27 and broadly stable capital intensity thereafter.