Ericsson
ERIC Technology Communication Equipment
Ericsson’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $24.2 billion, up 3.15% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +4.35%
- EPS
- −48.6%
- Free cash flow
- −30.0%
- Total debt
- +0.61%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Ericsson (ERIC) Return on equity
Ericsson's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 20.6%, down 8.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (29.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.3% (fiscal 2017) to 29.0% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 29.0% | 28.94 |
| FY2024 | 0.02% | 22.29 |
| FY2023 | −22.3% | (36.71) |
| FY2022 | 14.4% | (9.87) |
| FY2021 | 24.3% | 3.07 |
| FY2020 | 21.2% | 18.73 |
| FY2019 | 2.51% | 9.39 |
| FY2018 | −6.88% | 22.44 |
| FY2017 | −29.3% | (30.50) |
| FY2016 | 1.18% | (7.12) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare | 91.1% |
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare | 76.8% |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation compare | 22.4% |
| ERIC Ericsson | 20.6% |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | 16.5% |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare | 10.5% |
| NOK Nokia Corporation compare | 3.72% |
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare | −34.8% |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare | −245.8% |
| Communication Equipment industry median | 0.00% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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