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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 invested capital
Ericsson's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 19.1%, down 8.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (28.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.3% (fiscal 2017) to 28.0% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 1.29% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 28.0% | 24.36 |
| FY2024 | 3.61% | 16.38 |
| FY2023 | −12.8% | (26.94) |
| FY2022 | 14.2% | (13.44) |
| FY2021 | 27.6% | 0.83 |
| FY2020 | 26.8% | 17.03 |
| FY2019 | 9.75% | 8.73 |
| FY2018 | 1.02% | 27.31 |
| FY2017 | −26.3% | (29.66) |
| FY2016 | 3.37% | (9.46) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare | 89.4% |
| ERIC Ericsson | 19.1% |
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare | 16.4% |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare | 13.7% |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation compare | 12.6% |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | 9.57% |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare | 4.31% |
| NOK Nokia Corporation compare | 2.67% |
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare | −12.2% |
| Communication Equipment industry median | 1.29% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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