profit from every $100 of sales.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
You pay $12.07 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
It holds more cash than debt.
Money in, money out
What Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from SEK 272 billion in 2022 to SEK 237 billion in 2025, with SEK 28.4 billion of profit last year.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) handed back 33% of the cash it generated last year.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) vs. similar companies
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) grows the slowest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | 12.1× · Cheap | ||
Cisco | 29.9× · Fair price | ||
Foxconn Industrial Internet | 25.6× · Fair price | ||
Zhongji Innolight | 59.1× · Expensive | ||
Motorola Solutions | 41.1× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of SEK | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271,546 | 263,351 | 247,880 | 236,681 | |
| 113,295 | 101,602 | 109,365 | 112,668 | |
| 26,756 | 11,983 | 6,237 | 30,393 | |
| 36,548 | -8,899 | 16,163 | 49,930 | |
| 18,724 | -26,446 | 20 | 28,428 | |
| 5.62 | -7.94 | 0.01 | 8.51 | |
| 41.7% | 38.6% | 44.1% | 47.6% | |
| 9.9% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 12.8% | |
| 6.9% | -10.0% | 0.0% | 12.0% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of SEK | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 349,537 | 297,036 | 292,374 | 279,223 |
| Cash | 38,349 | 35,190 | 43,885 | 43,926 |
| Total debt | 42,234 | 54,328 | 45,536 | 40,264 |
| Total liabilities | 216,233 | 199,628 | 199,391 | 168,959 |
| 134,814 | 98,673 | 94,284 | 109,535 | |
| 3,330 | 3,330 | 3,332 | 3,342 | |
| 11.8% | -10.4% | 3.5% | 21.6% | |
| 13.9% | -26.8% | 0.0% | 26.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of SEK | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30,863 | 7,177 | 46,261 | 32,954 | |
| 6,197 | 5,470 | 3,640 | 3,768 | |
| 24,666 | 1,707 | 42,621 | 29,186 | |
| Dividends paid | 8,415 | 9,104 | 9,233 | 9,545 |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 12.1×
- 1.8×
- 0.81
- 3.2×
- 1.5×
- 11.8×
- 6.8×
- 8.5%
- 8.3%
- 2.8%
Profitability
- 47.6%
- 12.8%
- 12.0%
- 20.4%
- 22.2%
- 6.8%
- 25.1%
- 8.7%
- 20.5%
- 20.3%
Growth
- −4.5%
- +14.8%
- −38.0%
- +13.0%
- +0.1%
Financial health
- -0.1×
- 0.37
- 13.5%
- 15.1×
- 1.29
- 0.93
- 0.80
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $6.94
- Range
- $6.10 – $7.78
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | 0.13 | 0.11 | +18.2% |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 0.27 | 0.23 | +17.4% |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 0.16 | 0.13 | +23.1% |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 0.14 | 0.12 | +16.7% |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 0.12 | 0.09 | +33.3% |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 0.11 | 0.09 | +22.2% |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 0.01 | 0.05 | −80.0% |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 0.08 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
Paid per share, each year
$0.39 in 2015 → $0.29 in 2025
How safe it looks
33.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 32.7%
News
Eric Balchunas Calls It a “Five Alarm Fire” Sell-Off. Here’s What Record ETF Trading Tells YouYahoo Finance · Nov 7, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
3/7Passes 3 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 3 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) AI analysis
What does Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) do?
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile connectivity solutions to communications service providers, enterprises, and the public sector in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and India. It is in Communication Equipment, based in Stockholm, Sweden, with 87,521 employees.
Does Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.8% a year, about 34% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $9.55 billion in dividends.
Is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) stock halal?
Yes. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 12% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) stock done over the past year?
Up 7.7% over the past twelve months, to $10.63. It traded between $9.15 and $13.74 and is 22.6% below its high.
Who are Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Cisco, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Zhongji Innolight and Motorola Solutions. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



