Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) reported Operating Expenses of -$2.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 23.53% on a YoY basis from -$3.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 2.29% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ericsson Lm Telephone has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 23.53% year-over-year to -$2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$8.9 billion (up 10.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $8.8 billion, down 10.8% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.4 billion, down from -$2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$1.9 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at -$3.6 billion in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$2.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$2.1 billion in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses slumped 51.56% — and 2025, when it soared 40.97%.
- Ericsson Lm Telephone's Operating Expenses stood at -$2.3 billion in 2022, then climbed by 8.31% to -$2.1 billion in 2023, then declined by 6.48% to -$2.3 billion in 2024, then fell by 2.8% to -$2.3 billion in 2025, then decreased by 2.29% to -$2.4 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$2.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$2.3 billion (Q4 2025), and -$2.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 56.91 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 4.59 Bn | -2.33 Bn | 2.55 Bn | -2.39 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.06 Bn |