Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Ericsson Lm Telephone's (ERIC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$1.9 billion in Q2 2026, up 7.43% YoY from -$1.8 billion in Q2 2025, and up 18.36% on a QoQ basis from -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026.
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at -$1.9 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 7.43% year-over-year to -$1.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$8.7 billion (down 2.9% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.4 billion, down 15.81% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to -$1.9 billion in Q2 2026, from -$2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$1.9 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of -$3.6 billion in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$2.2 billion and a median of -$2.1 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses slumped 51.56% — and 2025, when it soared 40.97%.
- Tracing ERIC's Operating Expenses over 5 years: 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 gained by 16.49% to -$1.9 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$1.9 billion (Q2 2026), -$2.4 billion (Q1 2026), and -$2.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.95 Bn |
| 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 |