Ericsson Lm Telephone ERIC
NASDAQ ERIC
$10.10 -0.03 (-0.30%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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% on a YoY basis from -$1.8 billion in Q2 2025, and up 18.36% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 7.43% year-over-year to -$1.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$8.7 billion (down 2.9% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$8.8 billion, up 10.8% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to -$1.9 billion in Q2 2026 per ERIC's latest filing, from -$2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at -$1.9 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed 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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses tumbled 51.56% in 2024, then jumped 40.97% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$2.3 billion in 2022, then increased by 8.31% to -$2.1 billion in 2023, then retreated by 6.48% to -$2.3 billion in 2024, then decreased by 2.8% to -$2.3 billion in 2025, then climbed by 16.49% to -$1.9 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$1.9 billion, -$2.4 billion, and -$2.3 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn 6.80 Bn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn 458.09 Mn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn 89.26 Mn
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn -1.95 Bn
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn 77.93 Mn
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn 128.39 Mn
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn 189.42 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn 67.03 Mn
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 21.40 Mn
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn 138.28 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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