Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of -$1.9 billion for Q2 2026, up 13.46% year-on-year from -$1.7 billion in Q2 2025, and up 19.11% 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 reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 13.46% year-over-year to -$1.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$8.8 billion (up 8.08% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.9 billion, down 21.95% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to -$1.9 billion in Q2 2026 per ERIC's latest filing, from -$2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for ERIC reached as high as -$1.9 billion in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$4.1 billion in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$2.4 billion and a median of -$2.3 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses sank 53.98% — and 2025, when it soared 46.54%.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$2.7 billion in 2022, then grew by 8.92% to -$2.5 billion in 2023, then dropped by 7.52% to -$2.7 billion in 2024, then grew by 10.04% to -$2.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 19.71% 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 -$2.4 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 453.08 Bn | 436.44 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.40 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.04 Bn | 59.20 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 4 | Ciena | 53.20 Bn | 51.90 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.31 Bn | 48.14 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.83 Bn | 42.52 Bn | 9.86 Bn | -992.30 Mn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.53 Bn | 32.16 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 32.22 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -1.91 Bn |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.80 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 3.67 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 13.05 Bn | 12.94 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.78 Bn |