Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ericsson Lm Telephone's Operating Margin came in at 14.90% for Q3 2026, down 12.04 percentage points from 26.94% a year earlier but up 3.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Ericsson Lm Telephone reported Operating Margin of 11.79%, up 2.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 16.32%, up 14.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +4.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 1.74% in FY2024 (+9.46 pp), -7.72% in FY2023 (-17.67 pp), 9.95% in FY2022 (-3.73 pp) and 13.68% in FY2021 (+1.71 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is -44.84% (Q3 2023) to 26.94% (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 54.18 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 55.29 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ERIC's Operating Margin at 11.23% (Q2 2026), 2.93% (Q1 2026) and 16.11% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,041.99 Bn | 4,789.48 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 425.20 Bn | 361.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 314.99 Bn | 270.75 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 232.00 Bn | 185.45 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.69 Bn | 193.21 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 154.17 Bn | 149.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Sony | 149.61 Bn | 86.87 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 130.77 Bn | 118.90 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 77.80 Bn | 55.67 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.88 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 14.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -44.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.63% |
API Access
Ericsson Lm Telephone Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ERIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ERIC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ERIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();