Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$1.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 17.1% year-on-year from -$939.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 24.94% on a QoQ basis from -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 17.1% year-over-year to -$1.1 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$5.2 billion (up 5.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.3 billion, down 8.71% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to -$1.1 billion in Q2 2026 per ERIC's latest filing, from -$1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for ERIC reached as high as -$1.1 billion in Q2 2026 and fell as low as -$1.6 billion in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.4 billion and a median of -$1.3 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development slipped 19.84% — and 2025, when it increased 18.18%.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$1.4 billion in 2022, then rose by 1.51% to -$1.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 6.6% to -$1.5 billion in 2024, then grew by 5.61% to -$1.4 billion in 2025, then rose by 22.7% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$1.1 billion, -$1.5 billion, and -$1.4 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 450.61 Bn 433.97 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 70.61 Bn 69.72 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.14 Bn 58.30 Bn 9.10 Bn 744.00 Mn
4 Ciena 52.37 Bn 51.07 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 50.93 Bn 47.76 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Nokia 49.09 Bn 41.79 Bn 9.86 Bn -20.48 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 32.37 Bn 32.00 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.92 Bn 26.24 Bn 2.53 Bn -1.10 Bn
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.73 Bn 16.73 Bn 3.67 Mn 7.13 Mn
10 Zebra Technologies 12.97 Bn 12.85 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.10 Bn