Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 52.52% for Q1 2026, up 4932.0% on a YoY basis from 1.04% in Q1 2025, and up 135.28% quarter-over-quarter from 22.32% in Q4 2025.

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ericsson Lm Telephone has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 52.52% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 4932.0% year-over-year to 52.52%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 52.52% (up 4932.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.67%, up 2205.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 52.52%, up from 22.32% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 107.12% in Q1 2023, with the low at 14.5% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 36.71% across 5 years, with a median of 22.32% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 11516 bps — and 2026, when it soared 4932 bps.
  • Ericsson Lm Telephone's Return on Capital Employed stood at 97.42% in 2022, then slumped by 86 bps to 13.68% in 2023, then plunged by 78 bps to 2.94% in 2024, then soared by 658 bps to 22.32% in 2025, then surged by 135 bps to 52.52% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 52.52% (Q1 2026), 22.32% (Q4 2025), and 21.96% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 Ericsson Lm Telephone 4.59 Bn -2.33 Bn 2.55 Bn 52.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 52.52%
Dec 31, 2025 22.32%
Sep 30, 2025 21.96%
Mar 31, 2025 3.20%
Dec 31, 2024 2.94%
Sep 30, 2024 1.23%
Jun 30, 2024 -14.50%
Mar 31, 2024 -8.04%
Dec 31, 2023 13.68%
Sep 30, 2023 32.50%
Jun 30, 2023 59.36%
Mar 31, 2023 107.12%
Dec 31, 2022 97.42%
Jun 30, 2022 75.56%
Mar 31, 2022 83.33%
Dec 31, 2021 100.22%
Dec 31, 2020 17.10%
Sep 30, 2020 11.62%
Jun 30, 2020 4.82%
Mar 31, 2020 6.62%