Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.76% for Q3 2026, down 3.77 percentage points from 21.53% a year earlier and down 3.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ericsson Lm Telephone posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 24.10%, up 21.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +6.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.52% in FY2024 (+12.82 pp), -10.29% in FY2023 (-23.93 pp), 13.64% in FY2022 (-5.45 pp) and 19.08% in FY2021 (+1.66 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in five of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.38 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 20.32 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 25.71 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 21.65% (Q2 2026), 22.15% (Q1 2026) and 22.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,064.64 Bn | 4,810.10 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 70.57% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 387.30 Bn | 323.23 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 233.88 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 29.33% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 213.96 Bn | 169.72 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 5 | Sony | 164.26 Bn | 101.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 16.11% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 123.84 Bn | 108.67 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 115.35% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.23 Bn | 110.07 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 76.09% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 108.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 57.31% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.71 Bn | 41.65 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
| 10 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 35.87 Bn | 13.48 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 17.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.76% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -14.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.81% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.33% |
API Access
Ericsson Lm Telephone Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ERIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ERIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();