Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 137.43% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 23.28 percentage points from 160.71% a year earlier but up 0.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Ericsson Lm Telephone's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 29.09%, up 25.98 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +5.28 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Ericsson Lm Telephone's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.11% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+14.00 pp), -10.89% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-27.12 pp), 16.23% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-9.22 pp) and 25.45% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+1.64 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 102.31% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 to a high of 173.61% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, with a gain of 105.07 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, with a drop of 36.92 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 136.68% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 133.73% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 141.72% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 66.86% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 73.74% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 66.09% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 40.01% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 12.73% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 8.09% |
| 10 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 31.32 Bn | 9.44 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 137.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 137.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 136.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 133.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 141.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 160.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 173.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 168.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 168.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 144.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 105.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 114.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 110.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 123.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 124.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 121.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 119.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 119.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 122.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 127.98% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 102.31% |
API Access
Ericsson Lm Telephone Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ERIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ERIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();