Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 20.04% for Q3 2026, down 5.44 percentage points from 25.49% a year earlier and down 5.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ericsson Lm Telephone's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 21.55%, up 21.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +7.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ericsson Lm Telephone's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.44% in FY2024 (+12.96 pp), -12.52% in FY2023 (-25.71 pp), 13.19% in FY2022 (-6.35 pp) and 19.55% in FY2021 (+5.62 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +17.42 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 42.81 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 33.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 25.41% (Q2 2026), 24.36% (Q1 2026) and 26.44% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,064.64 Bn | 4,810.10 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 68.32% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 387.30 Bn | 323.23 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 233.88 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 213.96 Bn | 169.72 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 5 | Sony | 164.26 Bn | 101.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 12.98% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 123.84 Bn | 108.67 Bn | 9.38 Bn | - |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.23 Bn | 110.07 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 82.33% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 108.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 53.78% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.71 Bn | 41.65 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.57% |
| 10 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 35.87 Bn | 13.48 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 20.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.04% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -10.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.30% |
API Access
Ericsson Lm Telephone Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=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();