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Ericsson

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Swedish telecommunications company

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (lit. 'Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson'), commonly known as Ericsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈêːrɪkˌsɔn] ), is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. Ericsson has been a major contributor to the development of the telecommunications industry and is one of the leaders in 5G. Ericsson has over 57,000 granted patents, and it is the inventor of Bluetooth technology.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

236.7BRevenue, fiscal 20255
28.7BNet income, fiscal 20255
1876Founded1

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  • TickerERIC on Nasdaq1
  • IndustryICT, information and communications technology1
  • HeadquartersStockholm1
  • Founded inStockholm1
  • Websitewww.ericsson.com
  • Legal formaktiebolag, public company1
  • Listed onNasdaq Stockholm AB (ERIC A), Nasdaq (ERIC)1
  • Incorporated inSweden6
  • Business addressTorshamnsgatan 21 - 23, Stockholm Sweden, V7 164 836
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6

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Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons7

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (lit. 'Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson'), commonly known as Ericsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈêːrɪkˌsɔn] ), is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. Ericsson has been a major contributor to the development of the telecommunications industry and is one of the leaders in 5G. Ericsson has over 57,000 granted patents, and it is the inventor of Bluetooth technology.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in SEK, the currency the company reports in.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

47.6%Gross margin5
16.3%Operating margin5
12.1%Net margin5
-4.5%Revenue growth, 20255
26.0%Return on equity5
30.3B SEKFree cash flow5

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Services brought in 39% of the revenue Ericsson broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Services92.9B SEK539%down 5% from 2024
  2. Hardware88.6B SEK537%down 5% from 2024
  3. Software55.1B SEK523%down 3% from 2024
Products and services by year
Products and services202320242025
Services104.6B SEK97.7B SEK92.9B SEK
Hardware99.6B SEK93.5B SEK88.6B SEK
Software59.1B SEK56.6B SEK55.1B SEK

Business segments

Networks brought in 63% of the revenue Ericsson broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Networks151.0B SEK563%down 5% from 2024
  2. Cloud Software and Services62.7B SEK526%up 0% from 2024
  3. Enterprise21.1B SEK59%down 15% from 2024
  4. Other1.8B SEK51%down 16% from 2024
  5. Others1.8B SEK51%down 16% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Networks171.4B SEK158.2B SEK151.0B SEK
Cloud Software and Services63.6B SEK62.6B SEK62.7B SEK
Enterprise25.7B SEK24.9B SEK21.1B SEK
Other2.5B SEK2.2B SEK1.8B SEK
Others2.5B SEK2.2B SEK1.8B SEK

Regions

Europe Middle East And Africa brought in 32% of the revenue Ericsson broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Europe Middle East And Africa70.7B SEK532%down 1% from 2024
  2. Other Regions37.7B SEK517%down 5% from 2024
  3. European Union134.7B SEK516%down 2% from 2024
  4. South East Asia Oceania And India28.8B SEK513%down 11% from 2024
  5. North East Asia16.0B SEK57%down 15% from 2024
  6. India12.3B SEK56%down 19% from 2024
  7. Japan8.5B SEK54%down 6% from 2024
  8. [Canada]8.2B SEK54%down 20% from 2024
  9. Sweden3.4B SEK52%up 45% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
Europe Middle East And Africa74.2B SEK71.3B SEK70.7B SEK
Other Regions38.3B SEK39.7B SEK37.7B SEK
European Union134.3B SEK35.3B SEK34.7B SEK
South East Asia Oceania And India53.3B SEK32.4B SEK28.8B SEK
North East Asia23.9B SEK18.8B SEK16.0B SEK
India31.2B SEK15.2B SEK12.3B SEK
Japan10.1B SEK9.1B SEK8.5B SEK
[Canada]10.7B SEK10.2B SEK8.2B SEK
Sweden1.8B SEK2.3B SEK3.4B SEK

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs88¢208.0B SEK
  • Profit12¢28.7B SEK

Out of 236.7B SEK in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending8¢2.6B SEK
  • Kept or used elsewhere92¢30.3B SEK

Out of 33.0B SEK of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue891011125236.7B SEK in 2025+12% since 2018
0100.0B SEK200.0B SEK300.0B SEK2018: 210.8B SEK210.8B SEK20182019: 227.2B SEK227.2B SEK2019+8%2020: 232.4B SEK232.4B SEK2020+2%2021: 232.3B SEK232.3B SEK2021−0%2022: 271.5B SEK271.5B SEK2022+17%2023: 263.4B SEK263.4B SEK2023−3%2024: 247.9B SEK247.9B SEK2024−6%2025: 236.7B SEK236.7B SEK2025−5%
Gross profit891011125112.7B SEK in 2025+65% since 2018
050.0B SEK100.0B SEK150.0B SEK2018: 68.2B SEK68.2B SEK20182019: 84.8B SEK84.8B SEK2019+24%2020: 93.7B SEK93.7B SEK2020+10%2021: 100.7B SEK100.7B SEK2021+7%2022: 113.3B SEK113.3B SEK2022+12%2023: 101.6B SEK101.6B SEK2023−10%2024: 109.4B SEK109.4B SEK2024+8%2025: 112.7B SEK112.7B SEK2025+3%
Operating income89101112538.6B SEK in 2025+3011% since 2018
-40.0B SEK-20.0B SEK020.0B SEK40.0B SEK2018: 1.2B SEK1.2B SEK20182019: 10.6B SEK10.6B SEK2019+751%2020: 27.8B SEK27.8B SEK2020+163%2021: 31.8B SEK31.8B SEK2021+14%2022: 27.0B SEK27.0B SEK2022−15%2023: -20.3B SEK-20.3B SEK20232024: 4.3B SEK4.3B SEK20242025: 38.6B SEK38.6B SEK2025+796%
Net income89101112528.7B SEK in 2025
-40.0B SEK-20.0B SEK020.0B SEK40.0B SEK2018: -6.3B SEK-6.3B SEK20182019: 1.8B SEK1.8B SEK20192020: 17.6B SEK17.6B SEK2020+858%2021: 23.0B SEK23.0B SEK2021+30%2022: 19.1B SEK19.1B SEK2022−17%2023: -26.1B SEK-26.1B SEK20232024: 374.0M SEK374.0M SEK20242025: 28.7B SEK28.7B SEK2025+7578%

Every line of the income statement in the latest annual report, as filed.5

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Net sales236.7B SEK247.9B SEK263.4B SEK
Cost of sales-124.0B SEK-138.5B SEK-161.7B SEK
Gross income112.7B SEK109.4B SEK101.6B SEK
Research and development expenses-48.9B SEK-53.5B SEK-50.7B SEK
Selling and administrative expenses-33.7B SEK-51.7B SEK-39.3B SEK
Impairment reversals/losses on trade receivables239.0M SEK-265.0M SEK-268.0M SEK
Operating expenses-82.3B SEK-105.4B SEK-90.2B SEK
Other operating income9.4B SEK3.2B SEK994.0M SEK
Other operating expenses-1.2B SEK-2.6B SEK-32.9B SEK
Share in earnings of associated companies54.0M SEK-246.0M SEK124.0M SEK
Earnings (loss) before financial items and income tax (EBIT)38.6B SEK4.3B SEK-20.3B SEK
Financial income2.5B SEK2.7B SEK2.1B SEK
Financial expenses-3.0B SEK-4.1B SEK-4.1B SEK
Net foreign exchange gains/losses235.0M SEK-355.0M SEK-1.0B SEK
Income (loss) after financial items38.3B SEK2.6B SEK-23.3B SEK
Income tax-9.6B SEK-2.2B SEK-2.8B SEK
Net Income (Loss)28.7B SEK374.0M SEK-26.1B SEK
Owners of the Parent Company28.4B SEK20.0M SEK-26.4B SEK
Non-controlling interests286.0M SEK354.0M SEK342.0M SEK
Average number of shares, basic (million)3.3B shares3.3B shares3.3B shares
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to owners of the Parent Company, basic (SEK)8.53 SEK0.01 SEK-7.94 SEK
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to owners of the Parent Company, diluted (SEK)8.51 SEK0.01 SEK-7.94 SEK

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The story

Founded by Lars Magnus Ericsson in 1876, in Stockholm.1

Leadership

Who has led Ericsson, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Börje Ekholm2016–now
197019801990200020102020

Products and brands

  • networking hardware

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Ericsson (Denmark)
  • Ericsson (Finland)
  • Ericsson (Germany)
  • Ericsson (Hungary)
  • Ericsson (Italy)
  • Ericsson (Netherlands)
  • Ericsson (Norway)
  • Ericsson Canada
  • Ericsson Limited
  • Ericsson Nikola Tesla
  • Ericsson Radio Systems
  • Redback Networks
  • Setemer Società Elettro Telefonica Meridionale
  • Marconi Corporation plc since Jan 23, 2006
  • Kathrein Mobile Communications

Also owns

  • Ericsson Hewlett Packard Telecom 60%
  • Ericsson-LG
  • SET
  • iconectiv

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Jan 23, 2006Marconi Corporation plc became a subsidiary1
  2. Oct 1, 2001Acquired Sony Mobile Communications1
  3. Oct 1, 2001Acquired Sony Mobile Communications AB1

Employees over time

  • 2021101,3221

Timeline

  1. Oct 2016New chief executive Börje Ekholm becomes CEO1
  2. Jan 2, 1990Went public Listed on NASDAQ1
  3. 1876Founded Founded in Stockholm1

Recent filings

  1. Oct 13, 20266-K
  2. Oct 5, 20266-K
  3. Sep 28, 20266-K
  4. Sep 21, 20266-K
  5. Sep 14, 20266-K
  6. Sep 8, 20266-K
  7. Aug 31, 20266-K
  8. Aug 24, 20266-K
  9. Aug 17, 20266-K
  10. Aug 10, 20266-K
  11. Aug 3, 20266-K
  12. Jul 27, 20266-K
  13. Jul 21, 20266-K
  14. Jul 20, 20266-K
  15. Jul 14, 20266-K

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.2

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