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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC)

Technology | Communication Equipment | Stockholm, Sweden | NasdaqGS
9.95 USD -0.13 (-1.290%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 9.91 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT

Ericsson presents a compelling intermediate opportunity where a recovering business meets a supportive options structure, though the immediate path remains choppy. The company has successfully navigated a severe multi-year downturn, with the stock price up nearly 7% over the last nine years and the most recent annual gain confirming a turnaround in momentum. Fundamentally, the balance sheet is fortress-like with a 26% return on equity and robust free cash flow, while the payout ratio sits at a healthy 40%, allowing for sustainable dividends that have grown consistently over the last five years. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by deteriorating profitability metrics, including a 11% drop in quarterly earnings growth and negative revenue trends, which keeps the near-term rating neutral. The options market disagrees with the pessimistic statistical forecasts, with traders aggressively buying calls at the 12% and 14% strikes, betting on a continuation of the recent rally. This divergence suggests that while the business quality is solid enough for a long-term hold, the immediate catalyst relies on execution to reverse the revenue slide.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.083630
AutoETS0.084271
AutoTheta0.095734
MSTL0.095862

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 2.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.169
Excess Kurtosis -0.03
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 37.682
Market Cap 32,543,297,536
Trailing P/E 12.92
Forward P/E 15.95
Beta 0.50
Profit Margins 10.83%
Website https://www.ericsson.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by significantly higher open interest in out-of-the-money calls compared to puts across all expirations. The call skew shows heavy concentration at strikes 12.00 and 14.00, suggesting a target range of 12% to 14% within the next few months. Conversely, put open interest is concentrated near the money (9.00–10.00), indicating a floor rather than a bearish bet. Implied volatility is elevated for longer-dated calls, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent recovery can sustain itself.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.43% 3.25% 3.93% 3.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-02 0.166000 1.428571
2025-09-29 0.148000 1.824908
2025-03-27 0.131000 1.666667
2024-10-02 0.133000 1.775701
2024-04-04 0.129000 2.490348
2023-09-28 0.125000 2.609603
2023-03-30 0.130000 2.249135
2022-09-29 0.116000 2.017391
2022-03-30 0.135000 1.443850
2021-09-30 0.116000 1.035714
2021-03-31 0.121000 0.917362
2020-10-01 0.085000 0.792910
2020-04-01 0.078000 1.003861
2019-03-28 0.109000 1.191257
2018-04-02 0.126000 2.035541
2017-03-30 0.112000 1.707317
2016-04-14 0.429000 4.409044
2015-04-15 0.394000 3.087774
2014-04-14 0.462000 3.629222
2013-04-10 0.433000 3.566721
2011-04-14 0.348000 2.797428
2010-04-14 0.193000 1.759344
2009-04-23 0.221000 2.404788
2008-04-10 0.408500 4.082958
2007-04-12 0.357500 1.874181
2006-04-11 0.290000 1.569689
2005-04-07 0.179000 1.253501
2002-08-09 0.050000 1.562500
2001-03-29 0.250000 0.893855
2000-04-03 0.288750 0.280000
2000-03-24 0.062500 0.048632
1999-03-24 0.065000 0.246884
1998-03-31 0.059375 0.199737
1997-04-28 0.043750 0.227181
1996-05-09 0.034375 0.254335
1995-05-09 0.025000 0.239029
1994-05-10 0.018750 0.278261
1993-05-10 0.019844 0.314555
1992-05-08 0.019531 0.555548
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.31
dividendYield 3.1
exDividendDate 2026-04-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.166
lastDividendDate 2026-04-02
dividendDate 2026-04-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.3006451
Address1 Torshamnsgatan 21
Address2 Kista
All Time High 131.5625
All Time Low 0.703125
Ask 9.95
Ask Size 5
Average Analyst Rating 3.6 - Underperform
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,543,930
Average Daily Volume3 Month 12,213,861
Average Volume 12,213,861
Average Volume10Days 8,543,930
Beta 0.504
Bid 8.66
Bid Size 1
Book Value 30.791
City Stockholm
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country Sweden
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.95
Current Ratio 1.12
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 10.09
Day Low 9.9
Debt To Equity 37.682
Dividend Date 1,776,384,000
Dividend Rate 0.31
Dividend Yield 3.1
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,012,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,012,400
Earnings Growth -0.109
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.114
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,067,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,067,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,067,400
Ebitda 35,283,001,344
Ebitda Margins 0.15506
Eps Current Year 0.59058
Eps Forward 0.62376
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.77
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,088,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.3914
Fifty Day Average Change -0.44140053
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04247748
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.06451
Fifty Two Week High 13.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.8200006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2774147
Fifty Two Week Low 7.71
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.2399998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.29053175
Fifty Two Week Range 7.71 - 13.77
Financial Currency SEK
First Trade Date Milliseconds 367,507,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.48
Float Shares 2,878,300,207
Forward Eps 0.62376
Forward P E 15.951648
Free Cashflow 30,705,874,944
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 86,536
Fullday Change -0.13
Fullday Change Percent -1.28968
Fullday Price 9.91
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.48125
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.12104
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,270,683,059
Industry Communication Equipment
Industry Disp Communication Equipment
Industry Key communication-equipment
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,088,000
Last Dividend Value 0.166
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,213,056,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile connectivity solutions to communications service providers, enterprises, and the public sector in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and India. It operates through Networks; Cloud Software and Services; Enterprise; and Other segments. The Networks segment offers hardware, software, and service offerings for intelligent, reliable and flexible 5G networks. This segment also provides energy-efficient RAN with an AI-native software architecture deployable on Ericsson silicon and third-party CPUs/GPUs; transport networks; and active/ passive antennas, as well as deployment and lifecycle management services. The Cloud Software and Services segment provides core networks, network management, business and operations support systems, and network operations delivered as managed services, including secure data and voice connectivity, service monetization and orchestration tools, and network management services. The Enterprise segment offers intelligent networking and advanced communications software solutions comprising global communications platform, wireless wide area networks (WWAN), and private 5G networks. The Other segment includes RedBee Media that prepares and distributes live and on-demand video services for broadcasters, sports leagues, and communications service providers. The company has a strategic collaboration with T-Mobile US, Inc for the development of AI-native Scheduler with Link Adaptation software. The company was formerly known as Allmanna Telefon AB LM Ericsson and changed its name to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) in January 1926. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
Long Name Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Market us_market
Market Cap 32,543,297,536
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_269706
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 33,040,124,968
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 10.07
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.4027
Peg Ratio 1.9
Phone 46 10 719 00 00
Post Market Change -0.03999996
Post Market Change Percent -0.40200967
Post Market Price 9.91
Post Market Time 1,787,959,858
Previous Close 10.08
Price Eps Current Year 16.847845
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.32314637
Profit Margins 0.10831001
Quick Ratio 0.864
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key underperform
Recommendation Mean 3.57143
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.13
Regular Market Change Percent -1.28968
Regular Market Day High 10.09
Regular Market Day Low 9.9
Regular Market Day Range 9.9 - 10.09
Regular Market Open 10.07
Regular Market Previous Close 10.08
Regular Market Price 9.95
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 6,083,147
Return On Assets 0.069460005
Return On Equity 0.26077
Revenue Growth -0.061
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Shares Outstanding 3,008,927,076
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0188
Shares Short 61,547,882
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 64,190,230
Short Name Ericsson
Short Percent Of Float 0.020499999
Short Ratio 4.2
Source Interval 15
Symbol ERIC
Target High Price 11.4
Target Low Price 8.0
Target Mean Price 9.66667
Target Median Price 9.7
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.77
Trailing P E 12.922078
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.8612
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.9112005
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08389501
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,083,147
Website https://www.ericsson.com
Zip 164 83