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How Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) stacks up
ERIC · against 114 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
86/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #37 of 115 · scores higher than 68% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score22 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including ERIC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 86?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital, return on assets and operating margin, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 79% of peers. Operating margin: 16.3% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 86% of peers. Return on assets: 10.2% vs peer median 2.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 89% of peers. Return on invested capital: 30.9% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ERIC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ERIC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 110 reported | 30.9% | 15.8% | 79% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 116 reported | 16.3% | 15.6% | 55% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 112 reported | 10.2% | 6.8% | 65% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 109 reported | 26.1% | 19.0% | 69% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 116 reported | 48.1% | 45.5% | 57% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ERIC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 1 | 33.0B USD | 99 | 74 | |
| 3 | 654.4B TWD (≈$20.3B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 3 | 888.4B TWD (≈$27.5B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 3 | 3.65T JPY (≈$24.8B) | 98 | 58 | |
| 32 | 24.6B EUR (≈$27.0B) | 87 | 61 | |
| 32 | 32.8B USD | 87 | 66 | |
| 32 | 19.4B USD | 87 | 63 | |
| 37 | 179.4B CNY (≈$25.1B) | 86 | 61 | |
| 37 | 35.5B USD | 86 | 80 | |
| 39 | 657.0B TWD (≈$20.4B) | 85 | 70 | |
| 39 | 137.6B CNY (≈$19.3B) | 85 | 68 | |
| 39 | 17.8B USD | 85 | 63 | |
| 39 | 25.5B USD | 85 | 56 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score