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Company snapshot — Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR

ERIC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Ericsson supplies mobile network equipment and software to telecom operators, enterprises and public-sector buyers across most regions. Its Networks unit builds 5G radio access hardware and software, including an AI-native RAN architecture that can run on Ericsson's own silicon or on third-party CPUs and GPUs, plus transport gear and antennas. Cloud Software and Services covers core network software, network management and the billing and orchestration systems operators use to run and monetise their networks. Enterprise sells private 5G and wireless wide-area networking to businesses, and a smaller unit, RedBee Media, distributes live and on-demand video for broadcasters. It also has a collaboration with T-Mobile US on AI-native scheduling software for radio networks. The company is based in Stockholm.
Where it sits in the stack
Ericsson carries no seat in our index. It sits in the networking-equipment sleeve of our universe, supplying the radio and core network gear that carriers use to run mobile infrastructure, adjacent to but outside the AI build-out stack we track through Rubin.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group calls it a networking incumbent and compares it with Cisco Systems, Arista Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nokia's ADR; the market also weighs it against Huawei, which does not trade on a comparable listing.
Why Closelook tracks it
Ericsson holds no index seat and carries no Closelook score at all, so there is nothing yet to say about which module is stronger or weaker. It has not been quoted in any diary edition and shows no prior mentions.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the AI-native RAN software and the silicon partnerships behind it turn into equipment orders, and notes that the shares have been trading well below both their 50-day and 200-day levels.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for ERIC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Networking incumbents · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Networking incumbents

Curated competitor set — who the market prices this name against, not just who shares its sector.

Compared against ERIC on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.09%, semi-annual · last 0.17 USD on 2026-04-02

Dividends and capital return

What ERIC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.31 USD per share · a 3.09% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +18.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.26 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.17 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-04-02
  • By calendar year 2024: 0.13 USD (partial) · 2025: 0.28 USD · 2026: 0.17 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2024-10-02

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)?

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR trades as ERIC on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is ERIC in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does ERIC trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +1% vs the 50-day and -6.1% vs the 200-day average, 26.1% below the 52-week high and +31.2% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 25 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR do?

Ericsson supplies mobile network equipment and software to telecom operators, enterprises and public-sector buyers across most regions. Its Networks unit builds 5G radio access hardware and software, including an AI-native RAN architecture that can run on Ericsson's own silicon or on third-party CPUs and GPUs, plus transport gear and antennas. Cloud Software and Services covers core network software, network management and the billing and orchestration systems operators use to run and monetise their networks. Closelook's peer group calls it a networking incumbent and compares it with Cisco Systems, Arista Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nokia's ADR; the market also weighs it against Huawei, which does not trade on a comparable listing.

Where does Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR sit in the AI build-out?

Ericsson carries no seat in our index. It sits in the networking-equipment sleeve of our universe, supplying the radio and core network gear that carriers use to run mobile infrastructure, adjacent to but outside the AI build-out stack we track through Rubin. Ericsson holds no index seat and carries no Closelook score at all, so there is nothing yet to say about which module is stronger or weaker. It has not been quoted in any diary edition and shows no prior mentions.

Does Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR pay a dividend?

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR has paid 0.31 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 3.09% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.17 USD on 2026-04-02. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ERIC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Communication Equipment. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.