Share buybacks in Ericsson during the period July 27 - July 31, 2026
Rhea-AI Summary
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) repurchased 3,500,000 own Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm between July 27 and July 31, 2026, for a total consideration of SEK 331,265,750 and a weighted average price of SEK 94.6474 per share. Daily volumes ranged from 500,000 to 1,000,000 shares.
According to Ericsson, these transactions form part of its previously announced up to SEK 15 billion share buyback program running from April 23, 2026, to March 31, 2027. After these purchases, Ericsson holds 91,169,316 Class B shares in treasury out of a total of 3,371,351,735 shares outstanding.
Positive
- 3,500,000 shares repurchased for SEK 331.3 million in one week
- Part of SEK 15 billion multi-period buyback program running to March 31, 2027
- Treasury stock now 91.2 million Class B shares after this repurchase period
- Board intends cancellation of repurchased shares not needed for incentive programs
Negative
- None.
News Explained
The additional structural detail is that Ericsson’s board intends to ask the 2027 Annual General Meeting to cancel repurchased shares, except any needed to meet share-based incentive obligations; this is a future proposal, not a completed cancellation.
Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 | Executive appointment | Neutral | +0.0% | New Global Communications Platform leader appointed, with an orderly executive transition announced. |
| Jul 14 | Industry award | Positive | -13.5% | Vonage Identity Insights API received recognition in the Business Technology category. |
| Jul 10 | Technology demonstration | Positive | -2.0% | AT&T and Ericsson demonstrated 5G-based drone detection and tracking near AT&T Stadium. |
| Jul 08 | Product launch | Positive | +2.0% | Vonage launched a Protection Suite connector for Okta supporting secure MFA delivery. |
| Jul 07 | Field trial | Positive | -0.6% | Ericsson, AT&T and MediaTek completed an enhanced mobility trial on AT&T's 5G network. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent positive operational announcements more often diverged from the stock's subsequent price reaction than aligned with it.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- During the period July 27 - July 31, 2026, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) ("Ericsson") (LEI code 549300W9JLPW15XIFM52) repurchased own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656) as follows:
Date | Aggregated daily volume (number of shares) | Weighted average share price per day (SEK) | Total daily transaction value (SEK) |
27/07/2026 | 750,000 | 93.4434 | 70,082,550.00 |
28/07/2026 | 500,000 | 94.2208 | 47,110,400.00 |
29/07/2026 | 1,000,000 | 96.1910 | 96,191,000.00 |
30/07/2026 | 500,000 | 94.4876 | 47,243,800.00 |
31/07/2026 | 750,000 | 94.1840 | 70,638,000.00 |
Total | 3,500,000 | 94.6474 | 331,265,750.00 |
The share repurchases are a part of the share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 which Ericsson announced on April 16, 2026, and which runs between April 23, 2026, and March 31, 2027, at the latest. The Board of Directors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that the repurchased shares, other than those used to fulfil Ericsson's obligations under its share-related incentive programs, are cancelled.
The share buyback program is executed in accordance with the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 supplementing MAR (the Safe Harbour Regulation).
All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE on behalf of Ericsson. A full breakdown of the transactions is attached to this announcement.
Following the repurchases above, Ericsson's holding of treasury stock amounts to 91,169,316 Class B shares. There are in total 3,371,351,735 shares in Ericsson, 261,755,983 shares of Class A and 3,109,595,752 shares of Class B.
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