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Ericsson completes 2.15 million Class B share repurchases in late August 2026

Aug 31, 2026, 3:01 AM EDT1 sourcesAI-analyzed

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Explicit buybacks reduce the number of shares outstanding, potentially elevating EPS and supporting the stock price in the near term. The SEK 15b program signals ongoing capital return but the weekly 2.15m share repurchases represent a modest fraction of total float, suggesting limited, but positive, price lift potential in the short term.

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Ericsson disclosed a weekly buyback totaling 2.15 million Class B shares for August 24–28, 2026, under its SEK 15 billion program running through March 31, 2027. The period saw about SEK 208 million in purchases at weighted prices around SEK 96.4–97.6 per share, lifting treasury stock to roughly 102.82 million Class B shares and signaling ongoing capital-return discipline.

Ericsson repurchased 2.15 million Class B shares Aug 24-28, 2026.
Buybacks fall under SEK15 billion program running to Mar 31, 2027.
Treasury stock after buys: 102,818,676 Class B shares.
Repurchases executed by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Total shares outstanding: 3,371,351,735; Class B: 3,109,595,752; Class A: 261,755,983.

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