Ericsson repurchases 7,917,288 shares: Ericsson stock pre-market at EUR 8.42
Published on 10/13/2026 at 07:43 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS- Ericsson repurchased 7,917,288 Class B shares from October 5 to October 9, 2026.
- The purchases totaled SEK 746,353,207.57 under Ericsson’s buyback program.
- Ericsson stock was at EUR 8.42 in pre-market trading at Lang & Schwarz at 7:41 a.m. CEST on October 13, 2026.
Ericsson reported on October 12, 2026, that it repurchased 7,917,288 Class B shares between October 5 and October 9 for a total transaction value of SEK 746,353,207.57. At 7:41 a.m. CEST on October 13, 2026, Ericsson stock was at EUR 8.42 in pre-market trading at Lang & Schwarz. The further course from the Xetra open at 9:00 a.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Ericsson stock.
Ericsson’s latest buyback
The purchases were made under a share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000, which runs from April 23, 2026, through March 31, 2027, at the latest, according to PR Newswire. Ericsson said Goldman Sachs Bank Europe executed the acquisitions on Nasdaq Stockholm on its behalf.
The company said its treasury stock holdings reached 125,805,951 Class B shares after the transactions. Ericsson has 3,371,351,735 shares in total, consisting of 261,755,983 Class A shares and 3,109,595,752 Class B shares, the release said.
What matters today
Ericsson’s third-quarter 2026 report is scheduled for October 15, 2026, at approximately 7:00 a.m. CEST. A round-number reference level for the stock is EUR 10.00. Ericsson’s latest announced buyback authorization covers up to SEK 15,000,000,000.
Ericsson has also scheduled a live webcast on October 15, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. CEST, when President and CEO Per Narvinger and CFO Lars Sandström are expected to comment on the report, according to the company’s October 1 announcement.
Market context: Market report OMXS30.
