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Nokia
NOK · Information Technology
Last earnings Oct 22, 2026
Key results
Revenuequarter
5%
· Mobile Infrastructure net sales grew 5% y-o-y, in part due to acceleration of revenue from Q4 into Q3.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Gross marginquarter
44.6%
· Q3 comparable gross margin was largely stable y-o-y at 44.6%.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Reported gross marginquarter
42.2%
Reported gross margin declined 220bps to 42.2%.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Operating marginquarter
11.7%
· Q3 comparable operating margin increased 220bps y-o-y to 11.7% benefiting from revenue growth and operating efficiency.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Reported operating marginquarter
3.8%
Reported operating margin declined 160bps to 3.8% due to accelerated restructuring and integration cost.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
In Q3, we grew net sales by 9% and improved comparable operating margin by 220 basis points.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Free cash flowquarter
35%
Free cash flow conversion from comparable operating profit 35% to 55% (update) Nokia is lowering its FCF conversion assumption due to investments the company is making in working capital during 2026 to secure supply and support the growth opportunity in 2027 along with accelerated restructuring.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
▪ Mobile Infrastructure net sales grew 5% y-o-y, in part due to acceleration of revenue from Q4 into Q3.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
AI analysis
Latest earnings event · reported Oct 22, 2026
Based on: Earnings release — transcript not held
Headline figures
| Metric | Latest earnings event | Prior qtr | Year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5% | — | — |
| Gross margin | 44.6% | 46.0% | — |
| Reported gross margin | 42.2% | 46.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 9.0% | — |
| Reported operating margin | 3.8% | 9.0% | — |
| Free cash flow | 35% | — | — |
Guidance · company-stated
Direction: Raised
“· Nokia's full year financial outlook is unchanged.”
“Comparable operating profit: Nokia assumes a typically strong q-o-q increase in operating profit in Q4 to deliver full year operating profit above the mid-point of our comparable operating profit outlook.”
“Comparable financial income and expenses Positive EUR 300 to 400 million (update) Strong income from Nokia's venture fund investments is leading to an increase in the outlook assumption for 2026.”
“▪ Nokia's full year financial outlook is unchanged.”
Classified from the release's primary full-year outlook statement.
Margin
Cash flow & capex
Capital allocation
SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTION Dividend Under the authorization by the Annual General Meeting held on 9 April 2026, the Board of Directors may resolve on the distribution of an aggregate maximum of EUR 0.14 per share to be paid in respect of financial year 2025.
The authorization will be used to distribute dividend and/or assets from the reserve for invested unrestricted equity in four installments during the authorization period unless the Board decides otherwise for a justified reason.
Company-stated claims
Historical · grew 123% · subscribers_users
“Group net sales to AI & Cloud customers grew 123% and order intake 118%.”
6-K · Oct 22, 2026Historical · doubled · backlog_orders
“In AI & Cloud, net sales more than doubled year-over-year and we secured EUR 1.5 billion in new orders.”
6-K · Oct 22, 2026Event summary
20549 FORM 6-K Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Report on Form 6-K dated October 22, 2026 (Commission File No
Based on: Earnings release — transcript not held
Guidance & outlook
Direction: Raised
Company outlook — Reiterated (“unchanged”)
“· Nokia's full year financial outlook is unchanged.”
Company outlook — Raised (“increase”)
“Comparable operating profit: Nokia assumes a typically strong q-o-q increase in operating profit in Q4 to deliver full year operating profit above the mid-point of our comparable operating profit outlook.”
Company outlook — Raised (“increase”)
“Comparable financial income and expenses Positive EUR 300 to 400 million (update) Strong income from Nokia's venture fund investments is leading to an increase in the outlook assumption for 2026.”
Company outlook — Reiterated (“unchanged”)
“▪ Nokia's full year financial outlook is unchanged.”
Company outlook — Raised (“increase”)
“Comparable operating profit: Nokia assumes a typically strong q-o-q increase in operating profit in Q4 to deliver full year operating profit above the mid-point of our comparable operating profit outlook.”
Company outlook — Raised (“increase”)
“Comparable financial income and expenses Positive EUR 300 to 400 million (update) Strong income from Nokia's venture fund investments is leading to an increase in the outlook assumption for 2026.”
Classified from the release's primary full-year outlook statement.
Capital allocation
SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTION Dividend Under the authorization by the Annual General Meeting held on 9 April 2026, the Board of Directors may resolve on the distribution of an aggregate maximum of EUR 0.14 per share to be paid in respect of financial year 2025.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
The authorization will be used to distribute dividend and/or assets from the reserve for invested unrestricted equity in four installments during the authorization period unless the Board decides otherwise for a justified reason.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
On 22 October 2026, the Board resolved to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.03 per share.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
The dividend record date is 27 October 2026 and the dividend will be paid on 5 November 2026.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
The actual dividend payment date outside Finland will be determined by the practices of the intermediary banks transferring the dividend payments.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Shareholder distribution Dividend Under the authorization by the Annual General Meeting held on 9 April 2026, the Board of Directors may resolve on the distribution of an aggregate maximum of EUR 0.14 per share to be paid in respect of financial year 2025.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Strategy & priorities
"Team Nokia continues to deliver on our commitments as we execute against our strategy.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
The summary focuses on Nokia Group's financial information as well as on Nokia's outlook.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Nokia's optical manufacturing expansion plans remain on-track, this only relates to timing of some cash payments.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Restructuring and associated charges related to cost savings programs EUR 1 100 million (update) Nokia has increased the scale of some of its restructuring programs as it accelerates efforts to simplify the company's operations and location strategy and increase operating leverage in the business going forward.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
"Team Nokia continues to deliver on our commitments as we execute against our strategy.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Risks & headwinds
The outlook and the underlying outlook assumptions are forward-looking statements subject to a number of risks and uncertainties as described or referred to in the Risk Factors section later in this release.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
4 STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22 October 2026 RISK FACTORS Nokia and its businesses are exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties which include but are not limited to: · Competitive intensity, which is expected to continue at a high level as some competitors seek to take share; · Changes in customer network investments related to their ability to monetize the network or opportunities related to AI and data center growth; · Our ability to ensure competitiveness of our product roadmaps and costs through additional R&D investments; · Our ability to procure or manufacture certain components (e.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from such statements.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
These forward-looking statements are only predictions based upon our current expectations and views of future events and developments and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Factors, including risks and uncertainties that could cause these differences, include those risks and uncertainties identified in the Risk Factors above.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
The outlook and the underlying outlook assumptions are forward-looking statements subject to a number of risks and uncertainties as described or referred to in the Risk Factors section later in this report.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
What changed vs prior quarter
Revenue — prior quarter passage and this quarter's passage are both cited.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Operating margin — prior quarter passage and this quarter's passage are both cited.
SEC original ↗Nokia — Earnings release (6-K report)6-KOct 22, 2026
Competitors
Competitors & peers
Same GICS sector — classification peers, not declared competitors
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Earnings releases
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Transcripts
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Mentioned by
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“erentials, tolls and tariffs and other factors discussed elsewhere in the report . 1) USD/NOK exchange rate assumption of 10 Equinor…”
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