Nokia Corp ADR
- Industry
- Networking Equipment
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- Jan 3, 1994
- Employees
- 78,005
- Website
- www.nokia.com
Composite valuation range · conservative $11.5–$13.5 / fair $14–$17.5 / optimistic $18–$22. At $9.28, Below conservative intrinsic value · deep margin of safety.
At publication $15.74 (May 27, 2026)
Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.
Nokia Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile, fixed, and cloud network solutions in North and Latin America, Greater China, India, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates in four segments: Network Infrastructure, Mobile Networks, Cloud and Network Services, and Nokia Technologies. The company offers fixed network solutions, such as fiber and copper technologies, access infrastructure, in-home Wi-Fi solutions, and cloud and virtualization services; IP network solutions, which delivers IP edge routing and data center networking solutions for residential, mobile, enterprise, and cloud applications; and optical networks solutions, which provides optical transport networks for metro, regional, and long-haul applications. It also provides mobile technology products and services for radio access networks and microwave radio links for transport networks; and network management solutions, as well as network planning, optimization, network deployment, and technical support services. In addition, the company offers cloud and network services, including open, secure, automated, and scalable software and solutions; and 5G core, secure autonomous networks, private wireless and industrial edge, and network APIs. Further, it licenses intellectual property, including patents, technologies, and the Nokia brand. The company serves its products and services to defense communications energy and resources, enterprise and industrial campus, private networks, public sector, and transportation industries. Nokia Oyj was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.
History
Nokia traces its roots to an 1865 pulp mill; in 1967 three Finnish firms in pulp, rubber, and cable merged into Nokia Corporation, headquartered in Espoo, Finland. After making digital switches and car phones in the 1980s, it became the global mobile phone leader through the GSM era. Its primary listing dates to Helsinki in 1915; US trading began via an ADR program launched in 1994. After selling its Devices & Services handset unit to Microsoft in 2014, it acquired Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent, refocusing on network infrastructure and patents.
Industry position
Nokia is a communication-equipment company providing mobile, fixed, and cloud network solutions worldwide, organized around Network Infrastructure, Mobile Infrastructure, and Portfolio Businesses. Its competitive standing rests on operator-grade install bases with high switching costs, a portfolio of more than 26,000 patent families generating standard-essential licensing revenue, Bell Labs research, and trusted-supplier status in markets shaped by EU 5G rules. After acquiring Infinera, Nokia held roughly 20% of the optical transport equipment market, the second-largest position behind Huawei. Key competitors include Ericsson, Cisco, and Ciena.