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ZBRA logoZebra Technologies Corporation(ZBRA)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

ZBRA•NASDAQ
$228.39
$11.23B mkt cap·27.9× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorTechnologyIndustryCommunication EquipmentSub-IndustryPublic Safety and Mission-Critical Radios
AboutZebra Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise asset intelligence solutions in the automatic identification and data capture solutions industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Intelligence & Tracking and Enterprise Visibility & Mobility. The company designs, manufactures, and sells printers, which produce labels, wristbands, tickets, receipts, and plastic cards; dye-sublimination thermal card printers, which produce images which are used for personal identification, access control, and financial transactions; RFID printers that encode data into passive RFID transponders; accessories and options for our printers, including vehicle mounts and battery chargers; stock and customized thermal labels, receipts, ribbons, plastic cards, and RFID tags for printers; and temperature-monitoring labels primarily used in vaccine distribution. It also provides various maintenance, technical support, repair, and managed and professional services; real-time location systems and services; and tags, sensors, exciters, middleware software, and application software; as well as physical inventory management solutions, and rugged tablets and enterprise-grade mobile computing products and accessories. In addition, the company offers barcode scanners, image capture devices, and RFID readers; and workforce management solutions, workflow execution and task management solutions, and prescriptive analytics solutions, as well as communications and collaboration solutions. It also provides services, including maintenance, technical support, repair, managed and professional services; as well as cloud-based software subscriptions and robotics automation solutions. The company serves retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare, public sector, and other industries through direct sales force, and network of channel partners. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois.Show more
  • Revenue$5.4B+8.3%
  • EBITDA$985M+7.8%
  • Net Income$419M-20.6%
  • EPS (Diluted)8.18-19.6%
  • Gross Margin45.94%-5.2%
  • EBITDA Margin18.25%-0.5%
  • Operating Margin14.83%-0.5%
  • Net Margin7.76%-26.7%
  • ROE11.68%-26.7%
  • ROIC10.6%-1.4%
  • Debt/Equity0.78+19.2%
  • Interest Coverage7.41+28.8%
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ZBRA Key Insights

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓FCF machine: 15.4% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

ZBRA Price & Volume

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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ZBRA Growth Metrics

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years3.99%
5 Years3.94%
3 Years-2.27%
TTM8.33%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-3.63%
3 Years-3.27%
TTM-20.64%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-2.64%
3 Years-2.44%
TTM-19.74%

Return on Capital

10 Years14.08%
5 Years13.86%
3 Years11.2%
Last Year12.39%

ZBRA Recent Earnings

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

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●Beat EPS 11/12 qtrs (92%)●Beat Revenue 10/12 qtrs (83%)
Q1 2026Latest
Feb 12, 2026
EPS
$4.33
Est $4.34
-0.2%
Revenue
$1.5B
Est $1.5B
+0.6%
Q4 2025
Oct 28, 2025
EPS
$3.88
Est $3.75
+3.5%
Revenue
$1.3B
Est $1.5B
-10.0%
Q3 2025
Aug 5, 2025
EPS
$3.61
Est $3.34
+8.1%
Revenue
$1.3B
Est $1.3B
+0.2%
Q2 2025
Apr 29, 2025
EPS
$4.02
Est $3.60
+11.7%
Revenue
$1.3B
Est $1.3B
+1.3%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q1 2026LatestFeb 12, 2026
$4.33vs $4.34-0.2%
$1.5Bvs $1.5B+0.6%
Q4 2025Oct 28, 2025
$3.88vs $3.75+3.5%
$1.3Bvs $1.5B-10.0%
Q3 2025Aug 5, 2025
$3.61vs $3.34+8.1%
$1.3Bvs $1.3B+0.2%
Q2 2025Apr 29, 2025
$4.02vs $3.60+11.7%
$1.3Bvs $1.3B+1.3%
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ZBRA Peer Comparison

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) competitors in Public Safety and Mission-Critical Radios — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
HON logoHONHoneywell International Inc.Direct Competitor132.47B209.0628.407.85%11.16%23.05%4.07%2.24
HXL logoHXLHexcel CorporationDirect Competitor7B92.8667.78-0.48%6.09%8.35%4.39%0.79
SAIC logoSAICScience Applications International CorporationDirect Competitor4.3B95.5912.41-2.9%4.93%23.73%13.41%0.14
TRMB logoTRMBTrimble Inc.Direct Competitor16.27B68.3739.07-2.61%11.82%7.27%0.82%0.24
INGR logoINGRIngredion IncorporatedProduct Competitor6.75B107.139.58-2.84%10.1%17.14%7.56%0.41
CGNX logoCGNXCognex CorporationProduct Competitor9.86B58.8386.518.73%11.33%7.39%2.4%0.05
IPGP logoIPGPIPG Photonics CorporationProduct Competitor3.86B90.84124.442.73%2.78%1.37%
BLKB logoBLKBBlackbaud, Inc.Product Competitor1.69B36.7515.51-2.35%12.41%179%15.27%13.16

Compare ZBRA vs Peers

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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ZBRA Income Statement

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Sales/Revenue3.72B4.22B4.49B4.45B5.63B5.78B4.58B4.98B5.4B
Revenue Growth %4.14%13.33%6.33%-0.83%26.51%2.74%-20.71%8.66%8.33%
Cost of Goods Sold2.01B2.24B2.38B2.44B3B3.16B2.46B2.57B2.92B
COGS % of Revenue54.06%53.03%53.18%54.97%53.3%54.61%53.69%51.56%54.06%
Gross Profit
1.71B▲ 0%
1.98B▲ 15.8%
2.1B▲ 6.0%
2B▼ 4.6%
2.63B▲ 31.2%
2.62B▼ 0.2%
2.12B▼ 19.1%
2.41B▲ 13.7%
2.48B▲ 2.7%
Gross Margin %45.94%46.97%46.82%45.03%46.7%45.39%46.31%48.44%45.94%
Gross Profit Growth %4.14%15.85%6.01%-4.62%31.2%-0.15%-19.09%13.66%2.74%
Operating Expenses1.39B1.37B1.41B1.35B1.65B2.1B1.64B1.67B1.68B
OpEx % of Revenue37.29%32.5%31.39%30.4%29.31%36.24%35.82%33.55%31.12%
Selling, General & Admin749M811M826M787M935M982M915M981M1.09B
SG&A % of Revenue20.12%19.23%18.42%17.69%16.62%16.99%19.96%19.69%20.13%
Research & Development389M444M447M453M567M570M519M563M593M
R&D % of Revenue10.45%10.53%9.97%10.18%10.08%9.86%11.32%11.3%10.99%
Other Operating Expenses250M116M135M112M147M543M208M127M0
Operating Income
322M▲ 0%
610M▲ 89.4%
692M▲ 13.4%
651M▼ 5.9%
979M▲ 50.4%
529M▼ 46.0%
481M▼ 9.1%
742M▲ 54.3%
800M▲ 7.8%
Operating Margin %8.65%14.46%15.43%14.64%17.4%9.15%10.49%14.9%14.83%
Operating Income Growth %302.5%89.44%13.44%-5.92%50.38%-45.97%-9.07%54.26%7.82%
EBITDA585M785M867M797M1.17B733M657M914M985M
EBITDA Margin %15.72%18.61%19.33%17.92%20.72%12.68%14.33%18.35%18.25%
EBITDA Growth %52.34%34.19%10.45%-8.07%46.3%-37.14%-10.37%39.12%7.77%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)263M175M175M146M187M204M176M172M185M
EBIT315M615M687M636M973M936M585M765M800M
Net Interest Income-227M-91M-89M-76M-5M-60M-133M-129M-108M
Interest Income000000000
Interest Expense227M91M89M76M5M60M133M129M108M
Other Income/Expense-234M-86M-94M-91M-11M15M-147M-107M-240M
Pretax Income
88M▲ 0%
524M▲ 495.5%
598M▲ 14.1%
560M▼ 6.4%
968M▲ 72.9%
544M▼ 43.8%
334M▼ 38.6%
635M▲ 90.1%
560M▼ 11.8%
Pretax Margin %2.36%12.42%13.33%12.59%17.2%9.41%7.29%12.75%10.38%
Income Tax71M103M54M56M131M81M38M107M141M
Effective Tax Rate %80.68%19.66%9.03%10%13.53%14.89%11.38%16.85%25.18%
Net Income
17M▲ 0%
421M▲ 2376.5%
544M▲ 29.2%
504M▼ 7.4%
837M▲ 66.1%
463M▼ 44.7%
296M▼ 36.1%
528M▲ 78.4%
419M▼ 20.6%
Net Margin %0.46%9.98%12.13%11.33%14.87%8.01%6.46%10.6%7.76%
Net Income Growth %112.41%2376.47%29.22%-7.35%66.07%-44.68%-36.07%78.38%-20.64%
Net Income (Continuing)17M421M544M504M837M463M296M528M419M
Discontinued Operations000000000
Minority Interest000000000
EPS (Diluted)
0.32▲ 0%
7.76▲ 2325.0%
9.96▲ 28.4%
9.35▼ 6.1%
15.53▲ 66.1%
8.81▼ 43.3%
5.72▼ 35.1%
10.18▲ 78.0%
8.18▼ 19.6%
EPS Growth %112.03%2325%28.35%-6.12%66.1%-43.27%-35.07%77.97%-19.65%
EPS (Basic)0.337.8610.089.4315.668.875.7610.258.24
Diluted Shares Outstanding53.69M54.25M54.59M53.91M53.9M52.56M51.71M51.88M51.21M
Basic Shares Outstanding53.02M53.56M53.99M53.44M53.45M52.21M51.38M51.49M50.82M
Dividend Payout Ratio---------

ZBRA Balance Sheet

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Total Current Assets1.06B1.16B1.2B1.27B1.69B1.88B1.67B2.44B1.8B
Cash & Short-Term Investments62M44M30M168M332M105M137M901M125M
Cash Only62M44M30M168M332M105M137M901M125M
Short-Term Investments000000000
Accounts Receivable519M544M645M524M760M794M584M712M832M
Days Sales Outstanding50.947.0752.494349.350.1346.552.1756.28
Inventory458M520M474M511M491M860M804M693M729M
Days Inventory Outstanding83.0984.8572.5476.2859.7699.43119.2498.591.22
Other Current Assets00000124M146M134M110M
Total Non-Current Assets3.21B3.18B3.52B4.1B4.53B5.65B5.63B5.53B6.71B
Property, Plant & Equipment264M249M366M409M403M434M478M472M519M
Fixed Asset Turnover14.10x16.94x12.25x10.88x13.96x13.32x9.59x10.55x10.40x
Goodwill2.46B2.5B2.62B2.99B3.27B3.9B3.9B3.89B4.73B
Intangible Assets299M232M275M402M469M630M527M422M809M
Long-Term Investments25M28M45M77M101M160M162M110M0
Other Non-Current Assets40M59M81M87M96M116M134M121M237M
Total Assets
4.28B▲ 0%
4.34B▲ 1.5%
4.71B▲ 8.6%
5.38B▲ 14.1%
6.21B▲ 15.6%
7.53B▲ 21.1%
7.31B▼ 3.0%
7.97B▲ 9.1%
8.5B▲ 6.7%
Asset Turnover0.87x0.97x0.95x0.83x0.91x0.77x0.63x0.63x0.63x
Asset Growth %-7.71%1.5%8.57%14.09%15.63%21.14%-2.96%9.06%6.7%
Total Current Liabilities1B1.3B1.4B1.85B1.8B2.33B1.6B1.7B1.85B
Accounts Payable383M552M552M601M700M811M456M633M695M
Days Payables Outstanding69.4890.0784.4889.7285.293.7667.6389.9786.96
Short-Term Debt51M157M197M364M69M214M173M79M141M
Deferred Revenue (Current)186M210M238M308M380M425M458M453M446M
Other Current Liabilities145M140M191M377M355M517M332M217M0
Current Ratio1.06x0.89x0.85x0.69x0.94x0.81x1.05x1.43x0.97x
Quick Ratio0.61x0.49x0.51x0.41x0.67x0.44x0.54x1.03x0.58x
Cash Conversion Cycle64.541.8540.5529.5623.8655.898.1160.760.53
Total Non-Current Liabilities2.44B1.7B1.47B1.38B1.43B2.46B2.67B2.68B3.06B
Long-Term Debt2.18B1.43B1.08B881M922M1.95B2.05B2.09B2.52B
Capital Lease Obligations00100M129M121M139M152M155M157M
Deferred Tax Liabilities08M006M75M67M57M32M
Other Non-Current Liabilities117M89M67M97M67M-31M94M70M-41M
Total Liabilities3.44B3B2.87B3.23B3.23B4.8B4.27B4.38B4.91B
Total Debt2.23B1.59B1.41B1.4B1.15B2.34B2.41B2.36B2.82B
Net Debt2.17B1.55B1.38B1.24B813M2.23B2.28B1.46B2.69B
Debt / Equity2.67x1.19x0.76x0.65x0.38x0.86x0.80x0.66x0.78x
Debt / EBITDA3.81x2.03x1.62x1.76x0.98x3.19x3.67x2.58x2.86x
Net Debt / EBITDA3.70x1.97x1.59x1.55x0.70x3.05x3.47x1.60x2.73x
Interest Coverage1.42x6.70x7.78x8.57x195.80x8.82x3.62x5.75x7.41x
Total Equity
834M▲ 0%
1.33B▲ 60.1%
1.84B▲ 37.8%
2.14B▲ 16.6%
2.98B▲ 39.2%
2.73B▼ 8.4%
3.04B▲ 11.1%
3.59B▲ 18.1%
3.59B▲ 0.1%
Equity Growth %5.3%60.07%37.75%16.59%39.18%-8.41%11.09%18.12%0.06%
Book Value per Share15.5324.6133.6839.7755.3652.0058.7169.1270.06
Total Shareholders' Equity834M1.33B1.84B2.14B2.98B2.73B3.04B3.59B3.59B
Common Stock1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M
Retained Earnings1.25B1.69B2.23B2.74B3.57B4.04B4.33B4.86B5.28B
Treasury Stock-620M-613M-689M-919M-1.02B-1.8B-1.86B-1.9B-2.49B
Accumulated OCI-52M-35M-44M-69M-29M-66M-54M-44M-18M
Minority Interest000000000

ZBRA Cash Flow Statement

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Cash from Operations478M785M685M962M1.07B488M-4M1.01B917M
Operating CF Margin %12.84%18.61%15.27%21.63%19%8.44%-0.09%20.34%16.99%
Operating CF Growth %28.49%64.23%-12.74%40.44%11.12%-54.35%-100.82%25425%-9.48%
Net Income17M421M544M504M837M463M296M528M0
Depreciation & Amortization263M175M175M146M187M204M176M172M0
Stock-Based Compensation35M45M48M51M76M88M55M00
Deferred Taxes-9M2M-42M-40M-69M-210M-36M00
Other Non-Cash Items106M2M23M37M-29M-84M20M-22M847M
Working Capital Changes66M140M-63M264M67M27M-515M335M70M
Change in Receivables161M-31M-96M130M-239M-5M249M-181M-39M
Change in Inventory-110M-43M51M-42M18M-341M50M105M54M
Change in Payables-40M122M-5M47M96M92M-365M176M1M
Cash from Investing-51M-137M-335M-641M-546M-968M-92M-57M-1.46B
Capital Expenditures-50M-64M-61M-67M-59M-75M-87M-59M-86M
CapEx % of Revenue1.34%1.52%1.36%1.51%1.05%1.3%1.9%1.18%1.59%
Acquisitions0-72M-262M-548M-452M-881M000
Investments---------
Other Investing-1M-1M00-7M000-1.37B
Cash from Financing-517M-661M-365M-157M-371M253M117M-190M-239M
Debt Issued (Net)-524M-660M-319M-41M-257M1.03B195M-43M328M
Equity Issued (Net)00-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid000000000
Share Repurchases00-47M-200M-57M-751M-52M-47M-587M
Other Financing7M-1M1M84M-57M-25M-26M-100M20M
Net Change in Cash
-94M▲ 0%
-18M▲ 80.9%
-14M▲ 22.2%
162M▲ 1257.1%
140M▼ 13.6%
-227M▼ 262.1%
21M▲ 109.3%
763M▲ 3533.3%
-776M▼ 201.7%
Free Cash Flow
428M▲ 0%
721M▲ 68.5%
624M▼ 13.5%
895M▲ 43.4%
1.01B▲ 12.8%
413M▼ 59.1%
-91M▼ 122.0%
954M▲ 1148.4%
831M▼ 12.9%
FCF Margin %11.5%17.09%13.91%20.12%17.95%7.14%-1.99%19.15%15.4%
FCF Growth %45.08%68.46%-13.45%43.43%12.85%-59.11%-122.03%1148.35%-12.89%
FCF per Share7.9713.2911.4316.6018.747.86-1.7618.3916.23
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)28.12x1.86x1.26x1.91x1.28x1.05x-0.01x1.92x2.19x
Interest Paid195M90M63M032M0111M55M0
Taxes Paid65M76M140M0199M0252M124M0

ZBRA Key Ratios

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)-16.07%2.09%38.82%34.28%25.31%32.64%16.2%10.26%15.95%11.68%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)1.71%7.69%15.56%17.02%14.81%20.46%9.06%7.02%10.74%10.6%
Gross Margin45.94%45.94%46.97%46.82%45.03%46.7%45.39%46.31%48.44%45.94%
Net Margin-3.83%0.46%9.98%12.13%11.33%14.87%8.01%6.46%10.6%7.76%
Debt / Equity3.34x2.67x1.19x0.76x0.65x0.38x0.86x0.80x0.66x0.78x
Interest Coverage0.41x1.42x6.70x7.78x8.57x195.80x8.82x3.62x5.75x7.41x
FCF Conversion-2.72x28.12x1.86x1.26x1.91x1.28x1.05x-0.01x1.92x2.19x
Revenue Growth-2.08%4.14%13.33%6.33%-0.83%26.51%2.74%-20.71%8.66%8.33%

ZBRA SEC Filings & Documents

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Feb 12, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Dec 15, 2025·SEC

Material company update

Nov 5, 2025·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2026

Feb 12, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 13, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Feb 15, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2025

Oct 28, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 5, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Apr 29, 2025·SEC

ZBRA Frequently Asked Questions

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) reported $5.40B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 2037% increase from $252.5M in 1996.

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) grew revenue by 8.3% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) is profitable, generating $419.0M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (7.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.7%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) generated $831.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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