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Zebra Technologies Corporation

Enterprise AutomationFounded 1969
Reviewed by Swet Parvadiya
Company data updated: October 2026

Financial Performance

Zebra Technologies Revenue & Financials

Revenue

$5.4B (FY2025)

Market Cap

$13.5B

Net Income

$419M

Employees

10,000

What is Zebra Technologies's revenue?

Zebra Technologies had $5.4B in revenue for fiscal year 2025, up 8.3% from 2024. Net income was $419M.

Latest revenue
$5.4B (FY2025)
Year-over-year
+8.3%
Growth rate (CAGR)
4.7% over 9 years
Peak revenue
$5.8B (FY2022)
Years of data
10
Employees
10,000
What is Zebra Technologies's operating income?
Zebra Technologies reported operating income of $700M for fiscal year 2025. sec.gov
How much profit does Zebra Technologies make?
Zebra Technologies reported net income of $419M for fiscal year 2025. zebra.com
How many employees does Zebra Technologies have?
Zebra Technologies has about 10,000 employees.

Financial Analysis

Net sales fell from $5.781 billion in 2022 to $4.584 billion in 2023 as customers worked through device inventory, then recovered to $4.981 billion in 2024 and $5.396 billion in 2025. GAAP net income was $419 million in 2025 versus $528 million in 2024. Second-quarter 2026 net sales were $1.557 billion, up 20.4% (9.2% organic), with adjusted gross margin of 53.3%.

Revenue Trend Analysis

YoY Change

+8.3%

9-Year CAGR

+4.7%

Peak Year

2022

Trend

Consistent Growth

Zebra Technologies Corporation has 10 full fiscal year figures on this page, compounding at +4.7% annually over 9 years. The most recent year saw a 8.3% increase versus the prior year. Annual revenue peaked in fiscal year 2022 at $5.8B. Of 9 comparable year-over-year steps, 7 showed growth and 2 showed a decline.

Annual revenue history

Fiscal YearRevenueOperating IncomeNet IncomeYoY ChangeSource
FY2025$5.4B$700Mfiling$419M+8.3%Zebra Technologies Form 10-K and Q4 2025 results release

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

FY2024$5B$742Mfiling$528M+8.7%Zebra Technologies Form 10-K

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

FY2023$4.6B$481Mfiling$296M-20.7%Zebra Technologies Form 10-K

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

FY2022$5.8B$529Mfiling$463M+2.7%Zebra Technologies Form 10-K

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

FY2021$5.6B$979Mfiling$837M+26.5%Zebra Technologies Form 10-K

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

FY2020$4.4B$651M$504M-0.8%Zebra Technologies Corporation annual report (Form 10-K, SEC EDGAR, filed 2023-02-16)

Fiscal year ended 2020-12-31.

FY2019$4.5B$692M$544M+6.3%Zebra Technologies Corporation annual report (Form 10-K, SEC EDGAR, filed 2022-02-10)

Fiscal year ended 2019-12-31.

FY2018$4.2B$610M$421M+13.3%Zebra Technologies Corporation annual report (Form 10-K, SEC EDGAR, filed 2021-02-11)

Fiscal year ended 2018-12-31.

FY2017$3.7B$322M$17M+4.1%Zebra Technologies Corporation annual report (Form 10-K, SEC EDGAR, filed 2020-02-13)

Fiscal year ended 2017-12-31.

FY2016$3.6B$80M-$137M—Zebra Technologies Corporation annual report (Form 10-K, SEC EDGAR, filed 2019-02-14)

Fiscal year ended 2016-12-31.

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Zebra Technologies Corporation balance sheet and cash flow

Balance-sheet figures are as of each fiscal year end; cash-flow figures cover the fiscal year. Taken from the company's annual report on Form 10-K, linked on each row. Free cash flow here is operating cash flow less capital expenditures, calculated by CorpDigest.

Fiscal YearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equityFree cash flowSource
FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025$917M$86M$8.5B$4.9B$3.6B$831MForm 10-K
FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024$1B$59M$8B$4.4B$3.6B$954MForm 10-K
FY2023ended Dec 31, 2023-$4M$87M$7.3B$4.3B$3B-$91MForm 10-K
FY2022ended Dec 31, 2022$488M$75M$7.5B$4.8B$2.7B$413MForm 10-K
FY2021ended Dec 31, 2021$1.1B$59M$6.2B$3.2B$3B$1BForm 10-K
FY2020ended Dec 31, 2020$962M$67M$5.4B$3.2B$2.1B$895MForm 10-K
FY2019ended Dec 31, 2019$685M$61M$4.7B$2.9B$1.8B$624MForm 10-K
FY2018ended Dec 31, 2018$785M$64M$4.3B$3B$1.3B$721MForm 10-K
FY2017ended Dec 31, 2017$478M$50M$4.3B$3.4B$834M$428MForm 10-K
FY2016ended Dec 31, 2016$380M$77M$4.6B$3.8B$792M$303MForm 10-K

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Zebra Technologies Revenue and Financial FAQ

What is Zebra Technologies' typical annual revenue scale?

Zebra generates between $4.5 billion and $5.5 billion in annual net sales, fluctuating according to enterprise capital expenditure and global supply chain warehouse construction cycles.

What is Zebra Technologies' gross margin and adjusted EBITDA profile?

Zebra consistently delivers gross margins around 45% to 48% and adjusted EBITDA margins between 18% and 22%, driven by specialized industrial hardware pricing power and software mix.

How did post-pandemic inventory destocking affect Zebra's financials in 2023?

After supply chain panic buying in 2021-2022, enterprise customers and distributors drew down existing inventory in 2023, temporarily depressing Zebra's revenue before recovering in 2024.

What is Zebra's corporate debt and balance sheet leverage target?

Zebra maintains an investment-grade financial profile with net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA typically kept under 2.5x, rapidly paying down debt after major acquisitions like Motorola Solutions.

How does Zebra deploy its free cash flow for shareholders?

Zebra allocates free cash flow toward strategic bolt-on software acquisitions, internal research and development, and opportunistic share repurchases, without paying a regular cash dividend.

What percentage of sales does Zebra reinvest into research and development?

Zebra reinvests approximately 9% to 10% of total revenue annually into research and development, maintaining industry leadership in rugged hardware design, optical sensors, and RFID.

How does geographic diversification protect Zebra's revenue?

North America represents roughly 50% of revenue, EMEA contributes approximately 30%, and the Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions make up the remaining 20%, spreading regional economic risk.

What is Zebra's historical free cash flow conversion rate?

Zebra converts 80% to 100% of adjusted net income into free cash flow over full business cycles, reflecting low manufacturing asset intensity due to outsourced assembly partnerships.

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