Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) posted Operating Margin of 14.38% for Q2 2026, up 52.61% on a QoQ basis from 9.42% in Q4 2025, and down 53.0% year-over-year from 30.6% in Q2 2025.
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zebra Technologies' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.38% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 53.0% year-over-year to 14.38% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 12.9% (down 232.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.97%, down 192.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 14.38% for Q2 2026 at Zebra Technologies, up from 9.42% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 17.3% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 9.88% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 11.83% and a median of 14.38% in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin sank 2781 bps — and 2023, when it surged 2586 bps.
- Zebra Technologies' Operating Margin stood at 17.3% in 2022, then slumped by 58 bps to 7.33% in 2023, then jumped by 130 bps to 16.87% in 2024, then tumbled by 44 bps to 9.42% in 2025, then soared by 53 bps to 14.38% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZBRA's Operating Margin at 14.38% in Q2 2026, 9.42% in Q4 2025, and 13.86% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 444.27 Bn | 427.63 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 25.00% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 68.42 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 19.34% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.57 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 5.05% |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 59.61 Bn | 56.43 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.59% |
| 5 | Ciena | 57.62 Bn | 56.33 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 13.27% |
| 6 | Nokia | 52.70 Bn | 45.22 Bn | 9.86 Bn | -2,316.67% |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.00 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 36.90% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 17.20 Bn | 17.78 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -1,089.07% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 12.59 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 14.38% |
| 10 | Viasat | 10.14 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 615.36 Mn | -3.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 14.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.42% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 13.86% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 14.15% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.87% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 15.22% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 13.72% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 13.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.26% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 15.98% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 16.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.30% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 14.66% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -9.88% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 14.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.20% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 16.50% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 17.94% |