Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) reported Research & Development of $165.0 million for Q2 2026, up 9.27% on a YoY basis from $151.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 8.55% quarter-over-quarter from $152.0 million in Q4 2025.

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zebra Technologies has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $165.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 9.27% year-over-year to $165.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $607.0 million (up 5.38% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $593.0 million, up 5.33% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $165.0 million, up from $152.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $165.0 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $116.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $141.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $143.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development retreated 18.31% — and 2024, when it increased 18.97%.
  • Zebra Technologies' Research & Development stood at $142.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 18.31% to $116.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 18.97% to $138.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 10.14% to $152.0 million in 2025, then increased by 8.55% to $165.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $165.0 million (Q2 2026), $152.0 million (Q4 2025), and $146.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 744.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 7.13 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 25.66 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn 71.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 165.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 152.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 146.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 144.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 151.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 138.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 141.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 146.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 138.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 116.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 127.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 130.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 146.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 142.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 143.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 148.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 137.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 145.00 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 141.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 141.00 Mn