Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.82% for Q2 2026, down 143.0% on a YoY basis from 25.16% in Q2 2025, and down 0.57% quarter-over-quarter from 10.88% in Q4 2025.

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zebra Technologies has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 10.82% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 143.0% year-over-year to 10.82%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 10.82% (down 143.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.97%, down 154.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 10.82%, down from 10.88% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 21.02% in Q2 2022, with the low at 6.63% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.28% across 5 years, with a median of 10.88% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1459 bps — and 2025, when it soared 592 bps.
  • Zebra Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.26% in 2022, then retreated by 18 bps to 8.41% in 2023, then soared by 44 bps to 12.11% in 2024, then slipped by 10 bps to 10.88% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 10.82% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.82% (Q2 2026), 10.88% (Q4 2025), and 12.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn -0.78%
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 11.56%
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 87.31%
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn -10.70%
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn -1.25%
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 10.82%
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn 2.95%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 10.82%
Dec 31, 2025 10.88%
Sep 27, 2025 12.28%
Jun 28, 2025 12.55%
Mar 29, 2025 12.25%
Dec 31, 2024 12.11%
Sep 28, 2024 9.80%
Jun 29, 2024 6.63%
Mar 30, 2024 7.36%
Dec 31, 2023 8.41%
Sep 30, 2023 11.44%
Jul 1, 2023 15.47%
Apr 1, 2023 9.99%
Dec 31, 2022 10.26%
Oct 1, 2022 9.21%
Jul 2, 2022 11.35%
Apr 2, 2022 21.02%
Dec 31, 2021 23.09%
Oct 2, 2021 23.79%
Jul 3, 2021 22.77%