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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |