Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) posted Return on Capital Employed of 10.82% for Q2 2026, down 0.57% on a QoQ basis from 10.88% in Q4 2025, and down 143.0% year-over-year from 25.16% in Q2 2025.
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zebra Technologies' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.82% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 143.0% year-over-year to 10.82% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 10.82% (down 143.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.97%, down 154.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 10.82% for Q2 2026 at Zebra Technologies, down from 10.88% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 21.02% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 6.63% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 11.28% and a median of 10.88% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1459 bps — and 2025, when it soared 592 bps.
- Zebra Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.26% in 2022, then slipped by 18 bps to 8.41% in 2023, then surged by 44 bps to 12.11% in 2024, then declined by 10 bps to 10.88% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 10.82% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZBRA's Return on Capital Employed at 10.82% in Q2 2026, 10.88% in Q4 2025, and 12.28% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 453.08 Bn | 436.44 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.40 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.04 Bn | 59.20 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -0.78% |
| 4 | Ciena | 53.20 Bn | 51.90 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.31 Bn | 48.14 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.83 Bn | 42.52 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.53 Bn | 32.16 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 87.31% |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 32.22 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 21.27% |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.80 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -8.36% |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 13.05 Bn | 12.94 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 10.82% |
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% |