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

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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

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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%