Growth Metrics

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.11% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.11%, compared with a TTM value of 0.11% through Dec 2025, down 1.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.11%, down 2.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.11% for Q4 2025 at Zebra Technologies, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.24% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 0.07% in Q2 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.14%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -15bps in 2022, then grew 6bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.23% in 2021, then tumbled by -56bps to 0.1% in 2022, then fell by -18bps to 0.08% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 44bps to 0.12% in 2024, then dropped by -10bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for ZBRA at 0.11% in Q4 2025, 0.12% in Q3 2025, and 0.13% in Q2 2025.