Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 20.62% for Q2 2026, up 6.46 percentage points from 14.15% a year earlier and up 6.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 4, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Zebra Technologies was 14.67%, down 0.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.97%, down 1.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -1.66 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Zebra Technologies' Return on Sales [ROS] was 14.90% in FY2024 (+4.40 pp), 10.49% in FY2023 (+1.34 pp), 9.15% in FY2022 (-8.25 pp) and 17.40% in FY2021 (+2.76 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.12 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 25.86 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 27.81 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 14.38% (Q1 2026), 9.42% (Q4 2025) and 13.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 17.78 Bn | 16.33 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 20.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 20.62% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 14.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.42% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 13.86% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 14.15% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.87% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 15.22% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 13.72% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 13.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.26% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 15.98% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 16.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.30% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 14.66% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -9.88% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 14.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.20% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 16.50% |
API Access
Zebra Technologies Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ZBRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ZBRA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ZBRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();