ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Business
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP is a global leader in automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) that designs, manufactures, and sells hardware, software, and services to digitize and automate enterprise workflows. Its main offerings include mobile computers, barcode scanners and imagers, RFID readers, thermal barcode and card printers, real-time location systems (RTLS), machine vision and robotic automation, consumable supplies, cloud-based software subscriptions, and a full range of services. The company reports two operating segments: Asset Intelligence & Tracking (AIT) and Enterprise Visibility & Mobility (EVM). It serves global end markets—retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare, public sector—through a direct sales force and an extensive network of channel partners operating in approximately 176 countries.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-13
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Net sales | 5,396 | 4,981 | 4,584 | 5,781 | 5,627 | |
| Total Cost of sales | 2,803 | 2,568 | 2,461 | 3,157 | 2,999 | |
| Gross profit | 2,593 | 2,413 | 2,123 | 2,624 | 2,628 | |
| Selling and marketing | 653 | 600 | 581 | 607 | 587 | |
| Research and development | 593 | 563 | 519 | 570 | 567 | |
| General and administrative | 433 | 381 | 334 | 375 | 348 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 114 | 104 | 104 | 136 | 115 | |
| Acquisition and integration costs | 24 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | |
| Exit and restructuring costs | 76 | 17 | 98 | 14 | 7 | |
| Total Operating expenses | 1,893 | 1,671 | 1,642 | 2,095 | 1,649 | |
| Operating income | 700 | 742 | 481 | 529 | 979 | |
| Foreign exchange (loss) gain | −18 | 5 | −2 | −3 | −5 | |
| Interest expense, net | −108 | −98 | −133 | 23 | −5 | |
| Other expense, net | −14 | −14 | −12 | −5 | −1 | |
| Total Other expense, net | −140 | −107 | −147 | 15 | −11 | |
| Income before income tax | 560 | 635 | 334 | 544 | 968 | |
| Income tax expense | 141 | 107 | 38 | 81 | 131 | |
| Net income | 419 | 528 | 296 | 463 | 837 | |
| Basic earnings per share (in USD per share) | 8.24 | 10.25 | 5.75 | 8.86 | 15.66 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (in USD per share) | 8.18 | 10.18 | 5.72 | 8.8 | 15.52 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 125 | 901 | 137 | 105 | 332 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1 million each as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 801 | 692 | 521 | 768 | 752 | |
| Inventories, net | 729 | 693 | 804 | 860 | 491 | |
| Income tax receivable | 31 | 20 | 63 | 26 | 8 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 110 | 134 | 147 | 124 | 106 | |
| Total Current assets | 1,796 | 2,440 | 1,672 | 1,883 | 1,689 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 353 | 305 | 309 | 278 | 272 | |
| Right-of-use lease assets | 166 | 167 | 169 | 156 | 131 | |
| Goodwill | 4,727 | 3,891 | 3,895 | 3,899 | 3,265 | |
| Other intangibles, net | 809 | 422 | 527 | 630 | 469 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 414 | 512 | 438 | 407 | 192 | |
| Other long-term assets | 237 | 231 | 296 | 276 | 197 | |
| Total Assets | 8,502 | 7,968 | 7,306 | 7,529 | 6,215 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 141 | 79 | 173 | 214 | 69 | |
| Accounts payable | 695 | 633 | 456 | 811 | 700 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 558 | 503 | 504 | 744 | 639 | |
| Deferred revenue | 446 | 453 | 458 | 425 | 380 | |
| Income taxes payable | 12 | 36 | 7 | 138 | 12 | |
| Total Current liabilities | 1,852 | 1,704 | 1,598 | 2,332 | 1,800 | |
| Long-term debt | 2,361 | 2,092 | 2,047 | 1,809 | 922 | |
| Long-term lease liabilities | 157 | 155 | 152 | 139 | 121 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 32 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 6 | |
| Long-term deferred revenue | 396 | 304 | 312 | 333 | 315 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 116 | 70 | 94 | 108 | 67 | |
| Total Liabilities | 4,914 | 4,382 | 4,270 | 4,796 | 3,231 | |
| Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Class A common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 150,000,000 shares; issued 72,151,857 shares | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 814 | 669 | 615 | 561 | 462 | |
| Treasury stock at cost, 22,558,911 and 20,645,798 shares as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | −2,488 | −1,900 | −1,858 | −1,799 | −1,023 | |
| Retained earnings | 5,279 | 4,860 | 4,332 | 4,036 | 3,573 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −18 | −44 | −54 | −66 | −29 | |
| Total Stockholders Equity | 3,588 | 3,586 | 3,036 | 2,733 | 2,984 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | 8,502 | 7,968 | 7,306 | 7,529 | 6,215 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 185 | 172 | 176 | 204 | 187 | |
| Impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets | 45 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Equity-settled share-based compensation | 163 | 89 | 55 | 88 | 76 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 21 | −94 | −36 | −210 | −69 | |
| Unrealized gain on forward interest rate swaps | 0 | −31 | −9 | −83 | −30 | |
| Other, net | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | −39 | −181 | 249 | −5 | −239 | |
| Inventories, net | 54 | 105 | 50 | −341 | 18 | |
| Other assets | 6 | 9 | −25 | −48 | −23 | |
| Accounts payable | 1 | 176 | −365 | 92 | 96 | |
| Accrued liabilities | −29 | 131 | −97 | −51 | 110 | |
| Deferred revenue | 75 | −13 | 12 | 60 | 113 | |
| Income taxes | −1 | 68 | −168 | 108 | 1 | |
| Settlement liability | 0 | −45 | −180 | 225 | 0 | |
| Cash receipts on forward interest rate swaps | 0 | 86 | 26 | −6 | — | |
| Other operating activities | 3 | −1 | 9 | −13 | −9 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 917 | 1,013 | −4 | 488 | 1,069 | |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | −1,365 | 0 | 0 | −881 | −452 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | −86 | −59 | −87 | −75 | −59 | |
| Proceeds from sale (purchases) of short-term investments | 0 | 5 | −4 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from the sale of long-term investments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of long-term investments | −5 | −3 | −1 | −12 | −34 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −1,455 | −57 | −92 | −968 | −546 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | 347 | 651 | 440 | 1,284 | 46 | |
| Payments of debt | −19 | −694 | −245 | −247 | −303 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs, extinguishment costs and discounts | 0 | −9 | 0 | −8 | 0 | |
| Payments for repurchases of common stock | −587 | −47 | −52 | −751 | −57 | |
| Net payments related to share-based compensation plans | −14 | −30 | −8 | −14 | −56 | |
| Change in unremitted cash collections from servicing factored receivables | 34 | −61 | −18 | −11 | −1 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −239 | −190 | 117 | 253 | −371 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash | 1 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash | −776 | 763 | 21 | −227 | 152 | |
| Income taxes paid | 134 | 124 | 252 | 168 | 199 | |
| Interest paid, net of forward interest rate swaps | 129 | 55 | 111 | 58 | 32 |