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Zebra Technologies

ZBRA · Information Technology

Last earnings Aug 4, 2026  ·  Next earnings Nov 3, 2026

Key results

Net incomequarter

$112 million

Net income of $112 million and net income per diluted share of $2.19

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Net revenuequarter

$875 million

Net sales in the Enterprise Visibility Mobility ( EVM ) segment were $875 million in the second quarter of 2025 compared to $820 million in the prior year.

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Revenuequarter

$418 million

Asset Intelligence Tracking ( AIT ) segment net sales were $418 million in the second quarter of 2025 compared to $397 million in the prior year.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Consolidated organic net sales for the second quarter of 2025 increased 6.3% year-over-year, with a 6.5% increase in the EVM segment and a 5.8% increase in the AIT segment.

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Gross marginquarter

47.6%

Gross margin decreased to 47.6% for the second quarter of 2025 compared to 48.4% in the prior year primarily due to approximately $10 million of U.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Adjusted gross marginquarter

47.9%

Adjusted gross margin was 47.9% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to 48.6% in the prior year.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Net income for the second quarter of 2025 was $112 million, or $2.19 per diluted share, compared to net income of $113 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, in the prior year.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Non-GAAP net incomequarter

$186 million

Non-GAAP net income increased to $186 million for the second quarter of 2025, or $3.61 per diluted share, compared to $165 million, or $3.18 per diluted share, for the prior year.

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Research and developmentquarter

$144 million

Research and development 144 146 295 284

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Operating expensesquarter

$433 million

Total Operating expenses 433 422 883 826

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

AI analysis

Q2 2025 · reported Aug 5, 2025

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Net revenue · Q2 2025
$875M
+6.7% +$55M vs year ago computed from stated figures
EX-99 · Aug 5, 2025
Gross margin · Q2 2025
47.6%
-0.8 pts vs year ago computed from stated figures
EX-99 · Aug 5, 2025
Net income · Q2 2025
$112M
EX-99 · Aug 5, 2025
Diluted EPS · non-GAAP · Q2 2025
$3.61
EX-99 · Aug 5, 2025

The quarter in charts

Revenue — quarterly

As stated

03336671000$820MSame quarter last year$875MQ2 2025

EX-99 · Aug 5, 2025 Statement values as stated in the release.

GAAP gross margin

Percent of revenue, as stated

0%30%60%48.4%Same quarter last year47.6%Q2 2025

EX-99 · Aug 5, 2025 Margin values as stated in the release.

Headline figures

MetricQ2 2025Prior qtrYear ago
Net income$112 million——
Net revenue$875 million—$820 million
Revenue$418 million—$397 million
Gross margin47.6%—48.4%
Adjusted gross margin47.9%—48.6%
Non-GAAP net income$186 million——
Research and development$144 million——
Operating expenses$433 million——

EX-99 · Aug 5, 2025

Guidance · company-stated

Direction: Raised

Revenue

“We are raising both our sales and profitability outlook for the full year, given our solid first half results and expectation for second half growth.”

Classified from the release's primary full-year outlook statement.

Next earningsNov 3, 2026Verified from the company’s own announcement

Margin

Gross margin47.6%
Adjusted gross margin47.9%

Capital allocation

Net income$112M
Capex$325M
Free cash flow$288M

Net income of $112 million and net income per diluted share of $2.19 Non-GAAP diluted EPS increased year-over-year to $3.61 Adjusted EBITDA increased year-over-year to $267 million $125 million of share repurchases Lincolnshire, Ill.

General educational research only — not investment advice.Every figure is as stated in the held documents; values marked “computed from stated figures” are arithmetic on those stated figures. Guidance shown is the company’s own stated guidance. No price targets, no recommendations, no consensus estimates.

Event summary

Solid demand, excellent execution by our team and lower-than-expected tariffs enabled us to deliver second quarter results that exceeded our expectations, said Bill Burns, Chief Executive Officer of Zebra Technologies

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Guidance & outlook

Direction: Raised

Revenue: “We are raising both our sales and profitability outlook for the full year, given our solid first half results and expectation for second half growth.”

Revenue — Raised (“raising”)
“We are raising both our sales and profitability outlook for the full year, given our solid first half results and expectation for second half growth.”

Classified from the release's primary full-year outlook statement.

Capital allocation

Net income of $112 million and net income per diluted share of $2.19 Non-GAAP diluted EPS increased year-over-year to $3.61 Adjusted EBITDA increased year-over-year to $267 million $125 million of share repurchases Lincolnshire, Ill.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow As of June 28, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $872 million and total debt of $2,183 million.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

For the first six months of 2025, net cash provided by operating activities was $325 million and the Company invested $37 million in capital expenditures, resulting in free cash flow of $288 million.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

The Company also made share repurchases of $250 million and acquired Photoneo for $62 million.

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Because of its debt, interest rates and financial market conditions may also have an adverse impact on results.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Interest Rate Risk Management The Company is exposed to market risk associated with interest rate payments on its borrowings under a term loan ( Term Loan A ), Revolving Credit Facility, and Receivables Financing Facilities, which bear interest at variable rates plus applicable margins.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 4, 2026

Strategy & priorities

Looking ahead, we are focused on driving shareholder value and advancing our industry leadership with our innovative solutions that digitize and automate our customers workflows.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Management presents these measures to focus on the on-going operations and believes it is useful to investors because they enable them to perform meaningful comparisons of past and present operating results.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

8 Table of Contents ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) Note 1 Description of Business and Basis of Presentation Zebra Technologies Corporation and its subsidiaries ( Zebra or the Company ) is a global leader focused on digitizing and automating operations and improving enterprise workflows on the frontline in the automatic identification and data capture industry.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 4, 2026

This change aligns with how we are operating our business to advance our strategy and the level of detailed financial information reviewed by our chief operating decision-maker going forward.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 4, 2026

11 Table of Contents 2025 Productivity Plan In the second quarter, the Company substantially completed its organizational design changes intended to better meet its strategic objectives and improve cost efficiency (referred to as the 2025 Productivity Plan ).

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 4, 2026

Risks & headwinds

Solid demand, excellent execution by our team and lower-than-expected tariffs enabled us to deliver second quarter results that exceeded our expectations, said Bill Burns, Chief Executive Officer of Zebra Technologies.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

import tariff expense net of mitigating actions.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

import tariff expense, net of mitigating actions, assuming no changes to the current rates and exemptions.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent in Zebra s industry, market conditions, general domestic and international economic conditions, and other factors.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

The impacts of changes in foreign and domestic governmental policies, regulations, or laws, as well as the outcome of litigation or tax matters in which Zebra may be involved are other factors that could adversely affect Zebra's business and results of operations.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

The success of integrating acquisitions could also adversely affect profitability, reported results and the company s competitive position in its industry.

SEC original ↗Zebra Technologies — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 5, 2025

Competitors

Competitors & peers

Same GICS sector — classification peers, not declared competitors

Documents

Filings

33 documents

Earnings releases

9 documents

Presentations

0 documents

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Transcripts

0 documents

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