---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000877212-22-000114"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZBRA"
cik: "0000877212"
company_name: "ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP"
filed_at: "2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T20:39:40.729561+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zebra Q3 net sales $1.378B (-4% YoY); GAAP EPS $3.26, Non-GAAP $4.12; Q4 guidance weak

## Summary
- Net sales $1,378M, down 4.0% YoY; GAAP net income $170M ($3.26 diluted EPS).
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS $4.12, down 9.5% YoY; adjusted EBITDA $291M (21.1% margin).
- EVM segment sales $963M (organic -8.8% YoY); AIT segment $415M (organic +12.4%).
- Q4 guidance: adjusted net sales change -2% to +1%; non-GAAP EPS $4.50-$4.80.
- Free cash flow forecast at least $400M; cites supply chain issues and large project deferrals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000877212-22-000114
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZBRA
- cik: 0000877212
- company_name: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- filed_at: 2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877212/000087721222000114/0000877212-22-000114-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877212/000087721222000114/zbra-20221101.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP reported for the third quarter ended October 1, 2022 results: revenue $1,378 million, net income $170 million, EPS $3.26. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: for the third quarter ended October 1, 2022
  - Revenue: $1,378 million
  - Net income: $170 million
  - EPS: $3.26
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Third-Quarter Financial Highlights • Net sales of $1,378 million; year-over-year decrease of 4.0% • Net income of $170 million and net income per diluted share of $3.26 • Non-GAAP diluted EPS decreased 9.5% year-over-year to $4.12 • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 6.7% year-over-year to $291 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877212/000087721222000114/0000877212-22-000114-index.htm

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