---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000877212-26-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZBRA"
cik: "0000877212"
company_name: "ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP"
filed_at: "2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:10:38.594295+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zebra Q4 sales up 10.6% to $1.48B; GAAP EPS $1.39 (-56%); board adds $1B buyback

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $1.48B (+10.6% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $1.39 (-55.7% YoY) due to $76M restructuring/exit charges.
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS $4.33 (+8.3% YoY); Adjusted EBITDA $326M (+10.5% YoY) with margin 22.1%.
- Full-year 2025 net sales $5.40B (+8.3%); Non-GAAP EPS $15.84 (+17.2%); free cash flow $831M.
- Q1 2026 guidance: sales growth 11-15%, Non-GAAP EPS $4.05-$4.35; FY2026: Non-GAAP EPS $17.70-$18.30, FCF ≥$900M.
- Board approved additional $1B share repurchase; total remaining authorization >$1.1B; $587M repurchased in FY2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000877212-26-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZBRA
- cik: 0000877212
- company_name: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- filed_at: 2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877212/000087721226000003/0000877212-26-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877212/000087721226000003/zbra-20260212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000877212-26-000003
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000877212-26-000003.txt

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