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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)

Zebra Technologies Q4 net sales rise 32.2% to $1,334 million; EPS $3.14 vs $0.31

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Zebra Technologies reported fourth-quarter 2024 net sales of $1,334 million, up 32.2% from a year earlier, with GAAP diluted earnings of $3.14 per share versus $0.31. For full-year 2024, net sales rose 8.7% to $4,981 million and GAAP diluted EPS was $10.18 versus $5.72. The company guided 2025 net sales growth of 3% to 7% and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $14.75 to $15.25, and said it remains cautious about the rest of the year amid trade, geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net income was $163 million, or $3.14 per diluted share, versus $17 million, or $0.31, in Q4 2023; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $4.00 versus $1.71.
  • Full-year 2024 net sales were $4,981 million, up 8.7%, and full-year free cash flow was $954 million.
  • 2025 outlook: first-quarter net sales growth of 8% to 11% and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $3.50 to $3.70; full-year net sales growth of 3% to 7% and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $14.75 to $15.25.
  • The outlook excludes the Photoneo acquisition, which the company expects to close in the first quarter of 2025.

The filing

CompanyZebra Technologies (ZBRA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 13, 2025, 7:45 AM ET
Accession number0000877212-25-000025

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 13, 2025.

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