Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value 10.64%; Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-04..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 2.98%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-04..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-07-04; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | 10.64% | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-04. $622.00M ÷ $5.85B × 100 ≈ 10.64% |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 2.98% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-04. $174.00M ÷ $5.85B × 100 ≈ 2.98% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | 622.00M USD | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 5.85B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 174.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 858.00M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | $622.00M | $5.85B | $174.00M | $858.00M | (m) | 10.64% | 2.98% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-04-04 | $607.00M | $5.58B | $170.00M | $720.00M | (m) | 10.87% | 3.04% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | $593.00M | $5.40B | $163.00M | $700.00M | (m) | 10.99% | 3.02% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-27 | $579.00M | $5.25B | $151.00M | $786.00M | (m) | 11.02% | 2.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-28 | $574.00M | $5.19B | $124.00M | $794.00M | (m) | 11.06% | 2.39% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-29 | $576.00M | $5.11B | $123.00M | $778.00M | (m) | 11.26% | 2.41% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | $563.00M | $4.98B | $89.00M | $742.00M | (m) | 11.30% | 1.79% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-28 | $541.00M | $4.66B | $84.00M | $591.00M | (m) | 11.62% | 1.80% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-29 | $527.00M | $4.36B | $83.00M | $388.00M | (m) | 12.10% | 1.90% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-03-30 | $511.00M | $4.35B | $54.00M | $415.00M | (m) | 11.74% | 1.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-12-31 | $519.00M | $4.58B | $55.00M | $481.00M | (m) | 11.32% | 1.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-09-30 | $545.00M | $5.08B | $57.00M | $667.00M | (m) | 10.73% | 1.12% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-07-01 | $561.00M | $5.50B | $66.00M | $881.00M | (m) | 10.20% | 1.20% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-04-01 | $579.00M | $5.75B | $89.00M | $542.00M | (m) | 10.06% | 1.55% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-12-31 | $570.00M | $5.78B | $88.00M | $529.00M | (m) | 9.86% | 1.52% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-10-01 | $573.00M | $5.75B | $88.00M | $492.00M | (m) | 9.97% | 1.53% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-07-02 | $571.00M | $5.80B | $80.00M | $527.00M | (m) | 9.84% | 1.38% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-04-02 | $564.00M | $5.71B | $77.00M | $919.00M | (m) | 9.87% | 1.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-12-31 | $567.00M | $5.63B | $76.00M | $979.00M | $5.00M | 10.08% | 1.35% | 195.80× | Reported |
| 2021-10-02 | $559.00M | $5.47B | $76.00M | $987.00M | (m) | 10.22% | 1.39% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-07-03 | $531.00M | $5.16B | $69.00M | $900.00M | (m) | 10.28% | 1.34% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-04-03 | $488.00M | $4.74B | $60.00M | $772.00M | (m) | 10.29% | 1.27% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-12-31 | $453.00M | $4.45B | $51.00M | $651.00M | $76.00M | 10.18% | 1.15% | 8.57× | Reported |
| 2020-09-26 | $434.00M | $4.33B | $45.00M | $608.00M | (m) | 10.02% | 1.04% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-06-27 | $431.00M | $4.33B | $44.00M | $643.00M | (m) | 9.95% | 1.02% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-03-28 | $441.00M | $4.47B | $45.00M | $684.00M | (m) | 9.86% | 1.01% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-12-31 | $447.00M | $4.49B | $48.00M | $692.00M | $89.00M | 9.97% | 1.07% | 7.78× | Reported |
| 2019-09-28 | $450.00M | $4.43B | $47.00M | $683.00M | (m) | 10.16% | 1.06% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-06-29 | $453.00M | $4.39B | $45.00M | $660.00M | (m) | 10.31% | 1.02% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-03-30 | $454.00M | $4.31B | $45.00M | $625.00M | (m) | 10.54% | 1.04% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-12-31 | $444.00M | $4.22B | $45.00M | $610.00M | $91.00M | 10.53% | 1.07% | 6.70× | Reported |
| 2018-09-29 | $421.00M | $4.11B | $44.00M | $564.00M | (m) | 10.25% | 1.07% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-06-30 | $404.00M | $3.95B | $44.00M | $493.00M | (m) | 10.23% | 1.11% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-03-31 | $394.00M | $3.83B | $38.00M | $426.00M | (m) | 10.28% | 0.99% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-12-31 | $389.00M | $3.72B | $35.00M | $322.00M | $227.00M | 10.45% | 0.94% | 1.42× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | $383.00M | $3.64B | $32.00M | $260.00M | (m) | 10.53% | 0.88% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-07-01 | $383.00M | $3.61B | $30.00M | $145.00M | (m) | 10.62% | 0.83% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-04-01 | $379.00M | $3.59B | $25.00M | $110.00M | (m) | 10.56% | 0.70% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-12-31 | $376.00M | $3.57B | $27.00M | $80.00M | $193.00M | 10.52% | 0.76% | 0.41× | Reported |
| 2016-10-01 | $382.00M | $3.58B | $26.00M | $15.00M | (m) | 10.66% | 0.73% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-07-02 | $386.00M | $3.60B | $25.00M | $69.00M | (m) | 10.74% | 0.70% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-04-02 | $391.00M | $3.61B | $31.00M | $33.00M | (m) | 10.84% | 0.86% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-12-31 | $394.00M | $3.65B | $31.00M | $53.00M | $194.00M | 10.79% | 0.85% | 0.27× | Reported |
| 2015-10-03 | $375.15M | $3.49B | $34.86M | $6.15M | (m) | 10.75% | 1.00% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-07-04 | $300.04M | $2.88B | $30.30M | $8.09M | $157.13M | 10.43% | 1.05% | 0.05× | Reported |
| 2015-04-04 | $224.66M | $2.28B | $25.72M | $54.96M | $107.78M | 9.87% | 1.13% | 0.51× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | $151.10M | $1.67B | $19.89M | $88.59M | $56.84M | 9.04% | 1.19% | 1.56× | Reported |
| 2014-09-27 | $95.50M | $1.16B | $14.04M | $162.51M | (m) | 8.20% | 1.21% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-28 | $92.66M | $1.12B | $13.71M | $182.32M | (m) | 8.24% | 1.22% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-03-29 | $92.15M | $1.09B | $13.93M | $185.50M | (m) | 8.46% | 1.28% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-31 | $91.15M | $1.04B | $13.11M | $160.26M | (m) | 8.78% | 1.26% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-09-28 | $90.04M | $1.01B | $12.61M | $155.30M | (m) | 8.94% | 1.25% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-29 | $89.67M | $995.31M | $13.19M | $147.30M | (m) | 9.01% | 1.32% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-03-30 | $88.81M | $989.23M | $13.07M | $150.52M | (m) | 8.98% | 1.32% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-31 | $87.36M | $996.17M | $14.73M | $164.35M | (m) | 8.77% | 1.48% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-09-29 | $87.93M | $990.30M | $14.52M | $162.36M | (m) | 8.88% | 1.47% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-30 | $88.51M | $991.60M | $14.13M | $172.47M | (m) | 8.93% | 1.42% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-31 | $88.66M | $990.06M | $13.41M | $179.68M | (m) | 8.96% | 1.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-31 | $89.93M | $983.49M | $14.10M | $182.04M | (m) | 9.14% | 1.43% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-10-01 | $107.84M | $1.03B | $14.78M | $178.58M | (m) | 10.44% | 1.43% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-07-02 | $107.12M | $1.01B | $14.73M | $170.03M | (m) | 10.61% | 1.46% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-04-02 | $105.29M | $982.17M | $14.13M | $155.27M | (m) | 10.72% | 1.44% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | $101.93M | $956.85M | $11.87M | $143.85M | (m) | 10.65% | 1.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-10-02 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-07-03 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-04-03 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | $86.39M | $803.59M | $11.47M | $68.80M | (m) | 10.75% | 1.43% | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-10-03 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-07-04 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | $95.80M | $976.70M | $14.96M | $-15.35M | (m) | 9.81% | 1.53% | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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