Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.08x

Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.08x as of March 2026, reinvesting $14.00 Million (capex $13.00 Million plus investments $1.00 Million) from operating cash flow of $176.00 Million. Check Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) cash flow quality to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Reinvestment Rate

0.08x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$14.00 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$176.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$13.00 Million
USD

Zebra Technologies Corporation Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1990–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Zebra Technologies Corporation across 33 annual periods. Explore ZBRA strategic capital deployment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Zebra Technologies Corporation (1990–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Zebra Technologies Corporation. For live market cap and broader valuation context, see Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) total market value.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.10x $90.00 Million $917.00 Million $86.00 Million ▼ -14.3%
2024 0.11x $116.00 Million $1.01 Billion $59.00 Million ▼ -35.8%
2022 0.18x $87.00 Million $488.00 Million $75.00 Million ▲ +102.7%
2021 0.09x $94.00 Million $1.07 Billion $59.00 Million ▼ -9.0%
2020 0.10x $93.00 Million $962.00 Million $67.00 Million ▼ -9.3%
2019 0.11x $73.00 Million $685.00 Million $61.00 Million ▲ +28.7%
2018 0.08x $65.00 Million $785.00 Million $64.00 Million ▼ -22.4%
2017 0.11x $51.00 Million $478.00 Million $50.00 Million ▼ -49.1%
2016 0.21x $78.00 Million $372.00 Million $77.00 Million ▼ -84.3%
2015 1.34x $137.25 Million $102.58 Million $114.25 Million ▼ -10.1%
2014 1.49x $357.85 Million $240.32 Million $31.29 Million ▲ +401.6%
2013 0.30x $57.82 Million $194.77 Million $21.71 Million ▼ -25.7%
2012 0.40x $73.24 Million $183.33 Million $25.94 Million ▼ -70.5%
2011 1.36x $107.99 Million $79.62 Million $28.15 Million ▲ +380.9%
2010 0.28x $39.62 Million $140.46 Million $34.22 Million ▲ +17.8%
2009 0.24x $25.32 Million $105.70 Million $25.32 Million ▼ -29.0%
2008 0.34x $42.24 Million $125.21 Million $42.24 Million ▲ +98.5%
2007 0.17x $26.87 Million $158.12 Million $26.87 Million ▼ -59.8%
2006 0.42x $37.29 Million $88.25 Million $37.29 Million ▲ +173.8%
2005 0.15x $14.29 Million $92.59 Million $14.29 Million ▲ +5.7%
2004 0.15x $16.24 Million $111.26 Million $16.24 Million ▲ +81.5%
2003 0.08x $8.41 Million $104.52 Million $8.41 Million ▼ -88.2%
2001 0.68x $9.61 Million $14.08 Million $9.61 Million ▲ +922.1%
2000 0.07x $8.95 Million $133.92 Million $8.95 Million ▼ -86.4%
1999 0.49x $11.30 Million $23.00 Million $11.30 Million ▼ -39.2%
1998 0.81x $25.60 Million $31.70 Million $25.60 Million ▼ -79.8%
1996 4.00x $6.00 Million $1.50 Million $6.00 Million ▲ +988.4%
1995 0.37x $4.30 Million $11.70 Million $4.30 Million ▲ +488.0%
1994 0.06x $2.10 Million $33.60 Million $2.10 Million ▼ -74.8%
1993 0.25x $2.50 Million $10.10 Million $2.50 Million ▲ +42.9%
1992 0.17x $2.20 Million $12.70 Million $2.20 Million ▲ +172.2%
1991 0.06x $700.00K $11.00 Million $700.00K ▼ -40.2%
1990 0.11x $1.00 Million $9.40 Million $1.00 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow