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Zebra Technologies Corporation stock research

Jun 28, 2025

FY2025 Q2

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 28, 2025

Revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter, while gross profit decreased and cost of revenue increased, resulting in a lower gross margin. Compared to the same quarter a year ago, revenue was higher, gross profit improved, and cost of revenue increased, though gross margin weakened slightly.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 28, 2025 · FY2025 Q2

Revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter, while gross profit decreased and cost of revenue increased, resulting in a lower gross margin. Compared to the same quarter a year ago, revenue was higher, gross profit improved, and cost of revenue increased, though gross margin weakened slightly.

  • The strongest observable margin driver was the relative increase in cost of revenue compared to revenue, which compressed gross profit and narrowed the gross margin from the prior quarter.
  • Sequentially, gross margin declined from the prior quarter, as cost of revenue grew while revenue remained level. Year-over-year, gross margin was lower than the same quarter last year, despite higher revenue and gross profit.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

47.6%

Gross profit

$616.0M

Revenue

$1.3B

Cost of revenue

$677.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-1.7 pts

Year-over-year change

-0.8 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Sep 28, 2024$1.3B$613.0M$642.0M48.8%
Dec 31, 2024$1.3B$648.0M$686.0M48.6%
Mar 29, 2025$1.3B$645.0M$663.0M49.3%
Jun 28, 2025$1.3B$616.0M$677.0M47.6%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Mar 29, 2025

-1.7 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 29, 2024

-0.8 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The strongest observable margin driver was the relative increase in cost of revenue compared to revenue, which compressed gross profit and narrowed the gross margin from the prior quarter.

Sequentially, gross margin declined from the prior quarter, as cost of revenue grew while revenue remained level. Year-over-year, gross margin was lower than the same quarter last year, despite higher revenue and gross profit.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its increase has outpaced revenue growth and pressured margins.

ZBRA Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 28, 2025