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Zebra Technologies Corp-Cl A

ZBRAAbove value

Held by 4 superinvestors.

Price$359.84
Holders4
Total value$283.7M

SEC 10-K · fundamentals

Business quality

as of 2025-12-31

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-07-04 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

Revenue growth
+8.3%
Net margin
7.8%
ROE
11.7%
FCF margin
15.4%
Revenue $4.45B → $5.40B · 6y
What makes a business high quality

Valuation · value band

Above fair value

$130/ sh · growth-anchored intrinsic value
margin of safety
fair value
above fair value
$360
cheaperpricier

Zero-growth floor

$103

Central IV

$130

Optimistic top

$152

Zebra Technologies Corp-Cl A (ZBRA): Two methods value the business — a conservative owner-earnings DCF and a growth-credited Greenwald estimate, $103–$152 / sh. Today’s price sits above both (price $360 as of 2026-08-26).

The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.

  • Recent earnings are below the multi-year average, so the band uses the lower run-rate.

Revenue growth 0% (history declining, capped at zero) · moat 10 yr · discount 11.0% · Zero-growth downside $103

Price as of 2026-08-26 · yahoo · DGS10 4.7% @ 2026-08-26.

Method & numbers

A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.

Owner-earnings DCF $115.42 – $149.72 · Greenwald $152.27 – $152.27 (neutral $152.27) · zero-growth base $152.27 · reproduction $41.63

Moat Franchise (moat) · terminal value 35% of present value · owner-earnings yield 4% vs 10Y 4.7%.

Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$103.05 – $138.00 / sh

Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.

Years: TTM 2026-07-04, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (degraded) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 550% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back).

Buffett owner-earnings value$125.55 – $152.27 / sh

Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9.4–11.4% band (9–11% base + 0.4pp leverage premium). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).

Years: TTM 2026-07-04, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (degraded); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 550% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% base band plus a 0.4pp leverage premium (cost of equity rises with leverage — MM Proposition II). Net debt is about 3.8 years of owner earnings, adding 0.4pp of cost-of-equity risk premium.

Reproduction value = tangible net assets $-1.99B + capitalized R&D $1.28B（FY 2026, 2024, 2023, 2022） = $41.63 / sh. Reproduction value = intangible-inclusive net reproduction (tangible net assets + acquired-intangible reset proxy + capitalized R&D), ÷ diluted shares; tangible net assets alone are negative for this asset-light franchise.

Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value (tangible net assets + capitalized R&D). EPV well above reproduction value signals a moat; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.

Assumes a narrow moat · competitive-advantage period ≈ 10 years.

Growth value: if the moat holds for 10 yr at ROIIC ≈ -53%, $0.00–$0.00 / sh (neutral $0.00). Conservative, not a forecast.

Window TTM 2026-07-04, FY 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 16% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.

Baseline 9%–11%, net debt ≈ 3.8 years of owner earnings → +0.4pp cost-of-equity premium → effective 9.4%–11.4%.

Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 0% (history declining → capped at 0) · OE FY TTM 2026-07-04, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 9.56%–12.40% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, each +0.40pp for leverage premium, as of 2026-08-26). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp. Two-method midpoint gap 16%.

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-07-04 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

What the price is betting

Today's price pencils in about 19.8% a year in owner-earnings for the next few years. Revenue actually grew 1.1% a year.

The market wants it well ahead of its own track record.

Even when the value band is low-confidence: use this to see what the price assumes — not as a cheapness confirmation.

How to read intrinsic value

SEC 13F · holders

Superinvestors Holding This Security

4 holders · $283.7M combined · this quarter +1 opened / -0 exited

This quarter1 opened2 added1 trimmed
Holders 2 → 4 · last 8q

SEC 13F · notes

Written summary

Zebra Technologies Corp-Cl A (ZBRA) is held by 4 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $283.7M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to John Rogers, where it makes up 2.4% of the portfolio.

Other notable holders by value include Ray Dalio (0.2% of its book), Jeremy Grantham (0.0% of its book) and Richard Pzena (0.0% of its book).

Over the latest quarter, 1 of the tracked filers opened a new position in ZBRA, 2 added to existing ones, 1 trimmed, and 0 sold out entirely.

Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.

How to read a 13F

SEC 13F · co-ownership

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Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-14

Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.

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