Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)
S&P 500 · Information Technology · data since 1991-08-15 · last close 2026-09-09
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -3.2 | -4.7 | -6.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 20.3 | -2.5 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 1.5 | -19.6 | -10.3 | -11.4 | 15.8 | 6.4 | 9.9 | -6.5 | -6.3 | -9.4 | -6.1 | -3.9 |
| 2024 | -12.4 | 16.7 | 7.9 | 4.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 13.7 | -1.6 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 6.5 | -5.1 |
| 2023 | 23.3 | -5.0 | 5.9 | -9.4 | -8.8 | 12.7 | 4.1 | -10.7 | -14.0 | -11.5 | 13.2 | 15.3 |
| 2022 | -14.5 | -18.8 | 0.1 | -10.7 | -8.5 | -13.1 | 21.7 | -15.7 | -13.1 | 8.1 | -4.6 | -5.1 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 28.8 | -2.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 6.3 | -12.2 | 3.6 | 10.3 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | -6.4 | -11.7 | -13.0 | 25.1 | 13.8 | -2.0 | 9.7 | 2.1 | -11.9 | 12.3 | 33.4 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | -18.8 | 22.2 | 0.7 | -2.8 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 18.6 | 12.2 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 13.8 | -6.7 | -3.7 | 24.5 | 3.0 | -6.0 | 8.1 | -11.4 |
| 2017 | -2.4 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 10.7 | -3.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 6.8 | -4.9 | -5.9 |
| 2016 | -13.3 | 2.3 | 11.7 | -9.3 | -15.1 | -5.7 | 5.8 | 32.0 | -0.5 | -5.4 | 20.1 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 9.1 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 19.1 | 1.3 | -3.1 | -23.0 | -7.6 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -13.2 |
| 2014 | 1.6 | 25.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 10.8 | -2.7 | -2.5 | -9.1 | 3.9 | -0.8 | 5.8 |
| 2013 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 5.4 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -4.9 | 6.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 7.1 | -5.8 | -13.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -4.2 | 8.4 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 2.4 | -4.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 13.1 | -5.1 | -5.2 | -10.2 | -13.9 | 15.5 | 5.9 | -5.5 |
| 2010 | -7.9 | 9.5 | 3.6 | -1.9 | -5.3 | -7.8 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| 2009 | -16.9 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -3.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | -11.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 2.3 | -13.2 | -5.6 | 1.3 | -10.8 | -27.3 | 4.5 | -4.3 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 14.3 | -2.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 | -3.4 | -6.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 7.1 | -1.3 | -10.0 |
| 2006 | 5.1 | -2.0 | 1.3 | -11.3 | -11.0 | -3.3 | -8.2 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | -6.3 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | -9.5 | -2.1 | -4.8 | 0.6 | -10.9 | 2.9 | -10.9 | -4.2 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 4.5 | -5.0 |
| 2004 | -2.7 | 10.7 | -3.0 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 7.6 | -5.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | -13.2 | -5.1 | 11.9 |
| 2003 | -2.5 | 12.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | -4.0 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | -4.5 | -2.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 1.7 | -16.3 | 4.7 | 7.6 | -3.0 | 16.8 | 4.4 | -10.8 |
| 2001 | 36.5 | -19.1 | -15.4 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 9.1 | -14.0 | 10.8 | -20.0 | 23.0 | 11.3 | 8.3 |
| 2000 | 1.2 | 12.5 | -24.9 | 14.0 | -15.8 | -7.7 | 15.2 | 5.8 | -11.0 | -8.8 | -4.4 | -2.6 |
| 1999 | 5.0 | -14.5 | -8.0 | 40.0 | -3.4 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 0.1 | -3.3 | 19.6 | 11.0 | -3.1 |
| 1998 | -6.7 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 11.4 | -24.1 | -4.2 | 7.8 | -2.2 | 2.5 | -14.3 |
| 1997 | 13.4 | -16.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 33.7 | -9.3 | 11.9 | -5.8 | 21.7 | -12.6 | 2.0 | -6.7 |
| 1996 | -8.8 | -0.8 | -13.8 | -5.7 | 1.0 | -29.7 | -2.1 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 12.7 | -10.8 | -9.2 |
| 1995 | 2.4 | -9.1 | 12.7 | 11.9 | -1.9 | 18.3 | 17.8 | -7.2 | -8.6 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 1.9 |
| 1994 | -15.2 | -4.2 | -14.1 | -27.2 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 9.8 | -6.4 | 9.5 | -6.8 | 4.2 |
| 1993 | 1.0 | -4.1 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 20.7 | 12.3 | -16.5 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 10.6 | -1.1 |
| 1992 | 23.9 | -3.6 | -8.8 | -2.7 | 9.9 | -6.4 | -5.5 | -1.4 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 1991 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.4 | -4.7 | -6.4 | 4.5 | -2.9 |
| Avg | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ZBRA seasonality — average by calendar month
Zebra Technologies has monthly history back to 1991. Its strongest month by median is October — positive in 23 of 35 years, median +6.0%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. December is the soft spot, down in 19 of 35 with a median of -1.1%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±10.7% in an average month and has fallen 73.4% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.9% | +1.6% | +0.1% | +2.3% | +2.5% | +0.9% | +2.1% | +2.5% | -1.0% | +3.5% | +4.9% | -0.8% |
| Win rate | 51%/35 | 51%/35 | 57%/35 | 63%/35 | 60%/35 | 51%/35 | 60%/35 | 61%/36 | 46%/35 | 66%/35 | 71%/35 | 46%/35 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ZBRA risk & extremes
ZBRA drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Zebra Technologies's best month?+
Zebra Technologies's strongest completed month on record is April 1999, at +40.00%.
What was Zebra Technologies's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is June 1996, at -29.70%.
Is Zebra Technologies up this year?+
Zebra Technologies is up 42.01% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Zebra Technologies's 1-year return?+
+10.46% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Zebra Technologies's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 73.4%, measured on month-end closes since 1991.
Which calendar month is historically best for Zebra Technologies?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1991. An average is not a forecast.
About Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $16 billion. It sells the picks and shovels of the digital gold rush — with price receipts on this site going back to 1991. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1991) would be about $8,601 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 1999 at +40%; its worst, June 1996 at -29.7%.
- It has closed November in the green 25 out of 35 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.