Roper Technologies vs Zebra Technologies
Roper Technologies reported revenue of $7.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Zebra Technologies' $5.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Roper Technologies' revenue grew 12.3% in its latest year, and Zebra Technologies' grew 8.3%. Roper Technologies had an operating margin of 28.3%, against 13.0% at Zebra Technologies. Free cash flow was $2.5 billion at Roper Technologies and $831 million at Zebra Technologies.
Side by side
| Roper Technologies | Zebra Technologies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $7.9B | $5.4B |
| Revenue growth | 12.3% | 8.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.5% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 69.2% | 48.0% |
| Operating margin | 28.3% | 13.0% |
| Net margin | 19.4% | 7.8% |
| Free cash flow | $2.5B | $831M |
| Free cash flow margin | 31.6% | 15.4% |
| Return on capital | 6.4% | 9.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.9x | 2.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $855M | $587M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.2% | −1.3% |
| Last close | $441.65 | $384.15 |
| P/E at the last close | 18.3× | 35.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $5.6 million, sold $19.1 million | bought $386,823, sold $2.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Roper Technologies and Zebra Technologies pages.