Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies

ZBRA· Manufacturing· Fiscal year ends in December

CEO pay in FY2025Stock -37.1% in FY2025

William J. Burns is the CEO of Zebra Technologies and was paid $13.9M in FY2025 (Dec), up 3%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $63
CEO pay is from each Zebra Technologies proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives6

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  1. 1William J. BurnsFY2025
  2. 2Nathan WintersFY2025
  3. 3Richard HudsonFY2025
  4. 4Cristen KoglFY2025
  5. 5Joseph WhiteFY2025
  6. 6Jeffrey SchmitzFY2025

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Zebra Technologies paid its 6 named executives $34.5M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO William J. Burns was paid $13.9M of that.

Name
William J. BurnsChief Executive Officer
Nathan WintersChief Financial Officer
Richard HudsonChief Revenue OfficerNot disclosedNot disclosed
Cristen KoglChief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Joseph WhiteFormer Chief Products and Solutions Officer
Jeffrey SchmitzChief People Officer

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers17

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The FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Zebra Technologies names 17 peer companies for pay. Among Zebra Technologies and these peers, CEO pay was the lowest of 13 and total shareholder return was the lowest of 13.

13th highest of 13in Zebra Technologies and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:

$4.1M$34.5M

13th highest of 13in Zebra Technologies and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:

$63$482

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board9

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  • Anders GustafssonChair · 18 yr on the boardNot independent—Paid as an executive
  • Michael A. SmithLead independent director · 34 yr on the boardIndependentNominating and Governance—Paid as an executive
  • Janice M. RobertsDirector · 12 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation and Culture (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Frank B. ModrusonDirector · 11 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Nominating and Governance (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Linda M. ConnlyDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Nominating and Governance—Paid as an executive
  • Mary McDowellDirector · 0 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation and Culture—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).

Shared directors

Activity

  1. Pay
    Zebra Technologies CEO pay rose 20% to $13.5M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    Zebra Technologies CEO pay rose 166% to $11.3M in FY2023 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    Zebra Technologies CFO pay rose 22% to $5.5M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Zebra Technologies CFO pay rose 26% to $4.5M in FY2023 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Zebra Technologies Division head pay fell 17% to $3.7M in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Zebra Technologies Division head pay rose 66% to $4.4M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    Zebra Technologies CHRO pay rose 26% to $3.3M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    Zebra Technologies General counsel pay rose 26% to $3.8M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  9. Board
    Mary McDowell joined the board of Zebra Technologies. Mary McDowell sits on no other public board.
    3
  10. Pay
    Zebra Technologies CFO pay rose 25% to $3.6M in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    Zebra Technologies Chair pay fell 35% to $9.5M in FY2023 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  12. Board
    William Burns joined the board of Zebra Technologies. William Burns now sits on 3 public boards.
    3
  13. Board
    Satish Dhanasekaran joined the board of Zebra Technologies. Satish Dhanasekaran sits on no other public board.
    3
  14. Board
    Kenneth B. Miller joined the board of Zebra Technologies. Kenneth B. Miller sits on no other public board.
    3

Filings20

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Current report8-KMay 26, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 3, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 12, 2026FY2025
Current report8-KNov 24, 2025—
Current report8-KOct 17, 2025—
Current report8-KJul 28, 2025—
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