Zimmer Biomet
ZBH NYSE Health Care Equipment Financials FY2016βFY2025
Zimmer Biomet's revenue rose 7.2% to $8.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 13.3%, down from 16.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.5 billion, up 13.7%. It paid out $677 million in dividends and buybacks, 46% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.5%.
What Zimmer Biomet does
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- Legal name
- ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-059853
0001136869
Revenue and margins
Zimmer Biomet had $8.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 7.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 10.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $1.5B in fiscal 2025, 17.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Zimmer Biomet returned $677M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 46% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.6%.
Value Zimmer Biomet yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$6.9B and divides by 198.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 23.9x Β· peers 51.2x Β· sector 28.4x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Zimmer Biomet can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $378M | $376M | $416M | $526M | $592M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.0B | $5.7B | $5.8B | $6.2B | $7.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4x | 3.3x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 3.2x |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | 3.9x | 4.3x | 6.4x | 6.4x | 3.7x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.9x | 1.6x | 1.9x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 1.1x |
| Total assets | $23.5B | $21.1B | $21.5B | $21.4B | $23.1B |
| Total liabilities | $10.8B | $9.0B | $9.0B | $8.9B | $10.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $12.7B | $12.0B | $12.5B | $12.5B | $12.7B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $622M | $5.3B | $5.4B | $5.7B | $6.9B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$1.6M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Kevin R ThornalGrp Pres-Global Business | Sold | 5,691 | $92.95 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Chad F PhippsSee remarks below. | Sold | 3,000 | $98.35 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| May 29, 2026 | Sang YiGroup President, Asia Pacific | Sold | 5,000 | $82.64 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Lori WinklerSVP and CHRO | Sold | 2,650 | $94.66 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Sang YiGroup President, Asia Pacific | Sold | 1,000 | $96.49 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β2.6% | β2.8% | β4.5% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.96 | 4.25 | 3.96 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet ZBH | $19.0B | 7.2% | 13.3% | 17.9% | 4.9% | 23.9x | 6 | |
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| Baxter International BAX | $13.1B | 5.7% | β2.7% | 3.0% | β1.4% | β | 5 | Compare β |
| Steris STE | $22.7B | 8.7% | 18.6% | 16.4% | 9.6% | 28.4x | 9 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $7.7B | $7.8B | $7.9B | $8.0B | $6.1B | $6.8B | $6.9B | $7.4B | $7.7B | $8.2B |
| Gross profit | $5.3B | $5.7B | $5.7B | $5.7B | $4.3B | $4.9B | $4.9B | $5.3B | $5.5B | $5.7B |
| Research and development | $366M | $370M | $392M | $449M | $323M | $436M | $406M | $459M | $437M | $459M |
| Operating income | $821M | $799M | $33.8M | $1.1B | $83.1M | $860M | $696M | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Interest expense | $358M | $328M | $227M | $193M | $193M | $219M | $162M | $201M | $201M | $298M |
| Pretax income | $400M | $465M | β$271M | $906M | β$105M | $499M | $404M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $831M |
| Income tax | $95.0M | β$1.3B | $108M | β$226M | β$96.0M | $53.5M | $112M | $42.2M | $131M | $126M |
| Net income | $306M | $1.8B | β$379M | $1.1B | β$139M | $402M | $231M | $1.0B | $904M | $705M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.51 | $8.90 | β$1.86 | $5.47 | β$0.67 | $1.91 | $1.10 | $4.88 | $4.43 | $3.55 |
| Diluted shares | 0.20B | 0.20B | 0.20B | 0.21B | 0.21B | 0.21B | 0.21B | 0.21B | 0.20B | 0.20B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.7B |
| Capital expenditure | $185M | $156M | $163M | $207M | $112M | $144M | $188M | $291M | $204M | $225M |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $898M | $938M | $926M | $952M | $996M | $1.1B |
| Stock-based compensation | $57.3M | $53.7M | $65.5M | $84.3M | $73.8M | $76.0M | $105M | $99.8M | $101M | $90.2M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $416M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $126M | $692M | $868M | $487M |
| Dividends paid | $188M | $194M | $195M | $197M | $199M | $200M | $201M | $201M | $196M | $190M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $604M | $194M | $195M | $197M | $199M | $200M | $328M | $893M | $1.1B | $677M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $634M | $524M | $543M | $618M | $802M | $378M | $376M | $416M | $526M | $592M |
| Total debt | $11.2B | $10.1B | $8.9B | $8.2B | $8.1B | $1.0B | $5.7B | $5.8B | $6.2B | $7.5B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $4.7B | $4.6B | $4.4B | $4.7B | $5.1B | $4.9B | $4.4B | $4.6B | $4.7B | $5.1B |
| Current liabilities | $2.4B | $3.1B | $2.4B | $3.4B | $2.6B | $3.5B | $2.4B | $2.9B | $2.5B | $2.6B |
| Inventory | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.2B | $2.3B |
| Property and equipment, net | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.2B |
| Total assets | $26.7B | $26.0B | $24.1B | $24.6B | $24.4B | $23.5B | $21.1B | $21.5B | $21.4B | $23.1B |
| Total liabilities | $17.0B | $14.3B | $12.9B | $12.2B | $12.2B | $10.8B | $9.0B | $9.0B | $8.9B | $10.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $9.7B | $11.7B | $11.3B | $12.4B | $12.2B | $12.7B | $12.0B | $12.5B | $12.5B | $12.7B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 68.9% | 72.7% | 71.4% | 71.8% | 70.2% | 71.3% | 70.9% | 71.8% | 71.5% | 69.7% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 10.2% | 0.4% | 14.3% | 1.4% | 12.6% | 10.0% | 17.3% | 16.7% | 13.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 24.3% | 23.9% | 13.5% | 26.9% | 16.0% | 26.3% | 23.4% | 30.2% | 29.7% | 26.6% |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 23.2% | β4.8% | 14.2% | β2.3% | 5.9% | 3.3% | 13.9% | 11.8% | 8.6% |
| FCF margin | 18.9% | 18.3% | 20.0% | 17.3% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 16.8% | 17.5% | 16.9% | 17.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.1% | 5.7% | 0.3% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 4.9% |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 5.3% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 5.6% |
| Return on equity | 3.1% | 17.0% | β3.3% | 9.6% | β1.1% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8.4% | 7.3% | 5.6% |
| Return on assets | 1.1% | 6.9% | β1.5% | 4.6% | β0.6% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 27.9% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.6% | β23.2% | 11.4% | 1.7% | 6.6% | 3.9% | 7.2% |
| Net income growth | 108.1% | 492.9% | β120.9% | β | β112.3% | β | β42.4% | 342.5% | β11.7% | β22.0% |
| EPS growth | 96.1% | 489.4% | β120.9% | β | β112.3% | β | β42.4% | 343.6% | β9.2% | β19.9% |
| FCF growth | 112.2% | β1.5% | 11.1% | β13.0% | β20.8% | 24.1% | β13.8% | 10.5% | 0.4% | 13.7% |
| Share count change | 6.6% | 0.6% | β0.1% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.6% | β0.1% | β0.3% | β2.8% | β2.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.7x | 5.2x | 7.8x | 3.6x | 7.5x | 0.4x | 3.3x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 3.2x |
| Debt / equity | 1.2x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.1x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | 2.3x | 2.4x | 0.2x | 5.9x | 0.4x | 3.9x | 4.3x | 6.4x | 6.4x | 3.7x |
| Current ratio | 2.0x | 1.5x | 1.8x | 1.4x | 2.0x | 1.4x | 1.9x | 1.6x | 1.9x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 1.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Payouts / FCF | 41.7% | 13.6% | 12.3% | 14.3% | 18.2% | 14.8% | 28.0% | 69.2% | 82.1% | 46.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.9% | 0.9% | β8.5% | β1.9% | β5.5% | β4.6% | β5.1% | β2.6% | β2.8% | β4.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001136869). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.