Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in digitizing and automating workflows to deliver intelligent operations, today announced its inclusion in the Wall Street Journal’s inaugural Best Companies for the Future report. Zebra was ranked 10th in the category of AI readiness and 76th overall among S&P 500 companies.
“We are proud to be recognised as a leader in the next era of AI-driven innovation,” said Tom Bianculli, Chief Technology Officer, Zebra Technologies. “Zebra has long provided the physical to digital foundation for business operations. This WSJ ranking reinforces our evolution in leading AI for the frontline, turning intelligence into action where work happens. By embedding intelligence directly into daily frontline operations, we are defining how enterprises automate mission-critical workflows and unlock the next wave of productivity and value.”
As the world’s foundation for intelligent operations across retail, healthcare, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing, Zebra provides hardware, software, and integrated capabilities that digitise and automate work.
As trends like collaborative AI assistants and autonomous agents reshape industries, Zebra’s comprehensive Frontline AI Suite helps organisations digitize their environments, operationalise their intelligence, and maximise their workflows. Zebra’s suite is tailored specifically for frontline environments, featuring AI Enablers for advanced on-device data capture, AI Blueprints to automate complex workflows like proof of delivery, and the conversational Zebra Companion, which acts as an always-on knowledge coach and sales assistant.
Zebra leaders, customers, and partners recently discussed the real-world impact of these AI-powered solutions at Zebra’s annual ZONE customer conference, where attendees experienced firsthand how these solutions empower the connected frontline.
METHODOLOGY
Bendable Labs compiled the ranking for the WSJ Leadership Institute to recognize companies ready for an AI-centric future. Analysts drew from a detailed evaluation of companies within the S&P 500 based on AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience, and agility. The methodology considered 30 separate indicators based on data from 20 different providers to determine the ranking.
