What SEC filings does Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (ZBH) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about ZBH?

A Form 4 for ZBH discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for ZBH?

The 10-K is Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all ZBH SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for ZBH. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. file with the SEC?

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling ZBH shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

ZBH SEC Filing News — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (ZBH) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-05.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a medical technology company worldwide. The company designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic reconstructive products, such as knee and hip products; S.E.T. products, including sports medicine, biologics, foot and ankle, upper extremities, and trauma and CMFT products; sports medicine products for the repair of soft tissue injuries, used in the knee and shoulder; and craniomaxillofacial and thoracic products comprising…

Sector: Healthcare Industry: Medical Devices Market Cap: $18.1B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for ZBH currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 2 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

ZBH Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-07-02 — 2026-10-05

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 2 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$712.1K

Upadhyay Suketu · 2026-07-16

7,668 shares · Form 144

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 13 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 13 filings in this group are Form 4s for Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 13 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 9 compensation award, 2 option exercise and 2 open-market sale. 2 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×9: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Option exercise ×2: The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Open-market sale ×2: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-05

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Campbell Gary Craig (President, Americas) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	2,368	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	932	$88.42	$82.4K
`M`	Option exercise	1,218	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	480	$88.42	$42.4K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	2,368	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	1,218	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Campbell Gary Craig (President, Americas) Shares: 4,998

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Farrell Michael J. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units	417	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Farrell Michael J. (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

HAGEMANN ROBERT (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units	306	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: HAGEMANN ROBERT (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

HIGGINS ARTHUR J (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units	306	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: HIGGINS ARTHUR J (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shapiro Louis (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units	153	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Shapiro Louis (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hilado Maria Teresa (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units	375	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hilado Maria Teresa (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Kurdikar Devdatt (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units	173	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kurdikar Devdatt (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Kolli Sreelakshmi (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units	173	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kolli Sreelakshmi (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-15

ZBH insider Thornal Kevin R (Grp Pres-Global Business) sold 5,691 shares (~$529.0K)

Thornal Kevin R, listed as Grp Pres-Global Business at ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC., reported an open-market sale of 5,691 ZBH shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	5,691	$92.95	$529.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Thornal Kevin R (Grp Pres-Global Business) Shares: 5,691 Est. Value: $529.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-09

ZBH insider Phipps Chad F (See remarks below.) sold 3,000 shares (~$295.1K)

Phipps Chad F, listed as See remarks below. at ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC., reported an open-market sale of 3,000 ZBH shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	3,000	$98.35	$295.1K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Phipps Chad F (See remarks below.) Shares: 3,000 Est. Value: $295.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-05

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Desai Chintan (President, APAC) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	10,168	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Desai Chintan (President, APAC)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-04

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Thornal Kevin R (Grp Pres-Global Business) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	9,957	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	4,266	$92.68	$395.4K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	9,957	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Thornal Kevin R (Grp Pres-Global Business) Shares: 14,223

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-02

ZBH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hilado Maria Teresa (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Phantom Stock Units	389	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hilado Maria Teresa (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 3 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. has 3 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-11

ZBH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Thornal Kevin R (5,691 shares) ~$529.0K

Thornal Kevin R filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ZBH (ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Thornal Kevin R Shares: 5,691 Est. Value: $529.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-04

ZBH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Phipps Chad F (3,000 shares) ~$295.1K

Phipps Chad F filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ZBH (ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Phipps Chad F Shares: 3,000 Est. Value: $295.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-07-16

ZBH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Upadhyay Suketu (7,668 shares) ~$712.1K

Upadhyay Suketu filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ZBH (ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Upadhyay Suketu Shares: 7,668 Est. Value: $712.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 3 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 3 in this period for Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-08

ZBH filed 8-K — material company event

ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-05

ZBH filed 8-K — material company event

ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-05

ZBH filed 8-K — material company event

ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-05

ZBH filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on ZBH. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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