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Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026Latest | Feb 11, 2026 | $4.59vs $4.35+5.5% | $3.4Bvs $3.3B+1.1% |
| Q4 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | $4.06vs $3.85+5.5% | $3.0Bvs $3.0B+0.7% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | $3.57vs $3.35+6.6% | $2.8Bvs $2.7B+1.2% |
| Q2 2025 | May 1, 2025 | $3.18vs $3.01+5.6% | $2.5Bvs $2.5B+0.5% |
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Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 6.38B | 7.34B | 7.89B | 7.41B | 8.17B | 9.11B | 9.98B | 10.82B | 11.68B |
| Revenue Growth % | 5.66% | 15.09% | 7.41% | -6% | 10.21% | 11.52% | 9.5% | 8.41% | 8% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 3.36B | 3.86B | 3.96B | 3.81B | 4.13B | 4.88B | 5.01B | 5.3B | 5.65B |
| COGS % of Revenue | 52.6% | 52.61% | 50.16% | 51.34% | 50.56% | 53.59% | 50.19% | 49.04% | 48.34% |
| Gross Profit | 3.02B▲ 0% | 3.48B▲ 15.1% | 3.93B▲ 13.0% | 3.61B▼ 8.2% | 4.04B▲ 12.0% | 4.23B▲ 4.7% | 4.97B▲ 17.5% | 5.51B▲ 10.9% | 6.04B▲ 9.5% |
| Gross Margin % | 47.4% | 47.39% | 49.84% | 48.66% | 49.44% | 46.41% | 49.81% | 50.96% | 51.66% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 5.4% | 15.08% | 12.96% | -8.22% | 11.97% | 4.68% | 17.52% | 10.91% | 9.49% |
| Operating Expenses | 1.74B | 2.23B | 2.35B | 2.23B | 2.37B | 2.57B | 2.68B | 2.82B | 2.84B |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 27.27% | 30.3% | 29.8% | 30.01% | 29.04% | 28.18% | 26.82% | 26.11% | 24.31% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 1.02B | 1.25B | 1.4B | 1.29B | 1.35B | 1.45B | 1.56B | 1.75B | 1.87B |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 16.07% | 17.08% | 17.79% | 17.44% | 16.56% | 15.91% | 15.64% | 16.2% | 16.01% |
| Research & Development | 568M | 637M | 687M | 686M | 734M | 779M | 858M | 917M | 970M |
| R&D % of Revenue | 8.9% | 8.67% | 8.71% | 9.25% | 8.98% | 8.55% | 8.6% | 8.48% | 8.3% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 147M | 334M | 260M | 246M | 286M | 339M | 257M | 155M | 0 |
| Operating Income | 1.28B▲ 0% | 1.25B▼ 2.3% | 1.58B▲ 26.0% | 1.38B▼ 12.5% | 1.67B▲ 20.5% | 1.66B▼ 0.4% | 2.29B▲ 38.1% | 2.69B▲ 17.2% | 2.95B▲ 9.7% |
| Operating Margin % | 20.13% | 17.09% | 20.05% | 18.65% | 20.4% | 18.23% | 22.99% | 24.85% | 25.24% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 22.52% | -2.26% | 25.98% | -12.52% | 20.54% | -0.36% | 38.11% | 17.18% | 9.67% |
| EBITDA | 1.63B | 1.61B | 1.98B | 1.79B | 2.1B | 2.1B | 2.65B | 3.02B | 3.37B |
| EBITDA Margin % | 25.5% | 21.99% | 25.04% | 24.17% | 25.76% | 23.06% | 26.56% | 27.96% | 28.87% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 21.15% | -0.74% | 22.29% | -9.27% | 17.47% | -0.19% | 26.13% | 14.11% | 11.54% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 343M | 360M | 394M | 409M | 438M | 440M | 356M | 336M | 425M |
| EBIT | 1.29B | 1.34B | 1.24B | 1.41B | 1.77B | 1.75B | 2.4B | 2.27B | 2.95B |
| Net Interest Income | -201M | -222M | -220M | -220M | -208M | -226M | -216M | -227M | -302M |
| Interest Income | 14M | 18M | 17M | 13M | 7M | 14M | 33M | 68M | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 215M | 240M | 237M | 233M | 215M | 240M | 249M | 295M | 302M |
| Other Income/Expense | -208M | -153M | -580M | -209M | -115M | -146M | -148M | -716M | -136M |
| Pretax Income | 1.08B▲ 0% | 1.1B▲ 2.4% | 1B▼ 9.2% | 1.17B▲ 17.3% | 1.55B▲ 32.2% | 1.51B▼ 2.4% | 2.15B▲ 41.7% | 1.97B▼ 8.1% | 2.81B▲ 42.6% |
| Pretax Margin % | 16.87% | 15.01% | 12.69% | 15.83% | 18.99% | 16.63% | 21.51% | 18.23% | 24.07% |
| Income Tax | 1.23B | 133M | 130M | 221M | 302M | 148M | 432M | 390M | 652M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 114.03% | 12.07% | 12.99% | 18.82% | 19.46% | 9.77% | 20.13% | 19.78% | 23.19% |
| Net Income | -155M▲ 0% | 966M▲ 723.2% | 868M▼ 10.1% | 949M▲ 9.3% | 1.25B▲ 31.2% | 1.36B▲ 9.5% | 1.71B▲ 25.4% | 1.58B▼ 7.7% | 2.15B▲ 36.6% |
| Net Margin % | -2.43% | 13.16% | 11.01% | 12.8% | 15.24% | 14.96% | 17.13% | 14.58% | 18.44% |
| Net Income Growth % | -127.68% | 723.23% | -10.14% | 9.33% | 31.19% | 9.48% | 25.39% | -7.72% | 36.59% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -151M | 969M | 871M | 953M | 1.25B | 1.37B | 1.71B | 1.58B | 2.16B |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 15M | 17M | 17M | 17M | 17M | 15M | 15M | 16M | 17M |
| EPS (Diluted) | -0.95▲ 0% | 5.62▲ 691.6% | 4.94▼ 12.1% | 5.45▲ 10.3% | 7.17▲ 31.6% | 7.93▲ 10.6% | 9.93▲ 25.2% | 9.23▼ 7.0% | 12.75▲ 38.1% |
| EPS Growth % | -129.32% | 691.58% | -12.1% | 10.32% | 31.56% | 10.6% | 25.22% | -7.05% | 38.14% |
| EPS (Basic) | -0.95 | 5.62 | 5.21 | 5.58 | 7.36 | 8.14 | 10.23 | 9.45 | 12.93 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 162.9M | 172M | 175.6M | 174.1M | 173.6M | 171.9M | 172.1M | 170.8M | 169M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 162.9M | 171.89M | 166.6M | 170M | 169.2M | 167.5M | 167M | 166.8M | 166.6M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 34.89% | 43.66% | 45.94% | 38.71% | 38.88% | 34.46% | 41.47% | 33.8% |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 3.95B | 4.27B | 4.18B | 4.33B | 5.41B | 5.25B | 5.72B | 6.48B | 6.3B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 1.21B | 1.25B | 1B | 1.25B | 1.87B | 1.32B | 1.71B | 2.1B | 1.17B |
| Cash Only | 1.21B | 1.25B | 1B | 1.25B | 1.87B | 1.32B | 1.71B | 2.1B | 1.17B |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 2.07B | 2.31B | 2.46B | 2.32B | 2.49B | 2.49B | 2.81B | 3.18B | 3.77B |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 118.54 | 114.58 | 113.75 | 114.36 | 111.27 | 99.82 | 102.86 | 107.37 | 117.92 |
| Inventory | 327M | 356M | 447M | 508M | 788M | 1.05B | 827M | 766M | 983M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 35.56 | 33.64 | 41.24 | 48.72 | 69.62 | 78.86 | 60.27 | 52.7 | 63.54 |
| Other Current Assets | 346M | 354M | 272M | 242M | 259M | 383M | 381M | 429M | 378M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 4.26B | 5.14B | 6.46B | 6.55B | 6.78B | 7.56B | 7.61B | 8.12B | 13.09B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 856M | 895M | 1.55B | 1.49B | 1.42B | 1.41B | 1.46B | 1.55B | 1.75B |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 7.45x | 8.20x | 5.10x | 4.98x | 5.74x | 6.45x | 6.84x | 6.97x | 6.69x |
| Goodwill | 938M | 1.51B | 2.07B | 2.22B | 2.56B | 3.31B | 3.4B | 3.53B | 6.8B |
| Intangible Assets | 861M | 1.23B | 1.33B | 1.23B | 1.1B | 1.34B | 1.25B | 1.25B | 3.1B |
| Long-Term Investments | 247M | 169M | 159M | 158M | 209M | 147M | 143M | 135M | 187M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 333M | 344M | 422M | 482M | 558M | 310M | 291M | 375M | 491M |
| Total Assets | 8.21B▲ 0% | 9.41B▲ 14.6% | 10.64B▲ 13.1% | 10.88B▲ 2.2% | 12.19B▲ 12.1% | 12.81B▲ 5.1% | 13.34B▲ 4.1% | 14.6B▲ 9.4% | 19.39B▲ 32.8% |
| Asset Turnover | 0.78x | 0.78x | 0.74x | 0.68x | 0.67x | 0.71x | 0.75x | 0.74x | 0.60x |
| Asset Growth % | -2.58% | 14.63% | 13.1% | 2.2% | 12.07% | 5.13% | 4.07% | 9.44% | 32.85% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 2.93B | 3.1B | 3.44B | 3.49B | 4.06B | 4.56B | 5.74B | 5.05B | 6.08B |
| Accounts Payable | 593M | 592M | 779M | 612M | 851M | 1.21B | 881M | 1.18B | 1.13B |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 64.49 | 55.94 | 71.87 | 58.69 | 75.19 | 90.22 | 64.21 | 81.05 | 73.3 |
| Short-Term Debt | 52M | 31M | 16M | 12M | 5M | 1M | 1.31B | 322M | 749M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 1.04B | 1.26B | 1.45B | 1.55B | 1.65B | 1.86B | 2.04B | 2.07B | 2.27B |
| Other Current Liabilities | 821M | 701M | 347M | 747M | 890M | 779M | 439M | 503M | 1.93B |
| Current Ratio | 1.35x | 1.38x | 1.21x | 1.24x | 1.33x | 1.15x | 1.00x | 1.28x | 1.04x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.24x | 1.26x | 1.08x | 1.09x | 1.14x | 0.92x | 0.85x | 1.13x | 0.87x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 89.61 | 92.28 | 83.12 | 104.39 | 105.71 | 88.46 | 98.93 | 79.02 | 108.16 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 7B | 7.59B | 7.89B | 7.93B | 8.15B | 8.12B | 6.86B | 7.82B | 10.9B |
| Long-Term Debt | 4.42B | 5.29B | 5.11B | 5.16B | 5.69B | 6.01B | 4.71B | 5.67B | 8.88B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 497M | 402M | 313M | 419M | 407M | 427M | 471M |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 115M | 201M | 184M | 180M | 183M | 73M | 55M | 87M | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 2.3B | 1.89B | 1.82B | 1.9B | 1.66B | 1.25B | 1.27B | 1.14B | 1.53B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.94B | 10.69B | 11.32B | 11.42B | 12.21B | 12.68B | 12.6B | 12.88B | 16.98B |
| Total Debt | 4.47B | 5.32B | 5.75B | 5.7B | 6.13B | 6.55B | 6.55B | 6.55B | 10.1B |
| Net Debt | 3.27B | 4.06B | 4.75B | 4.45B | 4.26B | 5.23B | 4.84B | 4.45B | 8.47B |
| Debt / Equity | - | - | - | - | - | 50.01x | 8.86x | 3.81x | 4.16x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.75x | 3.29x | 2.91x | 3.18x | 2.91x | 3.12x | 2.47x | 2.17x | 3.00x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.01x | 2.52x | 2.40x | 2.48x | 2.02x | 2.49x | 1.83x | 1.47x | 2.51x |
| Interest Coverage | 5.97x | 5.23x | 6.67x | 5.94x | 7.75x | 6.92x | 9.21x | 9.11x | 9.76x |
| Total Equity | -1.73B▲ 0% | -1.28B▲ 26.1% | -683M▲ 46.5% | -541M▲ 20.8% | -23M▲ 95.7% | 131M▲ 669.6% | 739M▲ 464.1% | 1.72B▲ 132.6% | 2.43B▲ 41.2% |
| Equity Growth % | -81.41% | 26.11% | 46.47% | 20.79% | 95.75% | 669.57% | 464.12% | 132.61% | 41.19% |
| Book Value per Share | -10.60 | -7.42 | -3.89 | -3.11 | -0.13 | 0.76 | 4.29 | 10.06 | 14.36 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | -1.74B | -1.29B | -700M | -558M | -40M | 116M | 724M | 1.7B | 2.41B |
| Common Stock | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M |
| Retained Earnings | 467M | 1.05B | 1.24B | 1.13B | 1.35B | 1.34B | 1.64B | 2.3B | 2.55B |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -2.56B | -2.77B | -2.44B | -2.45B | -2.38B | -2.54B | -2.54B | -2.54B | -2.42B |
| Minority Interest | 15M | 17M | 17M | 17M | 17M | 15M | 15M | 16M | 17M |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 1.35B | 1.07B | 1.82B | 1.61B | 1.84B | 1.82B | 2.04B | 2.39B | 2.84B |
| Operating CF Margin % | 21.1% | 14.64% | 23.11% | 21.76% | 22.48% | 20.01% | 20.49% | 22.1% | 24.29% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 15.54% | -20.13% | 69.58% | -11.52% | 13.89% | -0.76% | 12.12% | 16.98% | 18.65% |
| Net Income | -151M | 969M | 871M | 953M | 1.25B | 1.37B | 1.71B | 1.58B | 2.15B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 343M | 360M | 394M | 409M | 438M | 440M | 356M | 336M | 425M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 66M | 73M | 118M | 129M | 129M | 172M | 212M | 243M | 293M |
| Deferred Taxes | 1.1B | 9M | -84M | -25M | 34M | -334M | -32M | -215M | 94M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 77M | 34M | 435M | 45M | 20M | 507M | 43M | 601M | 9M |
| Working Capital Changes | -89M | -370M | 89M | 102M | -34M | -329M | -244M | -156M | -138M |
| Change in Receivables | -60M | 62M | -79M | 90M | 3M | -112M | -180M | -246M | -173M |
| Change in Inventory | -46M | 71M | -74M | -14M | -284M | -242M | 200M | 62M | -145M |
| Change in Payables | 160M | 271M | 198M | -116M | 578M | 451M | -144M | 302M | 280M |
| Cash from Investing | -448M | -1.27B | -934M | -437M | -742M | -1.39B | -414M | -507M | -5.16B |
| Capital Expenditures | -227M | -197M | -248M | -217M | -243M | -256M | -253M | -257M | -265M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 3.56% | 2.68% | 3.14% | 2.93% | 2.97% | 2.81% | 2.54% | 2.38% | 2.27% |
| Acquisitions | -404M | -1.16B | -709M | -287M | -521M | -1.18B | -180M | -290M | -4.9B |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -227M | -197M | -241M | -161M | -237M | -1.17B | 0 | 0 | -17M |
| Cash from Financing | -722M | 220M | -1.14B | -966M | -429M | -906M | -1.29B | -1.45B | 1.31B |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -11M | 598M | -561M | -22M | 491M | 310M | -1M | -618M | 3.15B |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K |
| Dividends Paid | -307M | -337M | -379M | -436M | -482M | -530M | -589M | -654M | -728M |
| Share Repurchases | -483M | -132M | -315M | -612M | -528M | -836M | -804M | -247M | -1.15B |
| Other Financing | -3M | -77M | 111M | 104M | 90M | 150M | -5M | -4M | -5M |
| Net Change in Cash | 238M▲ 0% | -11M▼ 104.6% | -256M▼ 2227.3% | 253M▲ 198.8% | 620M▲ 145.1% | -549M▼ 188.5% | 380M▲ 169.2% | 397M▲ 4.5% | -937M▼ 336.0% |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.12B▲ 0% | 878M▼ 21.5% | 1.57B▲ 79.4% | 1.4B▼ 11.4% | 1.59B▲ 14.2% | 1.57B▼ 1.7% | 1.79B▲ 14.3% | 2.13B▲ 19.2% | 2.57B▲ 20.5% |
| FCF Margin % | 17.54% | 11.96% | 19.97% | 18.83% | 19.51% | 17.2% | 17.95% | 19.73% | 22.02% |
| FCF Growth % | 25.17% | -21.54% | 79.38% | -11.37% | 14.18% | -1.69% | 14.29% | 19.15% | 20.52% |
| FCF per Share | 6.87 | 5.10 | 8.97 | 8.02 | 9.18 | 9.12 | 10.41 | 12.49 | 15.22 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -8.68x | 1.11x | 2.10x | 1.70x | 1.48x | 1.34x | 1.20x | 1.52x | 1.32x |
| Interest Paid | 176M | 204M | 221M | 217M | 207M | 226M | 234M | 253M | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 122M | 119M | 138M | 181M | 257M | 307M | 587M | 627M | 0 |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2524.07% | 392.87% | 128.32% | 103.91% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 33.25% | 48.72% | 43.41% | 34.56% | 26.02% | 30.71% | 25.98% | 31.45% | 34.31% | 25.22% |
| Gross Margin | 47.52% | 47.4% | 47.39% | 49.84% | 48.66% | 49.44% | 46.41% | 49.81% | 50.96% | 51.66% |
| Net Margin | 9.27% | -2.43% | 13.16% | 11.01% | 12.8% | 15.24% | 14.96% | 17.13% | 14.58% | 18.44% |
| Debt / Equity | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.01x | 8.86x | 3.81x | 4.16x |
| Interest Coverage | 4.66x | 5.97x | 5.23x | 6.67x | 5.94x | 7.75x | 6.92x | 9.21x | 9.11x | 9.76x |
| FCF Conversion | 2.08x | -8.68x | 1.11x | 2.10x | 1.70x | 1.48x | 1.34x | 1.20x | 1.52x | 1.32x |
| Revenue Growth | 6.02% | 5.66% | 15.09% | 7.41% | -6% | 10.21% | 11.52% | 9.5% | 8.41% | 8% |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
Mar 12, 2026·SEC
Feb 11, 2026·SEC
Nov 18, 2025·SEC
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) reported $11.68B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 58% decrease from $27.97B in 1996.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) grew revenue by 8.0% over the past year. This is steady growth.
Yes, Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) is profitable, generating $2.15B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (18.4% net margin).
Yes, Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.99%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) has a return on equity (ROE) of 103.9%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) generated $2.57B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.
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