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Research report · 16 October 2026

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI)

Information Technology · Communications Equipment · US stock · price as of 16 Oct 2026

Key indicators

Price$463.15
52-week range$356.42 – $493.57
Market cap$77.4B
P/E (trailing)36.5×
EV / EBITDA23.8×
Free-cash-flow yield3.5%
Dividend yield1.0%
Revenue (last 12 months)$12.2B
Revenue growth (3y a year)8.6%
Operating margin24.9%
Return on invested capital20.3%
Net debt / EBITDA2.5×

Fair value

Blended fair value$379.03 range $360 – $403
Versus priceFair−18% to fair value
Peer multiples$464.72
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple$349.75
10-year DCF (market-scaled)$322.62
Earnings power value (floor, not blended)$92.67
Model uncertaintyMedium

X-Ray Score

49/ 100 · High confidence · ahead of 44% of sector peers
Valuation53
Growth54
Profitability55
Financial health27
Dividends57

Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range

169255341427512Fair value $3792021-102023-012024-042025-072026-10

Executive summary

Motorola Solutions provides communications and safety technology for public safety agencies and businesses. Its products include two-way radio systems, commonly used by police, fire and emergency medical services, plus video security cameras, access control, and software for emergency call handling and command centres. It organises its activities into a products and systems integration segment and a software and services segment, with customers in government, utilities, transport and enterprise.

The company earns money from radios and systems, then from recurring software, maintenance and managed services that customers add on top. Revenue was $12.2 billion over the last twelve months, with growth of 8.6% a year across the last three years. The operating margin is 24.9%, and the business earns a profit of 20% on the capital invested in it. Net debt is 2.5 times EBITDA. A dividend is paid, with a yield of 1.0%.

StocksXray gives Motorola Solutions, Inc. an X-Ray Score of 49 out of 100 (high confidence), ahead of 44% of the S&P 500 stocks in its sector. Its strongest lens is dividends (57) and its weakest is financial health (27).

Our fair value blend is $379.03 (range $360.31 to $402.70). At $463.15 the stock trades 22% above that blend, so the label is "Fair" with medium model uncertainty. Fair value is a range, not a price target.

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Valuation history multiples at each fiscal year-end price; the last column uses today's price and the last twelve months

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Now
Price$256.97$247.17$304.11$453.49$380.18$463.15
Market cap$44.6B$42.5B$52.3B$77.5B$64.3B$77.4B
P/E35.8×31.2×30.6×49.1×29.8×36.5×
EV / revenue5.9×5.2×5.7×7.5×6.2×7.0×
EV / EBITDA23.0×22.5×21.4×26.9×21.2×23.8×
Price / free cash flow28.0×27.1×29.2×36.3×25.0×28.9×
Free-cash-flow yield3.6%3.7%3.4%2.8%4.0%3.5%
Price / book–366.3×72.3×45.5×26.7×29.0×
Dividend yield1.14%1.31%1.19%0.89%1.18%1.05%

Fundamentals checklist ● 1 Good · ● 11 Average · ● 4 Bad · each check graded against the sector

Cash quality

Earnings backed by cash−4.4%Average
Free-cash-flow yield3.5%Average

Risk models

Altman Z score1.9×Bad
Piotroski F-Score6 of 9Average

Growth

EPS growth (3y)17.2%Average
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)18.0%Average
Revenue growth (3y)8.6%Average
Growth consistency100%Good

Balance sheet

Current ratio1.1×Bad
Net debt / EBITDA2.5×Bad
Interest cover6.9×Bad

Valuation

Fair value vs price0.8×Average
EBIT / EV yield3.5%Average

Profitability

Return on invested capital20.3%Average
Operating margin24.9%Average
Gross profitability33.1%Average
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Financials US$ millions, from SEC filings; last column is the last twelve months

Income statementFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Revenue8,1719,1129,97810,81711,68212,236
Gross profit4,0404,2294,9705,5126,0356,362
Operating income1,6671,6612,2942,6882,9883,048
Net income1,2451,3631,7091,5772,1542,134
Diluted EPS ($)7.177.939.939.2312.7512.68
Free cash flow1,5941,5671,7912,1342,5722,677
Gross margin49.4%46.4%49.8%51.0%51.7%52.0%
Operating margin20.4%18.2%23.0%24.8%25.6%24.9%
Net margin15.2%15.0%17.1%14.6%18.4%17.4%
Balance sheetFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Total assets12,18912,81413,33614,59519,38919,242
Cash1,8741,3251,7052,1021,165710
Total debt5,6936,0146,0185,9979,1629,032
Equity-401167241,7032,4102,672
Dividend per share ($)2.923.253.624.034.48–

Revenue and net income US$ billions: navy revenue, teal net income

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margins blue gross, teal operating, brown net

0%17%34%52%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Latest quarters

Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Apr 2026Jul 2026
Revenue ($M)2,5282,7653,0093,3802,7143,133
Growth vs a year earlier+5.8%+5.2%+7.8%+12.3%+7.4%+13.3%
Net income ($M)430513562649366557
Diluted EPS ($)2.533.043.33–2.183.33
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Peers in Communications Equipment

CompanyX-Ray
MSI · Motorola Solutions, Inc.49
ANET · Arista Networks, Inc.62
FFIV · F5, Inc.60
CSCO · Cisco Systems, Inc.44
CIEN · Ciena Corp39

Market Compass outlook for Information Technology: Favourable (75/100). It blends regime history, macro sensitivity, momentum and valuation.

Returns

1 week+4.3%
1 month+0.8%
3 months+13.1%
6 months+5.4%
1 year+6.7%
3 years+66.3%
5 years+107.5%

Technical summary

DailyBullish10 bullish · 3 neutral · 3 bearish
WeeklyStrongly bullish11 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
MonthlyStrongly bullish7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
50-day / 200-day average$463.43 / $432.81
52-week low / high$356.42 / $493.57
Classic pivot, support and resistanceS2 453.66 · S1 458.40 · P – · R1 468.44 · R2 473.73

Recent dividends

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
16 Sep 2026$1.2100
17 Jun 2026$1.2100
20 Mar 2026$1.2100
15 Dec 2025$1.2100
15 Sep 2025$1.0900
13 Jun 2025$1.0900
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Strengths

  • Piotroski F-Score of 6 out of 9: most of the nine accounting health tests pass.
  • Has raised its dividend for 7 years in a row.

Risks and weak spots

  • Altman Z score is weak against Information Technology peers (1.9×).
  • Current ratio is weak against Information Technology peers (1.1×).
  • Net debt / EBITDA is weak against Information Technology peers (2.5×).
  • Interest cover is weak against Information Technology peers (6.9×).

Latest SEC filings

DateFormItems
9 Sep 20268-K8.01,9.01
17 Aug 20268-K8.01,9.01
6 Aug 2026424B5
5 Aug 202610-Q
5 Aug 20268-K2.02,9.01
20 May 20268-K5.07
7 May 202610-Q
7 May 20268-K2.02,9.01

How to read this report

Every number comes from SEC filings, end-of-day prices and the StocksXray models described on the methodology page. The X-Ray Score ranks each metric against the company's own sector. Fair value blends three models and carries a typical error of about 40%, so treat it as a range. Analyst ratings, price targets and earnings-call summaries are not part of this report. Educational research, not financial advice; read the disclaimer.

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