Motorola Solutions Inc MSI Stock Analysis
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$514.51 down $2.50, 0.48% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $517.01
- Market cap
- $85.15BAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- 41.39On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $12.43Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 0.94%Last 12 months
Price chart
$514.51down $2.50, 0.48%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$517.01Nov 5
- Volume1.74MNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume1.14MLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $359.36 to $548.29; now $514.51
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
MSI beat the S&P 500 in 6 of 7 periods.
| Period | MSI and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | MSI: up 12.8% S&P 500: down 5.6% | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 18.4 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | MSI: up 8.8% S&P 500: down 4.1% | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 12.9 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | MSI: up 35.3% S&P 500: up 8.7% | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 26.6 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | MSI: up 33.8% S&P 500: up 10.9% | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 22.9 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | MSI: up 74.5% S&P 500: up 75.0% +20.4% vs +20.5% a year | MSI trailed the S&P 500 by 0.5 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | MSI: up 120.5% S&P 500: up 67.8% +17.1% vs +10.9% a year | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 52.7 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | MSI: up 685.5% S&P 500: up 313.1% +22.9% vs +15.2% a year | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 372.4 percentage points Beat |
$10,000 invested in MSI 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $78,550 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
MSI beat the S&P 500 in all 7 periods.
| Period | MSI and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | MSI: up 12.8% S&P 500: down 5.6% | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 18.4 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | MSI: up 8.5% S&P 500: down 4.3% | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 12.8 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | MSI: up 34.2% S&P 500: up 7.8% | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 26.4 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | MSI: up 32.2% S&P 500: up 9.7% | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 22.5 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | MSI: up 68.9% S&P 500: up 68.8% +19.1% vs +19.1% a year | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 0.1 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | MSI: up 107.9% S&P 500: up 56.9% +15.8% vs +9.4% a year | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 51.0 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | MSI: up 577.9% S&P 500: up 252.6% +21.1% vs +13.4% a year | MSI beat the S&P 500 by 325.3 percentage points Beat |
$10,000 invested in MSI 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $67,788 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$517.01
Closing high on . Now 0.5% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Jan 3, 1977.
Stock splits
5
Latest: 1-for-7 on . One share bought before the first split is 5 shares today.
All 5 splits
- 1-for-7
- 3-for-1
- 2-for-1
- 2-for-1
- 3-for-1
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Oct 3, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
41.4×The Nov 6 close ÷ diluted EPS over the last 12 months ($12.43)
The range covers daily P/E ratios from Oct 28, 2021 to Nov 6, 2026, each based on the previous 12 months of earnings.
MSI trades at 41.4× its earnings over the last 12 months, above its 5-year median of 34.1×. In plain terms, buyers are paying about $41 for each $1 of profit from the past year. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 6.8×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 27.7×Book value as of Oct 3, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Oct 3, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 25.5×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 2.98%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $94.89BAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Oct 3, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q3 FY26, the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Sep 28, 2025 to Oct 3, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Oct 3, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $12.60Bup 11.4%
- Net income
- $2.08Bdown 1.5%
- Diluted EPS
- $12.43down 0.3%
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $3.01B | $611.00M | $3.57 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 29, 2025) | $2.53B | $430.00M | $2.53 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 28, 2025) | $2.77B | $513.00M | $3.04 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 27, 2025) | $3.01B | $562.00M | $3.33 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $3.38B | $649.00M | $3.86 |
| Q1 FY26 (Apr 4, 2026) | $2.71B | $366.00M | $2.18 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jul 4, 2026) | $3.13B | $557.00M | $3.33 |
| Q3 FY26 (Oct 3, 2026) | $3.38B | $512.00M | $3.06 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $8.17B | $1.25B | $7.17 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $9.11B | $1.36B | $7.93 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $9.98B | $1.71B | $9.93 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $10.82B | $1.58B | $9.23 |
| FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $11.68B | $2.15B | $12.75 |
Margins
- Gross 52.2%
- Operating 24.2%
- Net 16.5%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $2.54BLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$2.84BLast 12 months
- Capital spending$303.00MLast 12 months
- 20.1%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $939.00MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$784.00MLast 12 months
- Total returned$1.72BLast 12 months
68% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $1.07BAs of Oct 3, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Oct 3, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$10.52BAs of Oct 3, 2026
- Net debt$9.45BAs of Oct 3, 2026
- 1.10As of Oct 3, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Oct 3, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 3.43As of Oct 3, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Oct 3, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 7 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✓Net income was positive: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✗Return on assets improved: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✓Share count didn’t rise: passed
- ✓Gross margin improved: passed
- ✗Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: not passed
- 77.9%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Motorola Solutions’s net income was 77.9% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return. ROE can run this high when equity is small, for example after years of large share buybacks.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - 10.6%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Motorola Solutions’s net income was 10.6% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.70 |
| 2017 | $1.93 |
| 2018 | $2.13 |
| 2019 | $2.35 |
| 2020 | $2.63 |
| 2021 | $2.92 |
| 2022 | $3.25 |
| 2023 | $3.62 |
| 2024 | $4.03 |
| 2025 | $4.48 |
| 2026 (to date) | $3.63 |
Dividend details
- $4.84Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 0.94%; 5-yr low 0.72%, 5-yr high 1.56%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 1.12%.
- $1.21Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
- FrequencyQuarterly4 payments in the last 12 months
- up 11.2% a yearFull years 2020–2025
The compound annual growth rate of the full-year dividend per share from 2020 to 2025.
- 13 yearsThrough 2025
How many calendar years in a row the full-year amount has risen, through 2025.
- 38.9%Last 12 months
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the last 12 months. Lower ratios leave more room to reinvest or raise the dividend.
Payout = Dividends per share ÷ Diluted EPS (both last 12 months)Payout ratio calculator
About Motorola Solutions Inc
As the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, the Motorola Solutions Foundation partners with organizations around the world to create safer cities and thriving communities. We focus on giving back through strategic grants, employee volunteerism and other community investment initiatives, and our strategic grants program supports organizations that offer first responder programming and technology and engineering education. The Foundation is one of the many ways in which the company is helping to create safer communities.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- Headquarters
- Illinois, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- NYSE
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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MSI stock FAQ
What is MSI stock’s price today?
Motorola Solutions (MSI) traded at $514.51 at the close on , down $2.50 (0.48%) from the previous close of $517.01. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $359.36 and $548.29.
If you invested $1,000 in MSI 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in MSI on would be worth about $7,855 at the close on , a total return of +685.5%. The same $1,000 would be worth $2,205 if invested five years ago, $1,338 if invested one year ago, $7,309 if invested 20 years ago, and $13,021 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Motorola Solutions’s market cap?
Motorola Solutions’s market capitalization is about $85.1 billion. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $514.51 (how market cap works). Motorola Solutions reported 165.49M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is MSI’s P/E ratio?
MSI trades at 41.4 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($12.43 per share), at the close. Over the past five years its P/E has ranged from 26.1 to 53.9, with a median of 34.1. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Motorola Solutions make?
Motorola Solutions reported $12.6 billion of revenue over the four quarters to , up 11.4% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q3 FY26, ended ) revenue was $3.4 billion, up 12.2% from a year earlier.
Is Motorola Solutions profitable?
Yes. Motorola Solutions earned $2.1 billion of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 16.5%, and its operating margin was 24.2% (what margins tell you).
What are MSI’s earnings per share?
MSI’s diluted earnings per share were $12.43 over the four quarters to , compared with $12.47 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q3 FY26) brought $3.06 per share, against $3.33 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does MSI pay a dividend?
Yes. Motorola Solutions pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $1.21 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $4.84 per share, a 0.94% yield at the close, and the full-year dividend has risen 13 years in a row (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($4.84 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $484 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 207 shares, roughly $106,504 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is MSI’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks MSI has traded as low as $359.36 and as high as $548.29. At $514.51 at the close on , it is 6.2% below that high and 43.2% above the low.
What is MSI’s all-time high?
MSI’s highest closing price was $517.01 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $514.51 at the close on , it is 0.5% below that record.
Has MSI stock ever split?
Yes, five times: 3-for-1 on ; 2-for-1 on ; 2-for-1 on ; 3-for-1 on ; 1-for-7 on . One share bought before the first split would be 5 shares today.
How has MSI stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , MSI has returned +35.3% so far this year and +33.8% over the past year, and +120.5% over five years (+17.1% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Motorola Solutions in?
Motorola Solutions is in the Technology sector and the Communication Equipment industry, and is headquartered in Illinois, USA.
What exchange does MSI trade on?
Motorola Solutions trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol MSI. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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