MSI Stock Analysis: Motorola Solutions | NYSE
Communication Equipment | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 69.358m USD | 12M Return: -0.3% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 360M
EPS Trend: 97.8%
Qual. Beats: 16
Rev. Trend: 99.7%
Qual. Beats: 4
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. is a global provider of mission-critical communications, video security, and command center software primarily serving public safety, government, defense, and enterprise customers. The company reports through two operating segments: Products and Systems Integration (covering infrastructure, radios, video cameras, and access control hardware) and Software and Services (covering command center applications, mobile video, and recurring maintenance, monitoring, and cybersecurity offerings). Its solutions support a broad range of end markets including police, fire and rescue, military, transportation, utilities, healthcare, education, retail, and industrial sectors.
The company is classified within the Information Technology sector, specifically the Communications Equipment sub-industry, and operates a hybrid business model that combines hardware sales with a growing portfolio of software and managed services-an important source of recurring revenue for public-safety and security customers. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and founded in 1928, Motorola Solutions was formerly Motorola, Inc. and adopted its current name in January 2011 following the separation of Motorola Mobility.
- Government public safety spending drives LMR product demand
- Software and Services recurring revenue expands margins
- Acquisition strategy accelerates video security platform growth
| Net Income: 2.09b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.13 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.69 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 2.62% < 20% (prev 8.92%; Δ -6.30% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 2.78b > Net Income 2.09b |
| Net Debt (9.33b) to EBITDA (3.64b): 2.56 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.06 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (168.0m) vs 12m ago -1.06% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 49.28% > 18% (prev 51.30%; Δ -2.02% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 70.83% > 50% (prev 75.92%; Δ -5.09% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.65 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.11b / Interest Expense TTM 407.0m) |
| A: 0.02 (Total Current Assets 5.87b - Total Current Liabilities 5.56b) / Total Assets 19.1b |
| B: 0.14 (Retained Earnings 2.60b / Total Assets 19.1b) |
| C: 0.19 (EBIT TTM 3.11b / Avg Total Assets 16.8b) |
| D: 0.15 (Book Value of Equity 2.54b / Total Liabilities 16.5b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.96 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.05 (Receivables 3.48b/3.06b, Revenue 11.9b/11.0b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 51.30% / 49.28%) |
| AQI: 1.24 (AQ_t 0.60 / AQ_t-1 0.48) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 11.9b / 11.0b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 2.09b - CFO 2.78b) / TA 19.1b) |
| Beneish M = -2.75 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 423.80 with a total of 833,714 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.26%, over one month by +2.71%, over three months by -1.51% and over the past year by -0.32%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 398.60 (which is 5.9% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).
Motorola Solutions has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.36. Therefore, it is recommended to buy MSI.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 507 | 19.6% |
P/E Trailing = 33.6688
P/E Forward = 23.6967
P/S = 5.8441
P/B = 26.558
P/EG = 2.1937
Revenue TTM = 11.9b USD
EBIT TTM = 3.11b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.64b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.41b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 680.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 10.2b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 624.0m
Net Debt = 9.33b USD (calculated: Debt 10.2b - CCE 886.0m)
Enterprise Value = 78.7b USD (69.4b + Debt 10.2b - CCE 886.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.65 (Ebit TTM 3.11b / Interest Expense TTM 407.0m)
EV/FCF = 31.63x (Enterprise Value 78.7b / FCF TTM 2.49b)
FCF Yield = 3.16% (FCF TTM 2.49b / Enterprise Value 78.7b)
FCF Margin = 20.96% (FCF TTM 2.49b / Revenue TTM 11.9b)
Net Margin = 17.61% (Net Income TTM 2.09b / Revenue TTM 11.9b)
Gross Margin = 49.28% ((Revenue TTM 11.9b - Cost of Revenue TTM 6.02b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 47.42% (prev 48.73%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.12 (Enterprise Value 78.7b / Total Assets 19.1b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.99% (Interest Expense 407.0m / Debt 10.2b)
Taxrate = 22.53% (610.0m / 2.71b)
NOPAT = 2.41b (EBIT 3.11b * (1 - 22.53%))
Current Ratio = 1.06 (Total Current Assets 5.87b / Total Current Liabilities 5.56b)
Debt / Equity = 4.01 (Debt 10.2b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.54b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.56 (Net Debt 9.33b / EBITDA 3.64b)
Debt / FCF = 3.75 (Net Debt 9.33b / FCF TTM 2.49b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.31b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 12.47% (Net Income 2.09b / Total Assets 19.1b)
RoE = 90.39% (Net Income TTM 2.09b / Total Stockholder Equity 2.31b)
RoCE = 29.03% (EBIT 3.11b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.31b + L.T.Debt 8.41b))
RoIC = 17.73% (NOPAT 2.41b / Invested Capital 13.6b)
WACC = 6.73% (E(69.4b)/V(79.6b) * Re(7.27%) + D(10.2b)/V(79.6b) * Rd(3.99%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 7.27% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -28.87 | Cagr: -1.04%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.61% ; FCFF base≈2.40b ; Y1≈2.60b ; Y5≈3.21b
[DCF] Fair Price = 239.9 (EV 49.1b - Net Debt 9.33b = Equity 39.8b / Shares 166.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 9.56% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 97.81 | EPS CAGR: 10.95% | SUE: 1.37 | # QB: 16
Revenue Correlation: 99.73 | Revenue CAGR: 7.67% | SUE: 0.93 | # QB: 4
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=3.85 | Chg30d=+0.05% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=13
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=4.43 | Chg30d=+0.07% | Revisions=-15% | Analysts=13
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=16.98 | Chg30d=+0.04% | Revisions=+80% | GrowthEPS=+10.4% | GrowthRev=+9.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=18.54 | Chg30d=+0.10% | Revisions=+71% | GrowthEPS=+9.2% | GrowthRev=+6.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +45% (up=34, down=12)