MSI Stock Analysis: Motorola Solutions | NYSE
Communication Equipment | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 78.383m USD | 12M Return: 5.1% | US6200763075 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 435M
EPS Trend: 97.8%
Qual. Beats: 17
Rev. Trend: 99.6%
Qual. Beats: 5
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.6 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: 2.13b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.61 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 4.52% < 20% (prev 29.30%; Δ -24.78% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 2.97b > Net Income 2.13b |
| Net Debt (9.50b) to EBITDA (3.80b): 2.50 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.10 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (167.2m) vs 12m ago -0.95% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 49.97% > 18% (prev 51.33%; Δ -1.37% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 68.64% > 50% (prev 67.60%; Δ 1.04% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.22 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.21b / Interest Expense TTM 445.0m) |
| A: 0.03 (Total Current Assets 6.13b - Total Current Liabilities 5.58b) / Total Assets 19.2b |
| B: 0.14 (Retained Earnings 2.63b / Total Assets 19.2b) |
| C: 0.18 (EBIT TTM 3.21b / Avg Total Assets 17.8b) |
| D: 0.16 (Book Value of Equity 2.67b / Total Liabilities 16.6b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.01 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.73 (Receivables 2.63b/3.27b, Revenue 12.2b/11.1b) |
| GMI: 1.03 (GM 51.33% / 49.97%) |
| AQI: 1.45 (AQ_t 0.62 / AQ_t-1 0.43) |
| SGI: 1.10 (Revenue 12.2b / 11.1b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 2.13b - CFO 2.97b) / TA 19.2b) |
| Beneish M = -2.89 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 22, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 480.47 with a total of 1,297,880 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.99%, over one month by +18.26%, over three months by +20.41% and over the past year by +5.07%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 461.50 (which is 3.9% or 1.5 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 | 522.7 | 8.8% |
P/E Trailing = 37.8904
P/E Forward = 27.027
P/S = 6.4054
P/B = 29.7814
P/EG = 2.2906
Revenue TTM = 12.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 3.21b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.80b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.42b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 760.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 10.2b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 587.0m
Net Debt = 9.50b USD (calculated: Debt 10.2b - CCE 710.0m)
Enterprise Value = 87.9b USD (78.4b + Debt 10.2b - CCE 710.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.22 (Ebit TTM 3.21b / Interest Expense TTM 445.0m)
EV/FCF = 32.83x (Enterprise Value 87.9b / FCF TTM 2.68b)
FCF Yield = 3.05% (FCF TTM 2.68b / Enterprise Value 87.9b)
FCF Margin = 21.88% (FCF TTM 2.68b / Revenue TTM 12.2b)
Net Margin = 17.44% (Net Income TTM 2.13b / Revenue TTM 12.2b)
Gross Margin = 49.97% ((Revenue TTM 12.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 6.12b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 53.56% (prev 47.42%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.57 (Enterprise Value 87.9b / Total Assets 19.2b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.36% (Interest Expense 445.0m / Debt 10.2b)
Taxrate = 22.72% (629.0m / 2.77b)
NOPAT = 2.48b (EBIT 3.21b * (1 - 22.72%))
Current Ratio = 1.10 (Total Current Assets 6.13b / Total Current Liabilities 5.58b)
Debt / Equity = 3.82 (Debt 10.2b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.67b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.50 (Net Debt 9.50b / EBITDA 3.80b)
Debt / FCF = 3.55 (Net Debt 9.50b / FCF TTM 2.68b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.49b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 11.97% (Net Income 2.13b / Total Assets 19.2b)
RoE = 85.76% (Net Income TTM 2.13b / Total Stockholder Equity 2.49b)
RoCE = 29.47% (EBIT 3.21b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.49b + L.T.Debt 8.42b))
RoIC = 17.98% (NOPAT 2.48b / Invested Capital 13.8b)
WACC = 6.74% (E(78.4b)/V(88.6b) * Re(7.18%) + D(10.2b)/V(88.6b) * Rd(4.36%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 7.18% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -33.72 | Cagr: 0.24%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.91% ; FCFF base≈2.56b ; Y1≈2.83b ; Y5≈3.64b
[DCF] Fair Price = 278.0 (EV 55.5b - Net Debt 9.50b = Equity 46.0b / Shares 165.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 12.29% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 97.82 | EPS CAGR: 10.87% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 17
Revenue Correlation: 99.59 | Revenue CAGR: 7.93% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 5
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=4.43 | Chg30d=+0.02% | Revisions=+18% | Analysts=13
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=17.69 | Chg30d=+4.22% | Revisions=+79% | GrowthEPS=+15.0% | GrowthRev=+11.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=19.08 | Chg30d=+3.03% | Revisions=+80% | GrowthEPS=+7.8% | GrowthRev=+6.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +74% (up=28, down=3)