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MSIMotorola Solutions

Technology · Communications Equipment · NYSE

Motorola Solutions is a global leader in mission-critical safety and security technologies for public safety, government, including defense, and enterprise customers. 10-K, Item 1

Employees
23,000
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
CEO
Gregory Q. Brown
Next results
around Feb 10, 2027
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All key numbers (42, from the latest 10-K and 10-Q) From EDGAR
EPS (ttm)12.43Sales (ttm)12.6BNet income (ttm)2.1BSales growth+8.0%EPS growth+38.1%Sales Q/Q+12.2%
Free cash flow2.5BGross margin52.2%Oper. margin24.2%Net margin16.5%FCF margin20.1%ROE67.9%
ROA9.9%R&D / sales8.3%Dividend4.48Debt/Eq3.29Curr. ratio1.10Cash774.0M
Op. cash flow (ttm)2.8BEBITDA3.4BEBITDA margin29.2%Net debt9.3BQuick ratio0.94Interest cover8.30
ROIC17.4%Payout ratio35.1%Tax rate23.2%Stock pay / sales2.5%Shares out.165.3MShares Y/Y-1.1%
Book / share18.56Cash / share4.68Sales / share76.23Asset turnover0.60Inventory turns5.74Days sales out.69
Sales 3Y CAGR+8.6%Sales 5Y CAGR+9.5%EPS 3Y CAGR+17.1%EPS 5Y CAGR+18.5%Employees23,000Sales / employee548K

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Changes in the numbers

FY2025 against FY2024
  • Debt rose 53%$6.0B → $9.2B · Short-term + long-term debt at year end
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MSI against Technology peers

Ten years, side by side → · All 75 →
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MSIPeer median

Each side 0 to 100, ranked against every company we cover: relative position on reported figures, not a buy score. How

Every dot is one of the 75 companies, the better end on the right. Hover a dot for the company.

Sales growth
+8.0%56th of 75 · median +14.1%
Net margin
16.5%42nd of 75 · median 19.1%
Return on equity
67.9%9th of 69 · median 23.9%
Free cash flow margin
20.1%42nd of 71 · median 22.3%
Debt / equity (less is better)
3.2961st of 61 · median 0.46
MSI and the 5 peers closest in revenue
CompanyRevenue (ttm)Sales growthGross marginNet marginROEFCF marginDebt / equity
MSI Motorola Solutions$12.6B +8.0%52.2%16.5%67.9%20.1%3.29
ADI Analog Devices$13.9B +16.9%65.8%29.8%12.3%35.6%0.27
STX Seagate Technology$13.8B +34.1%50.4%31.9%127.3%30.1%0.68
NXPI NXP Semiconductors$13.8B -2.7%56.4%23.4%26.7%25.4%1.07
ANET Arista Networks$11.9B +28.6%62.9%40.0%28.9%42.2%-
PANW Palo Alto Networks$11.5B +24.5%70.4%2.7%1.1%35.8%-

From $8.2B of sales to $1.2B of profit

FY2021, from the 10-K income statement
Revenue to Gross profit: $4.0BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $4.1BGross profit to Operating profit: $1.7BGross profit to Operating expenses: $2.4BOperating profit to Net profit: $1.2BOperating profit to Tax & other: $422.0MOperating expenses to R&D: $734.0MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $1.6B Revenue: $8.2B Revenue$8.2B +10% Y/Y Gross profit: $4.0B · 49% margin Gross profit$4.0B49% margin +12% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $4.1B · 51% of revenue Cost of revenue$4.1B51% of revenue Operating profit: $1.7B · 20% margin Operating profit$1.7B20% margin +21% Y/Y Operating expenses: $2.4B · 29% of revenue Operating expenses$2.4B29% of revenue Net profit: $1.2B · 15% margin Net profit$1.2B15% margin +31% Y/Y Tax & other: $422.0M · 5% of revenue Tax & other$422.0M5% of revenue R&D: $734.0M · 9% of revenue R&D$734.0M9% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $1.6B · 20% of revenue Sales, admin & other$1.6B20% of revenue

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From $9.1B of sales to $1.4B of profit

FY2022, from the 10-K income statement and revenue by segment
Products and Systems Integration to Revenue: $5.7BSoftware and Services to Revenue: $3.4BRevenue to Gross profit: $4.2BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $4.9BGross profit to Operating profit: $1.7BGross profit to Operating expenses: $2.6BOperating profit to Net profit: $1.4BOperating profit to Tax & other: $298.0MOperating expenses to R&D: $779.0MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $1.8B Products and Systems Integration: $5.7B · 63% Products and Systems In…$5.7B63% Software and Services: $3.4B · 37% Software and Services$3.4B37% Revenue: $9.1B Revenue$9.1B +12% Y/Y Gross profit: $4.2B · 46% margin Gross profit$4.2B46% margin +5% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $4.9B · 54% of revenue Cost of revenue$4.9B54% of revenue Operating profit: $1.7B · 18% margin Operating profit$1.7B18% margin +0% Y/Y Operating expenses: $2.6B · 28% of revenue Operating expenses$2.6B28% of revenue Net profit: $1.4B · 15% margin Net profit$1.4B15% margin +9% Y/Y Tax & other: $298.0M · 3% of revenue Tax & other$298.0M3% of revenue R&D: $779.0M · 9% of revenue R&D$779.0M9% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $1.8B · 20% of revenue Sales, admin & other$1.8B20% of revenue

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From $10.0B of sales to $1.7B of profit

FY2023, from the 10-K income statement and revenue by segment
Products and Systems Integration to Revenue: $6.2BSoftware and Services to Revenue: $3.7BRevenue to Gross profit: $5.0BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $5.0BGross profit to Operating profit: $2.3BGross profit to Operating expenses: $2.7BOperating profit to Net profit: $1.7BOperating profit to Tax & other: $585.0MOperating expenses to R&D: $858.0MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $1.8B Products and Systems Integration: $6.2B · 63% Products and Systems In…$6.2B63% Software and Services: $3.7B · 37% Software and Services$3.7B37% Revenue: $10.0B Revenue$10.0B +10% Y/Y Gross profit: $5.0B · 50% margin Gross profit$5.0B50% margin +18% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $5.0B · 50% of revenue Cost of revenue$5.0B50% of revenue Operating profit: $2.3B · 23% margin Operating profit$2.3B23% margin +38% Y/Y Operating expenses: $2.7B · 27% of revenue Operating expenses$2.7B27% of revenue Net profit: $1.7B · 17% margin Net profit$1.7B17% margin +25% Y/Y Tax & other: $585.0M · 6% of revenue Tax & other$585.0M6% of revenue R&D: $858.0M · 9% of revenue R&D$858.0M9% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $1.8B · 18% of revenue Sales, admin & other$1.8B18% of revenue

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From $10.8B of sales to $1.6B of profit

FY2024, from the 10-K income statement and revenue by segment
Products and Systems Integration to Revenue: $6.9BSoftware and Services to Revenue: $3.9BRevenue to Gross profit: $5.5BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $5.3BGross profit to Operating profit: $2.7BGross profit to Operating expenses: $2.8BOperating profit to Net profit: $1.6BOperating profit to Tax & other: $1.1BOperating expenses to R&D: $917.0MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $1.9B Products and Systems Integration: $6.9B · 64% Products and Systems In…$6.9B64% Software and Services: $3.9B · 36% Software and Services$3.9B36% Revenue: $10.8B Revenue$10.8B +8% Y/Y Gross profit: $5.5B · 51% margin Gross profit$5.5B51% margin +11% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $5.3B · 49% of revenue Cost of revenue$5.3B49% of revenue Operating profit: $2.7B · 25% margin Operating profit$2.7B25% margin +17% Y/Y Operating expenses: $2.8B · 26% of revenue Operating expenses$2.8B26% of revenue Net profit: $1.6B · 15% margin Net profit$1.6B15% margin −8% Y/Y Tax & other: $1.1B · 10% of revenue Tax & other$1.1B10% of revenue R&D: $917.0M · 8% of revenue R&D$917.0M8% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $1.9B · 18% of revenue Sales, admin & other$1.9B18% of revenue

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From $11.7B of sales to $2.2B of profit

FY2025, from the 10-K income statement and revenue by segment
Products and Systems Integration to Revenue: $7.3BSoftware and Services to Revenue: $4.4BRevenue to Gross profit: $6.0BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $5.6BGross profit to Operating profit: $3.0BGross profit to Operating expenses: $3.0BOperating profit to Net profit: $2.2BOperating profit to Tax & other: $834.0MOperating expenses to R&D: $970.0MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $2.1B Products and Systems Integration: $7.3B · 62% Products and Systems In…$7.3B62% Software and Services: $4.4B · 38% Software and Services$4.4B38% Revenue: $11.7B Revenue$11.7B +8% Y/Y Gross profit: $6.0B · 52% margin Gross profit$6.0B52% margin +9% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $5.6B · 48% of revenue Cost of revenue$5.6B48% of revenue Operating profit: $3.0B · 26% margin Operating profit$3.0B26% margin +11% Y/Y Operating expenses: $3.0B · 26% of revenue Operating expenses$3.0B26% of revenue Net profit: $2.2B · 18% margin Net profit$2.2B18% margin +37% Y/Y Tax & other: $834.0M · 7% of revenue Tax & other$834.0M7% of revenue R&D: $970.0M · 8% of revenue R&D$970.0M8% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $2.1B · 18% of revenue Sales, admin & other$2.1B18% of revenue

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Where each $100 of sales went

FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
  • Cost of revenue
  • R&D
  • Sales, admin & other
  • Tax & other
  • Net profit

Band widths are the money. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue; operating expenses are gross profit less operating profit; R&D is from the income statement and the rest of the operating expenses is everything else; tax includes interest and other items when they are small. Y/Y is the change from the fiscal year before. Revenue by part only for the years in the last two 10-Ks' segment tables. The full income statement →

Profitability

2 of 4
  • !
    Net margin below the peer median16.5% vs 19.1%
  • ✓
    Gross margin up over 5 years48.7% → 51.7%
  • ✓
    Return on equity above 15%67.9%
  • !
    A profit in 9 of 10 years
Net margin, FY2016 to FY2025: 9.3% → 18.4%

Balance sheet

2 of 4
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    Interest covered more than 5 timesOperating income is 8.3× interest expense
  • !
    Debt larger than equityDebt / equity 3.29 on the latest balance sheet (peer median 0.46)
  • ✓
    Current assets cover current liabilitiesCurrent ratio 1.10
  • !
    Net debt over 3 years of free cash flow$9.3B net debt, 3.7 years
Debt / equity at each year end, FY2016 to FY2025: 51.84 → 3.80
What the debt is made of ↓

Cash and shareholders

4 of 4
  • ✓
    Free cash flow positive in every one of 10 years$2.6B last year
  • ✓
    Share count down over 5 years−2.9%
  • ✓
    Dividend per share up over 5 years$2.63 → $4.48
  • ✓
    Cash from operations above net income$2.8B vs $2.2B
Free cash flow, FY2016 to FY2025: 894.0M → 2.6B

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What the debt is made of, and when it is due

balance sheet of Oct 3, 2026 · schedule of Dec 31, 2025
Debt: $10.1B Debt$10.1B Long-term debt: $9.4B · 93% Long-term debt$9.4B · 93% Short-term borrowings: $750.0M · 7% Short-term borrowings$750.0M · 7% Next 12 months: $750.0M · 7% Next 12 months$750.0M · 7% Year 3: $1.5B · 15% Year 3$1.5B · 15% Year 4: $1.2B · 12% Year 4$1.2B · 12% Year 5: $1.5B · 15% Year 5$1.5B · 15%

The debt note's own lines, 2025-12-31

Fixed rate $0Floating $748.0M Not stated $8.4B

Line, as the company names itKindRateFixed or floatingAmount
2.3% senior notes due 2030 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds2.30%not stated$896.0M
5.4% senior notes due 2034 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds–not stated$894.0M
5.55% senior notes due 2035 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds5.55%not stated$892.0M
2.75% senior notes due 2031 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds2.75%not stated$847.0M
4.6% senior notes due 2029 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds4.60%not stated$802.0M
6.5% debentures due 2025 (Unsecured Debt)Secured–not stated$749.0M
Term loan due 2028 (Unsecured Debt)Secured–floating$748.0M
4.6% senior notes due 2028 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds4.60%not stated$698.0M
5.6% senior notes due 2032 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds5.60%not stated$597.0M
4.85% senior notes due 2030 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds4.85%not stated$595.0M
5.2% senior notes due 2032 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds5.20%not stated$496.0M
5.0% senior notes due 2029 (Unsecured Debt)Secured–not stated$397.0M
5.5% senior notes due 2044 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds5.50%not stated$397.0M
5.22% debentures due 2097 (Unsecured Debt)Secured–not stated$93.0M
6.625% senior notes due 2037 (Senior Notes)Notes and bonds6.62%not stated$38.0M
6.5% debentures due 2028 (Unsecured Debt)Secured–not stated$24.0M
All 16 lines

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Left: the debt lines on the balance sheet (XBRL). Right: the principal due each year, from the debt note's maturity schedule; it can differ a little from the balance sheet, which shows the debt net of discounts and fees. Leases are not counted. The full schedule →

Revenue and net income, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue 11.7B Net income 2.2B
FY2016 revenue 6.0B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-19-000006 FY2016 net income 560.0M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-19-000006 6.0B FY2016 FY2017 revenue 6.4B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-20-000006 FY2017 net income -155.0M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-20-000006 6.4B FY2017 FY2018 revenue 7.3B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-21-000008 FY2018 net income 966.0M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-21-000008 7.3B FY2018 FY2019 revenue 7.9B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-22-000010 FY2019 net income 868.0M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-22-000010 7.9B FY2019 FY2020 revenue 7.4B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-23-000015 FY2020 net income 949.0M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-23-000015 7.4B FY2020 FY2021 revenue 8.2B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-24-000008 FY2021 net income 1.2B · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-24-000008 8.2B FY2021 FY2022 revenue 9.1B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-25-000012 FY2022 net income 1.4B · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-25-000012 9.1B FY2022 FY2023 revenue 10.0B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-26-000010 FY2023 net income 1.7B · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-26-000010 10.0B FY2023 FY2024 revenue 10.8B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-26-000010 FY2024 net income 1.6B · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-26-000010 10.8B FY2024 FY2025 revenue 11.7B · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, 0000068505-26-000010 FY2025 net income 2.2B · NetIncomeLoss, 0000068505-26-000010 11.7B FY2025

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MSI's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow as reported to the SEC in XBRL, one column per fiscal year. Hover a number to see the line item and filing it comes from. Where a company changed how it tags a line, the first tag it reported for that period is used. A number looks wrong? Tell us.

Revenue11.7B
FY2016: 6.0BFY2017: 6.4BFY2018: 7.3BFY2019: 7.9BFY2020: 7.4BFY2021: 8.2BFY2022: 9.1BFY2023: 10.0BFY2024: 10.8BFY2025: 11.7B FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
Net income2.2B
FY2016: 560.0MFY2017: -155.0MFY2018: 966.0MFY2019: 868.0MFY2020: 949.0MFY2021: 1.2BFY2022: 1.4BFY2023: 1.7BFY2024: 1.6BFY2025: 2.2B FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
Free cash flow2.6B
FY2016: 894.0MFY2017: 1.1BFY2018: 878.0MFY2019: 1.6BFY2020: 1.4BFY2021: 1.6BFY2022: 1.6BFY2023: 1.8BFY2024: 2.1BFY2025: 2.6B FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
EPS (diluted)12.75
FY2016: 3.24FY2017: -0.95FY2018: 5.62FY2019: 4.95FY2020: 5.45FY2021: 7.17FY2022: 7.93FY2023: 9.93FY2024: 9.23FY2025: 12.75 FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
Dividend per share4.48
FY2016: 1.70FY2017: 1.93FY2018: 2.13FY2019: 2.35FY2020: 2.63FY2021: 2.92FY2022: 3.25FY2023: 3.62FY2024: 4.03FY2025: 4.48 FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
Diluted shares169.0M
FY2016: 173.1MFY2017: 162.9MFY2018: 172.0MFY2019: 175.6MFY2020: 174.1MFY2021: 173.6MFY2022: 171.9MFY2023: 172.1MFY2024: 170.8MFY2025: 169.0M FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025

Revenue by business segment

year to Dec 31, 2025
RevenueSharevs year before
Products and Systems Integration 7.3B62.1% +5.4%
Software and Services 4.4B37.9% +12.6%

10-K 0000068505-26-000010, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).

Revenue by product or service

year to Dec 31, 2025
RevenueSharevs year before
Mission Critical Networks (MCN) 8.6B74.0% +6.8%
Video 2.1B18.1% +10.4%
Command Center 915.0M7.8% +14.8%

10-K 0000068505-26-000010, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).

Revenue by region

year to Dec 31, 2025
RevenueSharevs year before
North America 8.4B71.6% +6.9%
United States 7.9B67.9% +6.7%
International 3.3B28.4% +10.8%
Other 2.7B23.3% +12.0%
United Kingdom 603.0M5.2% +5.4%
Canada 433.0M3.7% +11.6%

10-K 0000068505-26-000010, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).

Income statement

From EDGAR
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue6.0B6.4B7.3B7.9B7.4B8.2B9.1B10.0B10.8B11.7B
Cost of revenue3.2B3.4B3.9B4.0B3.8B4.1B4.9B5.0B5.3B5.6B
Gross profit2.9B3.0B3.5B3.9B3.6B4.0B4.2B5.0B5.5B6.0B
R&D553.0M568.0M637.0M687.0M686.0M734.0M779.0M858.0M917.0M970.0M
SG&A1.0B1.0B1.3B1.4B1.3B1.4B1.4B1.6B1.8B1.9B
Operating income1.0B1.3B1.3B1.6B1.4B1.7B1.7B2.3B2.7B3.0B
Interest expense225.0M215.0M240.0M237.0M233.0M215.0M240.0M249.0M295.0M360.0M
Pretax income844.0M1.1B1.1B1.0B1.2B1.6B1.5B2.1B2.0B2.8B
Income tax282.0M1.2B133.0M130.0M221.0M302.0M148.0M432.0M390.0M652.0M
Net income560.0M-155.0M966.0M868.0M949.0M1.2B1.4B1.7B1.6B2.2B
EPS (diluted)3.24-0.955.624.955.457.177.939.939.2312.75
Diluted shares173.1M162.9M172.0M175.6M174.1M173.6M171.9M172.1M170.8M169.0M
Depreciation & amortization295.0M343.0M360.0M394.0M409.0M438.0M440.0M356.0M336.0M425.0M
EBITDA1.3B1.6B1.6B2.0B1.8B2.1B2.1B2.6B3.0B3.4B
Gross margin47.5%47.4%47.4%49.8%48.7%49.4%46.4%49.8%51.0%51.7%
Operating margin17.4%20.1%17.1%20.0%18.7%20.4%18.2%23.0%24.8%25.6%
Net margin9.3%-2.4%13.2%11.0%12.8%15.2%15.0%17.1%14.6%18.4%
Revenue growth-+5.7%+15.1%+7.4%-6.0%+10.2%+11.5%+9.5%+8.4%+8.0%
EPS growth--129%--11.9%+10.1%+31.6%+10.6%+25.2%-7.0%+38.1%

Stock-based pay and leases

From EDGAR
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Stock-based pay (expense)68.0M66.0M73.0M118.0M129.0M129.0M172.0M212.0M243.0M293.0M
Stock-based pay / revenue1.1%1.0%1.0%1.5%1.7%1.6%1.9%2.1%2.2%2.5%
Operating lease cost---133.0M130.0M133.0M130.0M140.0M140.0M146.0M
Operating lease cash paid---140.0M144.0M145.0M145.0M147.0M152.0M156.0M
Finance lease principal paid---14.0M12.0M11.0M4.0M---
Right-of-use assets---554.0M468.0M382.0M485.0M495.0M529.0M581.0M
Operating lease liabilities---619.0M528.0M437.0M537.0M532.0M554.0M604.0M
Finance lease liabilities---29.0M16.0M4.0M1.0M---

From SEC's XBRL company facts (data.sec.gov). EBITDA = operating income + depreciation and amortization; free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital spending; total debt = long-term debt (with its current part) + short-term borrowings. Stock-based pay and leases are shown as the company reports them; Tickdelta does not take them out of earnings or add leases to debt. Click a number to open the filing in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer, where you can click the same number to see how it is tagged. Values a company later revised show as revised; the Revised numbers tab lists the changes.

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