Recent News
Nov. 18, 2025 — Board increases quarterly dividend 11% to $1.21 per share, payable Jan. 15, 2026. Nov. 19, 2025 — Company acquires Blue Eye, an AI-powered remote video monitoring services provider. Dec. 8, 2025 — Motorola Solutions Foundation reports record Global Months of Service volunteer hours. Dec. 16–17, 2025 — Buckeye, AZ approves a five-year contract with Motorola Solutions to supply radios, body cameras, in-car video and a cloud-based CAD and evidence-management platform.
Technical Analysis
ADX and Directional Indicators: ADX at 37.19 indicates a strong trend; DI+ shows a peak & reversal and DI- shows a dip & reversal, both implying bearish directional pressure in the short term.
MACD: MACD sits at 5.52 with the signal at 4.07 and has crossed above its signal line, indicating bullish momentum despite the directional divergence signaled by the ADX/DI readings.
MRO: MRO registers -1.7, which signals the current price sits below WMDST’s target and therefore carries potential upward pressure from mean reversion.
RSI: RSI at 51.19, increasing, shows neutral-to-modest bullish momentum without overbought conditions, supporting a measured price range rather than an immediate breakout.
Price vs. Moving Averages and Bands: Last close $402.54 sits just above the 12-day EMA ($398.57) and the 20-day average ($397.43), below the 200-day average ($420.06). Price trades near the upper Bollinger band (1x upper $404.62), indicating short-term strength that meets longer-term resistance.
Support/Volume Context: SuperTrend lower support near $388.04 provides a technical floor. Volume ran below recent averages (today ~957,602 versus 10/50/200-day averages), which reduces conviction behind intraday moves and favors range-bound activity until volume returns.
Fundamental Analysis
Revenue and Profitability: Total revenue $3.009B with YoY revenue growth of 43.17% and QoQ change of -5.87%, reflecting strong annual expansion alongside quarter-to-quarter smoothing. Gross margin 51.64% and operating margin 25.46% support robust profitability. EBIT of $828M produces an EBIT margin of 27.52%, above the industry peer mean of 27.101% and above the industry peer median of 18.66%, indicating margin performance on the stronger side of peers.
Earnings and Cash Flow: Reported EPS $4.06 versus an estimate of $3.85 produced an EPS surprise of 5.46%. Operating cash flow $798M and free cash flow $732M translate into a free-cash-flow yield of 0.97%, slightly below the industry peer mean of 1.33%, showing solid cash generation but limited yield relative to peers.
Capital Structure and Leverage: Total debt $9.936B, net debt $8.445B, debt-to-equity 4.27 and debt-to-EBITDA about 10.54x. Debt-to-equity sits well above the industry peer mean of 0.566, signaling materially higher leverage on the balance sheet and elevated refinancing or interest-service sensitivity despite a healthy interest-coverage ratio near 8.04x.
Returns and Efficiency: Return on equity stands at 24.15% while return on assets registers 3.19%; asset turnover about 0.171x. Return and margin dynamics produce strong ROE even as asset efficiency remains modest, consistent with a capital-intensive, software-plus-hardware model.
Shareholder Payouts and Metrics: Dividend yield about 0.24% with a payout ratio near 32.38%, and the board increased the quarterly dividend in November 2025. Valuation multiples show a PE around 111.15, P/B roughly 32.33 and P/S near 25.00; those multiples, combined with modest free-cash yields and elevated leverage, inform WMDST’s view. The current valuation as determined by WMDST: over-valued.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2025-09-30 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2025-10-30 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-01-29 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | $ 3.2 B |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 798.0 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $ -66.00 M | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ 46.0 M | |
| Dividends Paid | $ -182.00 M | |
| Cash Flow Delta | $ -2.31 B | |
| End Period Cash Flow | $ 894.0 M | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 3.0 B | |
| Forward Revenue | $ 910.3 M | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 1.5 B | |
| Depreciation | $ 49.0 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 115.0 M | |
| Research and Development | $ 237.0 M | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 2.2 B | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 1.6 B | |
| EBITDA | $ 943.0 M | |
| EBIT | $ 828.0 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 766.0 M | |
| Interest Income | $ 17.0 M | |
| Interest Expense | $ 103.0 M | |
| Net Interest Income | $ -86.00 M | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 725.0 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 161.0 M | |
| Tax Rate | 22.0 % | |
| Net Income | $ 562.0 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 563.0 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 3.85 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 4.06 | |
| EPS Difference | $ 0.21 | |
| EPS Surprise | 5.455 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 4.08 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | $ 18.8 B | |
| Intangible Assets | $ 9.9 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ -7.58 B | |
| Total Current Assets | $ 5.8 B | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $ 894.0 M | |
| Cash | $ 894.0 M | |
| Net Receivables | $ 2.0 B | |
| Inventory | $ 943.0 M | |
| Long-Term Investments | $ 96.0 M | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 1.1 B | |
| Short-Term Debt | $ 928.0 M | |
| Total Current Liabilities | $ 5.7 B | |
| Net Debt | $ 8.4 B | |
| Total Debt | $ 9.9 B | |
| Total Liabilities | $ 16.5 B | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | $ 2.3 B | |
| Retained Earnings | $ 2.6 B | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | $ 13.96 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 166.700 M | |
| Revenue Per-Share | $ 18.05 | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | $ 75.2 B |
| Enterprise Value | $ 84.3 B | |
| Enterprise Multiple | 89.36 | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | -4.84 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | 4.747 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | high: 162.207 MSI: 89.36 median: 68.592 mean: 67.054 low: -11.362 |
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| EV/R | 28.005 | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | 8.079 | |
| Asset To Liability | 1.142 | |
| Debt To Capital | 0.81 | |
| Debt To Assets | 0.529 | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | 4.109 % | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | 2180.155 % | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | high: 0.533 MSI: 0.529 median: 0.228 mean: 0.22 low: 0.024 |
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| Debt To Equity | 4.27 | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | 0.854 % | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | 1658.31 % | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | MSI: 4.27 high: 1.722 median: 0.569 mean: 0.566 low: 0.034 |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | 32.327 | |
| Price To Book QoQ | -13.411 % | |
| Price To Book YoY | -41.89 % | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | MSI: 32.327 high: 21.237 mean: 7.578 median: 5.604 low: -1.369 |
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 111.147 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | -6.321 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | -5.948 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 350.333 mean: 111.755 MSI: 111.147 median: 55.548 low: -73.826 |
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| PE/G Ratio | 8.098 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | 25.0 | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | -5.918 % | |
| Price To Sales YoY | -5.445 % | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | high: 53.135 MSI: 25.0 median: 17.892 mean: 17.489 low: 0.045 |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 111.533 | |
| Forward PE/G | 8.126 | |
| Forward P/S | 82.634 | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | 1.162 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.171 | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | -4.669 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | -16.585 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.543 MSI: 0.171 mean: 0.157 median: 0.126 low: 0.057 |
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| Receivables Turnover | 1.555 | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | 1.851 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | 0.604 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 5.092 median: 2.071 mean: 2.002 MSI: 1.555 low: 0.595 |
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| Inventory Turnover | 1.613 | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | 1.056 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | -3.774 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 3.69 MSI: 1.613 mean: 1.177 median: 1.079 low: 0.006 |
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| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | 58.68 | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | 45.047 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | -0.261 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | 3.989 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 366.812 mean: 116.118 median: 52.2 MSI: 45.047 low: -92.54 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | 19.796 | |
| CapEx To Revenue | -0.022 | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | -1.347 | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | $ 10.7 B | |
| Net Invested Capital | $ 11.7 B | |
| Invested Capital | $ 11.7 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ -7.58 B | |
| Net Working Capital | $ 152.0 M | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | 0.158 | |
| Current Ratio | 1.027 | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | -40.577 % | |
| Current Ratio YoY | -17.523 % | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | high: 5.423 mean: 1.844 median: 1.171 MSI: 1.027 low: 0.722 |
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| Quick Ratio | 0.86 | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | -43.966 % | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | -19.613 % | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | high: 4.274 mean: 1.516 median: 0.908 MSI: 0.86 low: 0.497 |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | 10.537 | |
| Cost Of Debt | 0.88 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 8.039 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | -24.0 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | -23.589 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 82.251 mean: 21.46 median: 8.583 MSI: 8.039 low: -29.448 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.084 | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | 74.512 | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | 3.088 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.324 | |
| Dividend Rate | $ 1.09 | |
| Dividend Yield | 0.002 | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | 14.544 % | |
| Revenue Growth | 8.825 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -5.867 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | 43.17 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | high: 44.897 % MSI: 8.825 % mean: 4.22 % median: 3.703 % low: -31.668 % |
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| Earnings Growth | 13.725 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | 11.913 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | -11.061 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | high: 125.0 % MSI: 13.725 % mean: 10.403 % median: 2.857 % low: -78.571 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 51.645 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | 1.061 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | 0.551 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | high: 88.028 % median: 60.607 % mean: 57.355 % MSI: 51.645 % low: 6.723 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 27.517 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | 1.311 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | -0.036 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | high: 52.219 % MSI: 27.517 % mean: 27.101 % median: 18.66 % low: -25.54 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 25.457 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | 1.572 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | -7.52 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | high: 46.033 % mean: 26.253 % MSI: 25.457 % median: 18.046 % low: -26.82 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $ 732.0 M | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.973 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | 217.974 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | 2.206 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | high: 7.425 % median: 1.53 % mean: 1.328 % MSI: 0.973 % low: -8.162 % |
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| Free Cash Growth | 225.333 % | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | -529.771 % | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | -57.225 % | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | high: 387.5 % MSI: 225.333 % mean: 27.879 % median: 5.822 % low: -263.379 % |
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| Free Cash To Net Income | 1.302 | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 15.786 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 0.845 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | $ 0.04 | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | 3.192 % | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | -4.029 % | |
| Return On Assets YoY | -22.656 % | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | high: 4.933 % MSI: 3.192 % mean: 2.779 % median: 1.696 % low: -4.587 % |
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| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | 6.301 % | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | 0.242 | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | -7.35 % | |
| Return On Equity YoY | -43.017 % | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | high: 0.251 MSI: 0.242 mean: 0.067 median: 0.021 low: -0.186 |
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| DuPont ROE | 26.169 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.536 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | -5.593 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | -109.629 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 8.517 % MSI: 5.536 % mean: 4.389 % median: 3.009 % low: -7.355 % |
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