Recent News
Nov. 19, 2025 — Motorola Solutions acquired Blue Eye, an AI-powered remote video monitoring provider, to integrate verified video alerts and live voice talk-down capability into its Video and Inform workflows; Nov. 18, 2025 — the board approved an 11% increase to the regular quarterly dividend to $1.21 per share, payable Jan. 15, 2026; Nov. 18, 2025 — Motorola added Dr. Mark Lashier (Phillips 66 CEO) to its board of directors.
Technical Analysis
ADX at 41.59 signals very strong trend strength, which amplifies the impact of recent directional signals on near-term price movement.
DI+ shows a dip & reversal at 27.41 while DI- peaked and reversed at 9.40; both directional indicator moves read as bullish and support upside continuation toward recent resistance levels.
MACD at 7.76 with an increasing trend and a current reading above the signal line (MACD signal 5.79) represents a bullish momentum confirmation that aligns with the ADX-strengthened bias.
MRO reads -0.24 with a dip & reversal trend; the slightly negative oscillator indicates price sits marginally below an internal target and therefore carries modest upside potential into the next reversion window.
RSI at 56.23 with an increasing trend indicates mild bullish momentum without overbought stress, complementing MACD’s positive signal.
Price structure favors buyers: the close at $422.18 trades above the 20-day average ($405.13), 50-day average ($384.87) and 200-day average ($419.94), while price sits between the 1× and 2× Bollinger upper bands (upper1x $414.86; upper2x $424.58), indicating elevated near-term levels but room before extreme overextension.
Short-term EMAs support continuation: the 12-day EMA is increasing at $407.99 and lies below the close, which aligns with the MACD crossover and reinforces near-term bullish pressure.
Fundamental Analysis
Revenue reached $3,009,000,000 with year-over-year revenue growth of 43.17% and quarter-over-quarter revenue change of -5.87%, showing strong annual expansion despite seasonal/conversion softness QoQ.
Gross margin stands at 51.65% and operating margin at 25.46%; EBIT margin equals 27.52%, up 1.31% QoQ and essentially flat YoY (-0.04%). The EBIT margin sits slightly above the industry peer mean of 27.10% (industry peer mean) while remaining inside the industry peer range. These margin levels support above-average operating profitability relative to peers.
Net income registered $562,000,000 and EPS came in at $4.06, beating the estimate of $3.85 by $0.21 (an EPS surprise of 5.46%), which improves near-term earnings visibility for the forward period.
Cash flow and capital returns: free cash flow equals $732,000,000 with a free cash flow yield of 0.97%; dividend payout ratio sits at 32.38% with dividend coverage of 308.79%, indicating cash flow can support the dividend while retaining capital for acquisitions and operations.
Leverage and coverage: total debt stands at $9,936,000,000 with net debt $8,445,000,000; debt-to-equity measures 426.99% and debt-to-assets equals 52.85%, while interest coverage runs 8.04×. High leverage magnifies capital structure risk but the interest coverage ratio provides operating earnings buffer versus interest expense.
Return metrics exceed industry peer means: return on equity at 24.15% sits above the industry peer mean of 6.65% (industry peer mean), return on assets at 3.19% tops the industry peer mean of 2.78% (industry peer mean), and return on invested capital at 5.54% exceeds the industry peer mean of 4.39% (industry peer mean), supporting the company’s ability to convert revenue into shareholder returns.
Valuation context: price multiples appear rich — trailing PE ~111.15 and enterprise multiple ~89.36 — and WMDST values the stock as over-valued. Elevated multiples, modest free cash flow yield, and substantial leverage frame valuation risk even as fundamental growth and margin metrics remain solid.
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: 67.038 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: 2.401 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: 7.576 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: 43.745 MSI: 25.0 median: 17.892 mean: 13.25 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: 0.496 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: 3.142 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: 116.112 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: 35.667 mean: 11.005 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: 57.35 % 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: 27.099 % 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: 26.248 % 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: 1.329 % 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: 27.823 % median: 5.822 % low: -667.257 % |
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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: 2.778 % 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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