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Motorola Solutions

NYQ:MSI · US6200763075
Communications EquipmentX-Large

360

37
EV / EBIT56
Price / Owner Earnings45
Owner Earnings Yield76
Dividend Yield91
Price/Sales41
EV / Gross Profit22
Price/Book9
Return on Capital91
Cash Return on Capital82
Return on Equity100
EBIT Margin97
Gross Profitability61
Cash Conversion40
Accruals5
Owner Earnings Margin88
Sales growth62
Profit Growth91
Long-Term EPS Growth70
Owner Earnings Growth38
Reinvestment38
Price momentum23
Debt load5
Refinancing15
Debt Payback28
Liquidity69
Analyst ratings42
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside52
Market mood98
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Motorola Solutions clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryCommunications Equipment
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1973
Employees19,368
ISINUS6200763075
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Homeland SecurityIdentity and Access ManagementNetwork SecurityPhysical SecurityEnterprise Voip and TelephonyRemote Access and ControlDefenseTechCloud ManagementGovTechSecurity Management

Description

Motorola Solutions, Inc. provides public safety, government, defense, and enterprise security solutions. The company’s business focuses on safety and security, driven by its commitment to help create safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Motorola Solutions, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 29.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 12% a year, against analyst forecasts of 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
59
2023202420252026

All-time high

93

Jan 2023

All-time low

39

Jan 2025

Average rank

63

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
41
15
15
24
Price/Earnings
58
32
36
34
Price/Book
9
4
1
100
Dividend Yield
91
85
86
90
Value (overall)
68
27
23
77

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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