Motorola Solutions, Inc. New
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Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses.
It is a $73.5B technology company. Revenue grew 10.3% over the last year, it keeps 17¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~3.0 years of free cash flow. It trades at 34.4× earnings — around the middle of its own history.
- Website
- motorolasolutions.com
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Employees
- 23 000
- Sector
- Technology
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong growth, profitability, quality and moat; Valuation and Health lag behind.
Valuation48
- P/E vs own history42th pct · 12/25
- FCF yield3.6% · 12/25
- P/S6.0x · 12/25
- EV/EBITDA24.2x · 12/25
Growth77
- Revenue CAGR9.3% · 12/25
- Net income CAGR14.7% · 20/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y18.5% · 20/25
- Fwd implied growth41.2% · 25/25
Profitability85
- ROIC20.7% · 20/25
- ROE85.8% · 25/25
- Net margin17.4% · 20/25
- Operating margin24.9% · 20/25
Health42
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio1.10 · 12/25
- Interest coverage10.5x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 41% · 5/25
Quality90
- Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-2.63 · 25/25
- FCF conversion125% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 4.0% · 25/25
Moat75
- ROIC >12% years10/10 yrs · 25/25
- Median gross margin49.1% · 20/25
- FCF-positive years10/10 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -2.4% · 5/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2025FinancialBest year on record$2.15B net income
- FY2024FinancialRevenue crossed $10B$10.8B for the year
- Jul 2, 2020ProductIt was released on July 2, 2020 with a 5000 mAh battery and a 48 MP quad camera setup
- Oct 31, 2019ProductIt was released on October 31, 2019 and was the first phone in the market to record landscape video footage when…
- 2018ProductThe Motorola One series, first launched in 2018 as upper mid-range replacements for the Moto X4, was originally a…
- FY2016FinancialFirst recorded profitable year$560M net income
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$6.04B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since10-year streak
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (52.0%)
- Revenue growing 10.3% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 21.9% of revenue
- Interest covered 10.5× by operating earnings
- High returns on invested capital (ROIC 20.7%)
Watch-outs
- Loss-making in 1 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+10.3% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$2.13B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+17.1% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$2.68B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~3.0y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$73.5B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-2.9% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it9/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 37/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 1.04%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 34.4
Peer comparisonMotorola Solutions, Inc. New vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI this company | $73.5B | 34.4 | +10.3% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: MSI vs NVDA · MSI vs AAPL · MSI vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/MSI
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