MSI
Motorola Solutions
$470.36
▼ 0.8%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
MSI at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 48/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 2.4% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$70.16B
P/E
37.15x
Forward P/E (est.)
35.92x
ROE
90.4%
Revenue Growth
8.3%
EPS Growth
3.4%
Profit Margin
17.6%
FCF Yield
3.0%
Debt / Equity
3.8x
ROIC
53.0%
Interest Coverage
8.3x
Current Ratio
1.07x
Dividend Yield
1.2%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
5.1%
Rating Score
48/100
Motorola Solutions (MSI) is a large-cap company in the Communications Equipment industry, part of the Information Technology sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $70.16B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $11.68B in revenue and $2.15B in net profit.
Our model rates MSI Neutral (48/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
50.8% average over the last 3 years
±1.6 pts around 48.9% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
53.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what MSI's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. MSI trades near $470.36, above its 50-day average ($412.26) and 200-day average ($420.25). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 59 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. MSI's is $9.91 (~2.1% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month MSI found buyers near $389.02 (support) and sellers near $424.49 (resistance); its 52-week range is $359.36–$492.22. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.5× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
9.3%
Revenue moved from $6.04B in 2016 to $11.68B in 2025, a 7.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 8.3% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
51.7%
Operating Margin
25.6%
Net Margin
18.4%
ROE
90.4%
Motorola Solutions keeps about 17.6% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 51.7% gross margin and 25.6% operating margin. Return on equity is 90.4% and return on invested capital about 53.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$1.90B
Net Debt
$1.01B
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.34x
Debt / Equity
3.8x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 3.8x, and operating profit covers interest about 8.3x, with a current ratio of 1.1x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $1.90B of total debt against $886.00M of cash.
Operating CF
$2.84B
Free Cash Flow
$2.57B
FCF Margin
22.0%
In the latest year Motorola Solutions produced about $2.84B of operating cash flow and $2.57B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.0% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.2%
Per share (latest FY)
$4.48
Total paid (latest FY)
$728.00M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 28% of free cash flow
34% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 9 years in a row
no cuts in the last 10 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
37.15x
P/S
5.72x
P/B
30.77x
EV / EBITDA
—
MSI trades at 37.2x trailing earnings (about 35.9x on estimated forward earnings), 5.7x sales, and 30.8x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 5.1% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$339.14
Current price
$470.36
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$2.57B
Growth, years 1–5
8.3%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where MSI sits versus its Information Technology sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 98 Information Technology companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How MSI stacks up against its Information Technology peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Information Technology sector (230 S&P 500 companies), MSI ranks #70 of 230 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (37.2x P/E vs. 38.9x median) with a higher return on equity (90.4% vs. 17.5%) and slower revenue growth (8.3% vs. 17.7%).
P/E vs sector
37.2x
median 38.9x
ROE vs sector
90.4%
median 17.5%
Growth vs sector
8.3%
median 17.7%
Sector rank
#70
of 230 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Information Technology companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 230 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $470.36 today · expected CAGR -1% – 10%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.62B | $13.63B | $14.72B | $15.89B | $17.16B |
| Net income | $2.27B | $2.45B | $2.65B | $2.86B | $3.09B |
| EPS | $15.22 | $16.44 | $17.76 | $19.18 | $20.71 |
| Share price (low) | $334.95 | $361.75 | $390.68 | $421.94 | $455.69 |
| Share price (high) | $563.32 | $608.39 | $657.06 | $709.63 | $766.40 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -29% / 20% | -12% / 14% | -6% / 12% | -3% / 11% | -1% / 10% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for MSI:
- High net margins (17.6%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (90.4%) shows capital is put to work well.
The case against MSI:
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 3.8x) adds financial risk.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Valuation risk — at 37.2x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 3.8x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Motorola Solutions is a large-cap information technology business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 37.2x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (48/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 20 Wall Street analysts covering MSI recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+6 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
MSI's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
MSI — frequently asked questions
Is MSI a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Motorola Solutions Neutral (48/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is MSI's rating on The Stocks School?
Motorola Solutions currently scores 48/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does MSI's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Motorola Solutions's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for MSI calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this MSI analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell MSI. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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