Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 04/04/2026

Fundamental analysis of Motorola Solutions, Inc.

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Fundamental quality

ATTRACTIVE

81

out of 100

Motorola Solutions, Inc. fits the profile of a quality compounder: it pairs high return on capital (ROE 82.2%) with wide margins (net margin 17.6%) and a business that keeps growing (9.4% a year). On fundamental quality it scores 81 out of 100, profiling it as a company with solid fundamentals. Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Motorola Solutions sells critical communications for police, fire and emergency services: radios that cannot fail, dispatch software and video security. Public customers, long contracts and a near-monopoly position in the U.S.

What will shape its future

  • Public-safety budgets, remarkably stable in any cycle.
  • Its expansion into software and video (more margin and recurrence than radios).
  • Its near-monopoly in mission-critical radios, a regulatory and trust moat.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
69

EPS growth: 16.9% · Revenue growth: 9.4%

II.Profitability
86

Net margin: 17.6% · ROE: 82.2% · ROIC: 21.4%

III.Financial health
79

Net debt/EBITDA: 2.36x · FCF: 21%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 04/04/2026

The score includes +3 for dividend strength: 15 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength, and here its pillars hold up evenly.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 101 Technology companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 55%
ROEbeats 95%
Growthbeats 34%
Cash generationbeats 44%
Less debtbeats 24%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Motorola Solutions, Inc. strengths

  • Excellent free-cash-flow generation (FCF margin of 21%): profit turns into real cash.
  • Solid return on capital: its ROE (82.2%) is inflated by buybacks, but ROIC —which strips that out— is 21.4%.
  • High net margin (17.6%): the business is clearly profitable.
  • Growing earnings per share (16.9% annualized).

Motorola Solutions, Inc. risks and weaknesses

  • Its net debt has grown over the period.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
20207,4149491,3963,921
20218,1711,2451,5943,819
20229,1121,3631,5674,689
20239,9781,7091,7914,313
202410,8171,5772,1343,895
202511,6822,1542,5727,248

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $7,414M to $11,682M (+58%) and net income went from $949M to $2,154M (+127%). Meanwhile, its margins have widened (from 13% to 18%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the quarter ended April 4, 2026, versus the quarter ended March 29, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+7.4%
  • Net income-14.9%

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$4.48

per share, yearly

33.8% of earnings

Payout

at least 15 straight years raising it

Growth

That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.

The dividend yield depends on today's price. Compute it in the analyzer → · See all dividend-paying stocks →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Motorola Solutions, Inc. a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Motorola Solutions, Inc. scores 81 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of high fundamental quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Motorola Solutions, Inc. a profitable company?

Yes. Motorola Solutions, Inc. shows a net margin of 17.6% and an ROE of 82.2%, a sign of a profitable business.

Does Motorola Solutions, Inc. have a lot of debt?

A moderate level: its net debt is 2.36 times its EBITDA.

Is Motorola Solutions, Inc. growing?

Its revenue has grown 9.4% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 16.9%, and without interruption since 2020.

Does Motorola Solutions, Inc. generate cash?

Yes. It converts about 21% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.

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