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Motorola Solutions, Inc.

MSI

Technology · 466.37 +0.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 9 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 14 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 13.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 0.8 percentage points.
Company+0.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 9 activeDiversified Service Stocks · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Interest expense, net was $104 million in Q1 2026, a $53 million increase year-over-year attributed to higher outstanding debt.
  • Products and Systems Integration gross margin decreased 3.5 percentage points, primarily driven by unfavorable mix and higher supply chain costs.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if MSI's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Communication Equipment

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 9 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 14 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 13.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 0.8 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net margin fell 0.8 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Interest expense, net was $104 million in Q1 2026, a $53 million increase year-over-year attributed to higher outstanding debt.
  • Products and Systems Integration gross margin decreased 3.5 percentage points, primarily driven by unfavorable mix and higher supply chain costs.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements179
Verified relationships13
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +8.0% year over year.
  • Net margin changed +3.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 28% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

466.37
6m+0.8%12m-3.2%24m+8.0%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$8.2B+10.2%$7.17-0.3%
2022-12-31$9.1B+11.5%$7.93-1.0%
2023-12-31$10.0B+9.5%$9.93+0.1%
2024-12-31$10.8B+8.4%$9.23-0.8%
2025-12-31$11.7B+8.0%$12.75-1.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratespositive · 5 filings
Interest Expense, net Six Months Ended (In millions) July 4, 2026 June 28, 2025 Interest expense, net $ (208) $ (106) The $102 million increase in Interest expense, net in the first half of 2026 compared to the first half of 2025 was primarily driven by highe…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 5 filings
As of July 4, 2026, as a result of this civil litigation and 2020 bankruptcy proceedings by Hytera America, Inc.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Tariffs and trade policymixed · 5 filings
The primary drivers of this increase in gross margin as a percentage of net sales were: • a 2.0% increase in gross margin as a percentage of net sales in the Software and Services segment, inclusive of acquisitions, primarily driven by higher sales, including…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 4 filings
30 Research and Development ("R&D") Expenditures Three Months Ended (In millions) April 4, 2026 March 29, 2025 % Change R&D expenditures from Products and Systems Integration $ 152 $ 142 7 % R&D expenditures from Software and Services 100 91 10 % R&D expendit…
10-Q · May 7, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 6.7× · EV/sales 7.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

466.37+0.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for MSI. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +2
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Inventory built faster than revenue

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Inventory growth exceeded revenue growth and inventory intensity increased.

Capital spending YoY
+37.6%
Capital spending / revenue
+2.0%
Free-cash-flow margin
+13.7%
FCF margin change
+0.5 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 13.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 0.8 percentage points.

What weakened

  • Net margin fell 0.8 percentage points.

Filing receipts

The increase in Operating earnings was due to: • a $90 million increase in the Products and Systems Integration segment, primarily driven by higher sales, including favorable mix, IEEPA tariff refunds, improved operating leverage, and a gain on the Hytera litigation partially offset by higher employee incentive costs, including share-based compensation, an increase in intangible amortization expense, higher expenses associated with acquired businesses, higher direct material costs, and a contingent earnout charge related to the Silvus acquisition; and • a $27 million increase in the Software and Services segment, primarily driven by higher sales, including favorable mix, partially offset by...

The increase in Operating earnings was due to: • a $109 million increase in the Software and Services segment, primarily driven by higher sales, including favorable mix, and improved operating leverage, partially offset by higher employee incentive costs, including share-based compensation, and higher expenses associated with acquired businesses; partially offset by • a $49 million decrease in the Products and Systems Integration segment, primarily driven by an increase in intangible amortization expense, a contingent earnout charge related to the Silvus acquisition, higher expenses associated with acquired businesses, and higher direct material costs, partially offset by higher sales, IEEP...

The primary drivers of this increase in gross margin as a percentage of net sales were: • a 3.0% increase in gross margin as a percentage of net sales in the Products and Systems Integration segment, inclusive of acquisitions, primarily driven by higher sales, including favorable mix, and IEEPA tariff refunds partially offset by higher direct material costs; and • a 1.5% increase in gross margin as a percentage of net sales in the Software and Services segment, inclusive of acquisitions, primarily driven by higher sales, including favorable mix.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind MSI

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

AXONAxon Enterprise, Inc.competitorFeb 12, 2026

Our major competitors within our MCN, Video and Command Center technologies include the following companies: Technology Competitor MCN Airbus, BK Technologies, DTC, Doodle Labs, Hytera, iCOM, JVCKenwood Corporation, L3Harris Technologies, Persistent Systems,…

CMTLFiling-linked namecompetitorFeb 12, 2026

Our major competitors within our MCN, Video and Command Center technologies include the following companies: Technology Competitor MCN Airbus, BK Technologies, DTC, Doodle Labs, Hytera, iCOM, JVCKenwood Corporation, L3Harris Technologies, Persistent Systems,…

Depended on by

OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.customerFeb 13, 2026

Consumers can bring their own devices or purchase or finance a variety of phones (new or certified pre-owned) directly from us, including Apple, Samsung, and Motorola devices.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

MSI is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Diversified Service Stocks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.