MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC (MSI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:MSI • US6200763075

453.68 USD
+2.08 (+0.46%)
At close: Feb 19, 2026
454.6 USD
+0.92 (+0.2%)
After Hours: 2/19/2026, 8:18:12 PM
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Fundamental Rating

6

Taking everything into account, MSI scores 6 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. MSI was compared to 48 industry peers in the Communications Equipment industry. While MSI has a great profitability rating, there are some minor concerns on its financial health. MSI is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • MSI had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year MSI had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Each year in the past 5 years MSI has been profitable.
  • MSI had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
MSI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFMSI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B

1.2 Ratios

  • MSI's Return On Assets of 11.11% is amongst the best of the industry. MSI outperforms 87.50% of its industry peers.
  • MSI has a better Return On Equity (89.38%) than 97.92% of its industry peers.
  • MSI's Return On Invested Capital of 16.51% is amongst the best of the industry. MSI outperforms 91.67% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for MSI is significantly above the industry average of 11.27%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (21.01%) for MSI is well above the current ROIC(16.51%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 11.11%
ROE 89.38%
ROIC 16.51%
ROA(3y)11.58%
ROA(5y)11.12%
ROE(3y)139.34%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)21.01%
ROIC(5y)19.25%
MSI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICMSI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1K -1K -2K -3K

1.3 Margins

  • With an excellent Profit Margin value of 18.44%, MSI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of MSI has grown nicely.
  • With an excellent Operating Margin value of 25.31%, MSI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 95.83% of the companies in the same industry.
  • MSI's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 51.66%, MSI is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.75% of the companies in the same industry.
  • MSI's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 25.31%
PM (TTM) 18.44%
GM 51.66%
OM growth 3Y9.74%
OM growth 5Y5.85%
PM growth 3Y7.22%
PM growth 5Y7.57%
GM growth 3Y3.64%
GM growth 5Y1.2%
MSI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsMSI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30 40 50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • MSI has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for MSI has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for MSI has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for MSI is higher compared to a year ago.
MSI Yearly Shares OutstandingMSI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M
MSI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsMSI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B

2.2 Solvency

  • MSI has an Altman-Z score of 3.97. This indicates that MSI is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • MSI's Altman-Z score of 3.97 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. MSI outperforms 70.83% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of MSI is 3.56, which is a good value as it means it would take MSI, 3.56 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • MSI's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.56 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. MSI outperforms 56.25% of its industry peers.
  • MSI has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.80. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of MSI (3.80) is worse than 91.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.8
Debt/FCF 3.56
Altman-Z 3.97
ROIC/WACC1.79
WACC9.25%
MSI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFMSI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.04 indicates that MSI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.04, MSI is not doing good in the industry: 85.42% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • MSI has a Quick Ratio of 1.04. This is a bad value and indicates that MSI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • MSI's Quick ratio of 0.87 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. MSI is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.04
Quick Ratio 0.87
MSI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesMSI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • MSI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 11.35%, which is quite good.
  • Measured over the past years, MSI shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 14.90% on average per year.
  • MSI shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 7.99%.
  • MSI shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 9.52% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.35%
EPS 3Y14.09%
EPS 5Y14.9%
EPS Q2Q%13.61%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.99%
Revenue growth 3Y8.63%
Revenue growth 5Y9.52%
Sales Q2Q%12.29%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 10.17% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 6.94% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y7.04%
EPS Next 2Y8.59%
EPS Next 3Y10.23%
EPS Next 5Y10.17%
Revenue Next Year8.92%
Revenue Next 2Y7.39%
Revenue Next 3Y7.04%
Revenue Next 5Y6.94%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
MSI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesMSI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 5B 10B 15B
MSI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesMSI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 5 10 15 20

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 29.46, MSI can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than MSI, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of MSI to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.09), we can say MSI is valued inline with the index average.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.52, MSI can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • MSI's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.98, MSI is valued at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.46
Fwd PE 27.52
MSI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsMSI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as MSI.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as MSI.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 29.38
EV/EBITDA 24.49
MSI Per share dataMSI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 -20 40 -40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • MSI has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)4.18
PEG (5Y)1.98
EPS Next 2Y8.59%
EPS Next 3Y10.23%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • MSI has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.07%.
  • MSI's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.77. MSI pays more dividend than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.85, MSI's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.07%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of MSI is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 11.27%!
  • MSI has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • MSI has not decreased its dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record of non decreasing dividend.
Dividend Growth(5Y)11.27%
Div Incr Years13
Div Non Decr Years13
MSI Yearly Dividends per shareMSI Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1 2 3 4

5.3 Sustainability

  • MSI pays out 33.80% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
  • The dividend of MSI is growing, but the earnings are growing slower. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.
DP33.8%
EPS Next 2Y8.59%
EPS Next 3Y10.23%
MSI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendMSI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B
MSI Dividend Payout.MSI Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.MSI Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC

NYSE:MSI (2/19/2026, 8:18:12 PM)

After market: 454.6 +0.92 (+0.2%)

453.68

+2.08 (+0.46%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment
Earnings (Last)02-11
Earnings (Next)04-29
Inst Owners88.29%
Inst Owner Change-5.52%
Ins Owners0.11%
Ins Owner Change-0.55%
Market Cap75.56B
Revenue(TTM)11.68B
Net Income(TTM)2.15B
Analysts82.11
Price Target489.38 (7.87%)
Short Float %1.36%
Short Ratio1.66
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.07%
Yearly Dividend4.38
Dividend Growth(5Y)11.27%
DP33.8%
Div Incr Years13
Div Non Decr Years13
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)4.5%
Min EPS beat(2)4.44%
Max EPS beat(2)4.57%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)4.79%
Min EPS beat(4)4.44%
Max EPS beat(4)5.5%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)6.07%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)5.95%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)5.79%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.13%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.3%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.03%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.13%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.51%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.25%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.08%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.24%
Revenue beat(16)13
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.98%
PT rev (1m)-1.64%
PT rev (3m)-4.62%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.01%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.19%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.06%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.49%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.46
Fwd PE 27.52
P/S 6.47
P/FCF 29.38
P/OCF 26.63
P/B 31.35
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 24.49
EPS(TTM)15.4
EY3.39%
EPS(NY)16.48
Fwd EY3.63%
FCF(TTM)15.44
FCFY3.4%
OCF(TTM)17.03
OCFY3.75%
SpS70.14
BVpS14.47
TBVpS-45
PEG (NY)4.18
PEG (5Y)1.98
Graham Number70.81
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 11.11%
ROE 89.38%
ROCE 22.21%
ROIC 16.51%
ROICexc 18.01%
ROICexgc 77.63%
OM 25.31%
PM (TTM) 18.44%
GM 51.66%
FCFM 22.02%
ROA(3y)11.58%
ROA(5y)11.12%
ROE(3y)139.34%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)21.01%
ROIC(5y)19.25%
ROICexc(3y)25.94%
ROICexc(5y)23.84%
ROICexgc(3y)102.14%
ROICexgc(5y)83.79%
ROCE(3y)27.15%
ROCE(5y)24.75%
ROICexgc growth 3Y8.8%
ROICexgc growth 5Y13.39%
ROICexc growth 3Y-3.09%
ROICexc growth 5Y-0.09%
OM growth 3Y9.74%
OM growth 5Y5.85%
PM growth 3Y7.22%
PM growth 5Y7.57%
GM growth 3Y3.64%
GM growth 5Y1.2%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.6
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.8
Debt/FCF 3.56
Debt/EBITDA 2.71
Cap/Depr 62.35%
Cap/Sales 2.27%
Interest Coverage 10.38
Cash Conversion 83.89%
Profit Quality 119.41%
Current Ratio 1.04
Quick Ratio 0.87
Altman-Z 3.97
F-Score6
WACC9.25%
ROIC/WACC1.79
Cap/Depr(3y)69.97%
Cap/Depr(5y)64.71%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.39%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.59%
Profit Quality(3y)119.84%
Profit Quality(5y)120.51%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.35%
EPS 3Y14.09%
EPS 5Y14.9%
EPS Q2Q%13.61%
EPS Next Y7.04%
EPS Next 2Y8.59%
EPS Next 3Y10.23%
EPS Next 5Y10.17%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.99%
Revenue growth 3Y8.63%
Revenue growth 5Y9.52%
Sales Q2Q%12.29%
Revenue Next Year8.92%
Revenue Next 2Y7.39%
Revenue Next 3Y7.04%
Revenue Next 5Y6.94%
EBIT growth 1Y9.97%
EBIT growth 3Y19.21%
EBIT growth 5Y15.92%
EBIT Next Year21.63%
EBIT Next 3Y9.67%
EBIT Next 5Y8.87%
FCF growth 1Y20.52%
FCF growth 3Y17.96%
FCF growth 5Y13%
OCF growth 1Y18.65%
OCF growth 3Y15.88%
OCF growth 5Y11.96%

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC / MSI FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC (MSI) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to MSI.


What is the valuation status of MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC (MSI) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC (MSI). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC?

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC (MSI) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC (MSI) is expected to grow by 7.04% in the next year.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for MSI stock?

The dividend rating of MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC (MSI) is 6 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 33.8%.