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Motorola Solutions

MSI
61
Communication Equipment · Technology
Also trades as: 0K3H.L
Price
$480.47
+6.84 (+1.44%)
Market Cap
$79.76B
Winston Score
61
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 4, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

3.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 173.6M (2021) → 168.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Motorola Solutions makes communication tools used by police, firefighters, and other public safety workers. Its core products include two-way radios, body cameras, video security systems, and software that helps emergency teams share information quickly. The company is one of the largest providers of mission-critical communications equipment in the world, meaning the kind of gear that first responders rely on when lives are on the line.

The company earns money through hardware sales, software subscriptions, and long-term service contracts with government agencies and large enterprises. It operates mainly in North America but also serves customers across Europe, the Middle East, and other regions, generating roughly $10 billion in annual revenue. Its moat comes from deep relationships with public safety agencies, proprietary radio networks, and high switching costs — once a city builds its emergency system around Motorola's technology, replacing it is expensive and disruptive. The key growth driver is the ongoing shift of existing customers toward cloud-based software and video security services.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+9.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$971M/ year

Rising (+6% vs prior year)

8.3% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

0.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Motorola Solutions is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
53.6%
Healthy — 53.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
25.8%
Excellent — 25.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
26.2%
Exceptional — 26.2% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+10.3%
Steady sales growth (+10.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+1.3%
Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
160%
Turns 160% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
25.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.1%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
3.38
Heavy debt load (3.38)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.89x
Adequate interest coverage (6.9x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
37.4x
Pricey — P/E 37.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+11.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (37.4 → 26.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.07%
Small dividend — 1.07% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+11.1%
Dividend growing fast (11.1% YoY)

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