SuperworthMotorola Solutions profit margin MSI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 17.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 24.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.6 pts
- Peer median
- 10.9%
Over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, Motorola Solutions kept 17.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 24.9% and a gross margin of 52.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 14.6%.
The median for 6 communication equipment stocks of a similar size is 10.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 18.4% | 25.6% | 51.7% |
| FY2024 | 14.6% | 24.8% | 51.0% |
| FY2023 | 17.1% | 23.0% | 49.8% |
| FY2022 | 15.0% | 18.2% | 46.4% |
| FY2021 | 15.2% | 20.4% | 49.4% |
| FY2020 | 12.8% | 18.7% | 48.7% |
| FY2019 | 11.0% | 20.0% | 49.8% |
| FY2018 | 13.2% | 17.1% | 47.4% |
| FY2017 | −2.4% | 20.1% | 47.4% |
| FY2016 | 9.3% | 17.7% | 47.5% |
| FY2015 | 10.7% | 17.5% | 47.7% |
| FY2014 | 22.1% | −17.1% | 48.1% |
| FY2013 | 17.6% | 15.2% | 49.9% |
| FY2012 | 10.1% | 14.5% | 50.0% |
| FY2011 | 14.1% | 10.5% | 50.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 17.4% | −1.6 pts | 24.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 17.6% | −1.1 pts | 24.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 18.4% | +3.9 pts | 25.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 18.7% | +4.0 pts | 25.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 19.1% | +5.0 pts | 25.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 18.7% | +5.0 pts | 25.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 14.6% | −2.5 pts | 24.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 14.7% | −2.6 pts | 24.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 14.0% | −1.7 pts | 24.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 13.7% | −1.0 pts | 23.7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 17.1% | +2.2 pts | 23.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 17.3% | +3.8 pts | 22.8% |
Against its peers
Companies in Communication Equipment nearest Motorola Solutions' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| MSIMotorola Solutions | 17.4% |
| LITELumentum | n/m |
| CIENCiena | 10.9% |
| UIUbiquiti | 29.3% |
| ZBRAZebra Technologies | 9.2% |
| CSCOCisco Systems | 21.0% |
| FNFabrinet | 10.2% |
| Peer median | 10.9% |
Where Motorola Solutions ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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