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Motorola Solutions (MSI) earnings history

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) quarterly earnings scorecards, market reactions, transcript intelligence, and historical context.

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
MSI EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $2.53 Q1 '24 actual $2.81, beat Q2 '24 estimate $3.01 Q2 '24 actual $3.24, beat Q3 '24 estimate $3.38 Q3 '24 actual $3.74, beat Q2 '25 estimate $3.35 Q2 '25 actual $3.57, beat Q3 '25 estimate $3.85 Q3 '25 actual $4.06, beat Q4 '25 estimate $4.35 Q4 '25 actual $4.59, beat Q1 '26 estimate $3.24 Q1 '26 actual $3.37, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3.85 Q2 '26 actual $4.41, beat Q3 '26 estimate $4.42 Q4 '26 estimate $5.50 Q1 '27 estimate $3.73 Q2 '27 estimate $4.49
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MSI FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

The Q2 evidence supports a constructive growth case: record revenue, double-digit demand across key platforms, higher full-year guidance, and an expanding backlog. The main tests are execution on capacity and acquisitions, plus the effect of rising memory costs on margins.

EPS surprise+14.5%
Market move+8.2%
MSI FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Motorola Solutions reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $2.71B (up 7% YoY) and non-GAAP EPS of $3.37, beating consensus on both lines. Software and Services growth led at 18%, and the backlog held at a record $15.7B, defying management's own expectation of a sequential decline. The company raised full-year revenue and EPS guidance, citing Silvus performance and broad public-safety demand. Three acquisitions (Exacom and Hyper closed; Bell Canada LMR pending) extend the recurring-revenue base by approximately $100M. Despite the beat-and-raise, the stock dropped 11.4% in the session following the report, with an abnormal return of -12.2% against a rising benchmark. The reaction is consistent with analyst concerns flagged on the call about memory component costs (expected to more than double in 2026) and tariff exposure under IEEPA and Section 122. Shares have since partially recovered 5.9%, and…

EPS surprise+4.0%
Market move-11.4%
MSI FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis: record results, a $15.7 billion backlog, raised 2026 guidance, and demand for AI, cloud, public-safety, and defense offerings provide evidence of resilient demand. The thesis remains conditional on Silvus integration, margin management, and continued execution against tariff, cost, geopolitical, and budget risks.

EPS surprise+5.5%
Market move+7.7%
MSI FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

The quarter supports a constructive operating trajectory: resilient public-safety and defense demand, double-digit software and services growth, and early Silvus momentum coincided with higher EPS guidance. The evidence is not one-sided; tariffs, shutdown-related timing, acquisition execution and backlog mix are the key tests for durability.

EPS surprise+5.5%
Market move-5.8%
MSI FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

The current analysis supports a constructive operating thesis: software and services growth, recurring revenue, SVX and the Silvus acquisition broaden Motorola Solutions' growth avenues. The thesis remains dependent on execution, government funding, tariff mitigation and sustained demand.

EPS surprise+6.6%
Market move+1.9%
MSI FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2025

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: recurring software and services growth, AI-enabled products and strong adoption can support the outlook, while tariffs, FX, public-sector budgets and monetization remain important tests.

EPS surprise—
Market move-0.3%
MSI FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: record results, a strong backlog, recurring software growth and AI-enabled product expansion provide evidence of durable demand, while public-sector spending, FX, tariffs and backlog mix remain important tests.

EPS surprise—
Market move-0.2%

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