GFAI vs ICTSF vs MSI Stock Comparison

Guardforce AI, Icts International N V and Motorola Solutions Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Motorola Solutions leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Motorola Solutions 3, Guardforce AI 1, Icts International N V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFAIICTSFMSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.79M $225.72M $87.41B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -15.2x 41.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.5x — 27.0x GFAI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +11.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 16.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.5% +38.6% +26.1% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -70.9%/yr -4.1%/yr +15.0%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.2% 85.8% 25.1% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 52/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

GFAIICTSFMSI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGFAIICTSFMSI
Valuation – 35 #75 of 114 46 #55 of 101
Growth – – 37 #62 of 98
Profitability – – 98 #3 of 97
Financial Health 93 #10 of 126 52 #61 of 126 20 #86 of 107
Shareholder Returns – – 62 #26 of 66
Overall – – 52
  • GFAI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • ICTSF ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • MSI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGFAIICTSFMSISPY
1 month -34.5%+6.5%+9.1% -1.0%
3 months -44.1%+7.7%+13.5% -0.4%
6 months -61.9%+21.8%+14.6% +4.5%
Year to date -65.9%+80.5%+29.7% +12.4%
1 year -77.5%+38.6%+26.1% +13.6%
3 years -94.9%+50.0%+66.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -63.1%+14.5%+18.4% +20.8%
5 years -99.8%-19.1%+100.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -70.9%-4.1%+15.0% +10.4%
10 years —+749.3%+554.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+23.9%+20.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGFAIICTSFMSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.2%85.8%25.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.2%134.1%25.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.430.250.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.830.451.04 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.8%-68.3%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.2%-6.1%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $0.91$6.42$497.09 $779.14
52-week low $0.18$3.10$363.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGFAIICTSFMSI
P/E now vs peer median —median 23.0x -15.2xmedian 23.0x 39.5xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.4xmedian 0.9x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.1x —median 12.1x 25.2xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x -6.9xmedian 15.8x 32.5xmedian 26.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.4x -10.6xmedian 2.4x 26.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 —median 1.13 5.00median 0.94

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGFAIICTSFMSI
Revenue – – $12.60B
Gross profit – – $6.58B
Operating income – – $3.06B
Net income – – $2.09B
Free cash flow – – $2.53B
R&D – – $1.06B
EPS (diluted) – – $12.45
Cash & equivalents $21.30M $16.89M $774.00M
Total debt – $7.76M $10.11B
Shares (diluted) 21.92M 36.18M 167.40M
Enterprise value -$179.69M $113.17M $83.87B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGFAIICTSFMSI
P/E – -15.2x 39.5x
P/FCF – -6.9x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 29.0x
P/S – 0.4x 6.5x
P/B 0.2x -10.6x 26.7x
P/Tangible book 0.2x -10.6x -197.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 25.2x
EV/EBIT – – 30.0x
EV/Revenue – – 7.3x
EV/FCF – – 36.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 32.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 5.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFAIICTSFMSI
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 10.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -0.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFAIICTSFMSI
Gross margin – – 52.2%
EBITDA margin – – 28.9%
Operating margin – – 24.2%
Pretax margin – – 21.6%
Net margin – – 16.5%
FCF margin – – 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 22.5%
Return on equity – – 72.4%
Return on assets – – 10.4%
Return on invested capital – – 18.8%
Return on capital employed – – 21.7%
Asset turnover – – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFAIICTSFMSI
Debt / assets – 4.7% 47.8%
Debt / equity – -0.4x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.6x
Debt / FCF – – 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 112.8% 85.4%
Equity / assets 69.3% -12.8% 14.6%
Interest coverage – – 6.7x
Current ratio 5.2x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 4.8x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 3.8x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFAIICTSFMSI
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield – – 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGFAIICTSFMSI
Forward P/E 1.5xFY2026 – 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.13FY2026 – $18.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.46MFY2026 – $12.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 – +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +158.0% – +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFAIICTSFMSI
Held by institutions – – 88.3%
Institutions holding – – 1,469
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +3.4%
Institutions buying – – 640
Institutions selling – – 596
Buyers to sellers – – 1.07

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GFAIICTSFMSI
GFAI 1.00 -0.04 -0.06
ICTSF -0.04 1.00 0.07
MSI -0.06 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFAI, ICTSF and MSI?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardforce AI (GFAI) $3.79M, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $225.72M, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $87.41B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: Guardforce AI (GFAI) -77.5%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +38.6%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +26.1%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (Guardforce AI (GFAI) -70.9%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -4.1%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Guardforce AI (GFAI) 0.00%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%. Guardforce AI (GFAI) and Icts International N V (ICTSF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Guardforce AI (GFAI) 93.2%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 85.8%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFAI, ICTSF and MSI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.