MSI vs NOC vs CACI Stock Comparison

Motorola Solutions, Northrop Grumman and Caci International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Motorola Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Motorola Solutions 5, Northrop Grumman 4, Caci International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSINOCCACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.30B $78.25B $14.73B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 17.3x 27.2x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.4x 18.4x 19.3x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +6.5% +10.1% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.4% 10.4% 5.5% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.3% 12.2% 7.7% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.7x 3.7x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% NOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.6% -6.6% +13.7% CACI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +7.8%/yr +19.6%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 28.6% 39.1% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 57/100 59/100 CACI

Percentile Scorecard

MSINOCCACI

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

AxisMSINOCCACI
Valuation 48 #53 of 100 74 #27 of 100 77 #24 of 100
Growth 46 #53 of 97 39 #60 of 97 66 #34 of 97
Profitability 99 #2 of 96 77 #23 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Financial Health 20 #84 of 105 39 #65 of 105 29 #75 of 105
Shareholder Returns 60 #26 of 64 59 #27 of 64 57 #28 of 64
Overall 55 57 59
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CACI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSINOCCACISPY
1 month +6.3%+10.8%+7.6% -0.8%
3 months +14.6%+3.3%+34.0% +3.5%
6 months +12.5%-1.7%+32.6% +7.0%
Year to date +26.7%-0.8%+24.9% +12.2%
1 year +10.6%-6.6%+13.7% +13.0%
3 years +78.3%+19.5%+108.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.3%+6.1%+27.9% +23.1%
5 years +94.2%+45.7%+144.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.2%+7.8%+19.6% +11.0%
10 years +560.0%+147.9%+559.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.8%+9.5%+20.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSINOCCACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%28.6%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%28.3%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.000.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.230.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-38.4%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-26.4%-2.1% -1.8%
52-week high $491.32$768.02$680.08 $779.14
52-week low $363.83$473.40$440.96 $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.

MultipleMSINOCCACI
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 26.8x 17.8xmedian 26.8x 27.2xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 15.2x 14.8xmedian 15.2x 15.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 25.5x 21.0xmedian 25.5x 19.1xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.85median 0.94 17.45median 0.94 2.04median 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 monthsMSINOCCACI
Revenue $12.24B $43.59B $9.75B
Gross profit $6.36B $8.73B $3.31B
Operating income $3.05B $4.63B $955.07M
Net income $2.14B $4.52B $541.37M
Free cash flow $2.68B $3.83B $775.96M
R&D $1.02B – –
EPS (diluted) $12.76 $31.74 $24.26
Cash & equivalents $710.00M $3.74B $279.39M
Total debt $9.03B $58.43B $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 167.20M 142.40M 22.32M
Enterprise value $76.64B $65.71B $13.68B

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
MetricMSINOCCACI
P/E 37.7x 17.8x 27.2x
P/FCF 30.0x 21.0x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 27.0x 15.3x 16.9x
P/S 6.6x 1.8x 1.5x
P/B 29.9x 4.3x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -305.6x 4.3x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 24.7x 14.8x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 29.1x 19.7x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 2.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF 33.1x 23.8x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 17.3x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.85 17.45 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSINOCCACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 6.5% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 4.1% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 9.8% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 3.4% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% 6.8% 19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 6.4% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% 12.5% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -1.1% 12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.8% 13.3% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 1.0% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 53.2% 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 12.5% 40.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% 108.8% 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 22.3% 46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSINOCCACI
Gross margin 52.0% 20.0% 34.0%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 14.1% 12.6%
Operating margin 24.9% 10.6% 9.8%
Pretax margin 22.6% 12.0% 7.3%
Net margin 17.4% 10.4% 5.5%
FCF margin 21.9% 8.8% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 12.1% 9.0%
Return on equity 81.5% 24.7% 11.9%
Return on assets 11.2% 8.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 20.3% 12.2% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 22.4% 12.2% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSINOCCACI
Debt / assets 46.9% 27.5% 40.5%
Debt / equity 3.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.7x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 3.8x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 64.4% 61.3%
Equity / assets 14.0% 35.6% 38.7%
Interest coverage 6.9x 7.1x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.30 3.12 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSINOCCACI
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.8% 30.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.7% 8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 7.4% –

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.

ConsensusMSINOCCACI
Forward P/E 26.4xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $18.41FY2026 $30.81FY2026 $34.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +3.7% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.12BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026 $11.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +16.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +3.7% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSINOCCACI
Held by institutions 88.3% 83.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,466 1,809 616
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.3% +7.0%
Institutions buying 639 840 251
Institutions selling 596 639 248
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.31 1.01

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.

MSINOCCACI
MSI 1.00 0.22 0.37
NOC 0.22 1.00 0.42
CACI 0.37 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSI, NOC and CACI?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.30B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.25B, Caci International (CACI) $14.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSI, NOC and CACI?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.6x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.3x, Caci International (CACI) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.4x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.4x, Caci International (CACI) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Caci International (CACI) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Caci International (CACI) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Caci International (CACI) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caci International (CACI) returned the most: Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.6%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -6.6%, Caci International (CACI) +13.7%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.2%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +7.8%/yr, Caci International (CACI) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest dividend yield: Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%, Caci International (CACI) 0.00%. Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.6%, Caci International (CACI) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSI, NOC and CACI?

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 5. 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.