MSI vs NOC vs OSIS Stock Comparison

Motorola Solutions, Northrop Grumman and Osi Systems Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$202.92 +2.6% 1M -26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.19B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Motorola Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Motorola Solutions 6, Northrop Grumman 4, Osi Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSINOCOSISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.27B $74.68B $3.19B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x 16.5x 20.3x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.0x 17.1x 17.5x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +6.5% +2.9% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% 10.4% 8.8% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.8% 12.2% 9.8% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.7x 2.6x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.97% 1.82% — NOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.1% -8.9% -26.9% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +7.6%/yr +16.2%/yr OSIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 29.0% 41.7% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 60/100 75/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

MSINOCOSIS

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

AxisMSINOCOSIS
Valuation 46 #55 of 101 81 #20 of 101 86 #15 of 101
Growth 37 #62 of 98 38 #61 of 98 68 #32 of 98
Profitability 98 #3 of 97 77 #23 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Financial Health 20 #86 of 107 39 #66 of 107 43 #62 of 107
Shareholder Returns 62 #26 of 66 63 #25 of 66 99 #2 of 66
Overall 52 60 75
  • MSI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • OSIS 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

PeriodMSINOCOSISSPY
1 month +9.1%+10.4%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months +13.5%-5.7%-13.7% -0.4%
6 months +14.6%-6.1%-15.5% +4.5%
Year to date +29.7%-7.8%-20.4% +12.4%
1 year +26.1%-8.9%-26.9% +13.6%
3 years +66.0%+11.7%+87.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +18.4%+3.8%+23.2% +20.8%
5 years +100.9%+44.3%+111.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.0%+7.6%+16.2% +10.4%
10 years +554.9%+133.4%+206.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +20.7%+8.8%+11.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMSINOCOSISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%29.0%41.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.1%29.0%44.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.15-0.061.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.04-0.31-0.64 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-38.4%-37.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-31.6%-34.5% -1.6%
52-week high $497.09$768.02$309.68 $779.14
52-week low $363.83$473.40$192.30 $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.

MultipleMSINOCOSIS
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 25.9x 16.5xmedian 25.9x 20.3xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 14.7x 13.9xmedian 14.7x 14.7xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 26.9x 19.5xmedian 26.9x 13.0xmedian 26.9x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.5x 4.0xmedian 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 5.00median 0.94 16.22median 0.94 0.94median 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 monthsMSINOCOSIS
Revenue $12.60B $43.59B $1.80B
Gross profit $6.58B $8.73B $593.71M
Operating income $3.06B $4.63B $219.47M
Net income $2.09B $4.52B $158.73M
Free cash flow $2.53B $3.83B $245.20M
R&D $1.06B – $78.14M
EPS (diluted) $12.45 $31.74 $9.77
Cash & equivalents $774.00M $3.74B $236.30M
Total debt $10.11B $14.43B $999.57M
Shares (diluted) 167.40M 142.40M 16.25M
Enterprise value $78.75B $62.14B $1.85B

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
MetricMSINOCOSIS
P/E 39.5x 16.5x 20.3x
P/FCF 32.5x 19.5x 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x 14.2x 10.8x
P/S 6.5x 1.7x 1.8x
P/B 26.7x 4.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book -197.8x 4.0x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 25.2x 13.9x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 30.0x 18.5x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF 36.2x 22.3x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.3x 16.2x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.00 16.22 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSINOCOSIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 6.5% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 4.1% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.1% 9.8% 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 3.4% 10.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.9% 6.8% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 6.4% 16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 12.5% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -1.1% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 13.3% 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 1.0% 21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 53.2% 94.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 12.5% 46.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 108.8% 120.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 22.3% 59.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSINOCOSIS
Gross margin 52.2% 20.0% 32.9%
EBITDA margin 28.9% 14.1% 14.7%
Operating margin 24.2% 10.6% 12.2%
Pretax margin 21.6% 12.0% 10.9%
Net margin 16.5% 10.4% 8.8%
FCF margin 20.1% 8.8% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 12.1% 16.4%
Return on equity 72.4% 24.7% 19.6%
Return on assets 10.4% 8.8% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 18.8% 12.2% 9.8%
Return on capital employed 21.7% 12.2% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSINOCOSIS
Debt / assets 47.8% 27.5% 40.2%
Debt / equity 3.3x 0.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.7x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 3.8x 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 64.4% 68.6%
Equity / assets 14.6% 35.6% 31.4%
Interest coverage 6.7x 7.1x 9.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.03 3.02 3.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSINOCOSIS
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 0.7% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.5% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 37.5% 30.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.9% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.4% 8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 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.

ConsensusMSINOCOSIS
Forward P/E 27.0xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 17.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $18.41FY2026 $30.81FY2026 $11.62FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +12.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +3.7% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.12BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026 $1.85BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +3.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +3.7% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSINOCOSIS
Held by institutions 88.3% 83.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,469 1,813 368
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 640 841 192
Institutions selling 596 642 134
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.31 1.43

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.

MSINOCOSIS
MSI 1.00 0.22 0.15
NOC 0.22 1.00 0.20
OSIS 0.15 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSI, NOC and OSIS?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Motorola Solutions (MSI) $82.27B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $74.68B, Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSI, NOC and OSIS?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 39.5x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 16.5x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 27.0x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.1x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.5x). 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) +11.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Osi Systems (OSIS) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 16.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 18.8%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: Motorola Solutions (MSI) +26.1%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -8.9%, Osi Systems (OSIS) -26.9%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) +15.0%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +7.6%/yr, Osi Systems (OSIS) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest dividend yield: Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.97%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 1.82%. Osi Systems (OSIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 25.1%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 29.0%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.