MSI vs RSKIA vs NOC Stock Comparison

Motorola Solutions, George Risk Industries and Northrop Grumman Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Motorola Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Motorola Solutions 5, George Risk Industries 5, Northrop Grumman 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSIRSKIANOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.26B $103.88M $75.85B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.4x 10.6x 16.8x RSKIA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.0x — 17.1x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +13.9% +6.5% RSKIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% 37.9% 10.4% RSKIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.8% — 12.2% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — 1.7x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 5.88% 0.02% RSKIA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.1% +26.0% -8.9% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +10.0%/yr +7.6%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 25.3% 29.0% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 88/100 60/100 RSKIA

Percentile Scorecard

MSIRSKIANOC

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

AxisMSIRSKIANOC
Valuation 46 #55 of 101 79 #25 of 114 81 #20 of 101
Growth 37 #62 of 98 90 #11 of 98 38 #61 of 98
Profitability 98 #3 of 97 89 #11 of 95 77 #23 of 97
Financial Health 20 #86 of 107 98 #3 of 126 39 #66 of 107
Shareholder Returns 62 #26 of 66 86 #11 of 70 63 #25 of 66
Overall 52 88 60
  • MSI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RSKIA ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • NOC 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

PeriodMSIRSKIANOCSPY
1 month +9.1%+3.7%+10.4% -1.0%
3 months +13.5%+9.0%-5.7% -0.4%
6 months +14.6%+16.3%-6.1% +4.5%
Year to date +29.7%+23.2%-7.8% +12.4%
1 year +26.1%+26.0%-8.9% +13.6%
3 years +66.0%+81.9%+11.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +18.4%+22.1%+3.8% +20.8%
5 years +100.9%+61.0%+44.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.0%+10.0%+7.6% +10.4%
10 years +554.9%+191.1%+133.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +20.7%+11.3%+8.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMSIRSKIANOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%25.3%29.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.1%30.8%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.00-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.041.03-0.31 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-39.0%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.6%-31.6% -1.6%
52-week high $497.09$22.75$768.02 $779.14
52-week low $363.83$16.34$473.40 $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.

MultipleMSIRSKIANOC
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 25.9x 10.6xmedian 23.0x 16.5xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.8x 4.0xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 14.7x 7.2xmedian 12.1x 13.9xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 26.9x 24.6xmedian 15.8x 19.5xmedian 26.9x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 5.00median 0.94 0.61median 1.13 16.22median 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 monthsMSIRSKIANOC
Revenue $12.60B $25.81M $43.59B
Gross profit $6.58B $12.15M $8.73B
Operating income $3.06B $7.06M $4.63B
Net income $2.09B $9.79M $4.52B
Free cash flow $2.53B $4.22M $3.83B
R&D $1.06B – –
EPS (diluted) $12.45 $1.99 $31.74
Cash & equivalents $774.00M $6.84M $3.74B
Total debt $10.11B – $14.43B
Shares (diluted) 167.40M 4.91M 142.40M
Enterprise value $84.72B -$84.40M $63.31B

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
MetricMSIRSKIANOC
P/E 39.5x 10.6x 16.5x
P/FCF 32.5x 24.6x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x 23.2x 14.2x
P/S 6.5x 4.0x 1.7x
P/B 26.7x 1.6x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -197.8x 1.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 25.2x 7.2x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 30.0x 7.6x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF 36.2x 12.7x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.3x 12.0x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.00 0.61 16.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSIRSKIANOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 13.9% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 9.8% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.1% 10.6% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 10.2% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.9% 12.6% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 13.9% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 19.1% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 17.2% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 19.2% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 17.5% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 7.8% 53.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 29.7% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 13.2% 108.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 45.3% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSIRSKIANOC
Gross margin 52.2% 47.1% 20.0%
EBITDA margin 28.9% 29.0% 14.1%
Operating margin 24.2% 27.4% 10.6%
Pretax margin 21.6% 50.9% 12.0%
Net margin 16.5% 37.9% 10.4%
FCF margin 20.1% 16.4% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 17.3% 12.1%
Return on equity 72.4% 15.2% 24.7%
Return on assets 10.4% 13.4% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 18.8% – 12.2%
Return on capital employed 21.7% 10.4% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSIRSKIANOC
Debt / assets 47.8% – 27.5%
Debt / equity 3.3x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF 4.0x – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 11.9% 64.4%
Equity / assets 14.6% 88.1% 35.6%
Interest coverage 6.7x – 7.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 14.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 11.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 10.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.03 10.10 3.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSIRSKIANOC
Dividend yield 1.0% 5.9% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 5.9% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusMSIRSKIANOC
Forward P/E 27.0xFY2026 – 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.41FY2026 – $30.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 – +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% – +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.12BFY2026 – $42.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% – +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

MSIRSKIANOC
MSI 1.00 0.00 0.22
RSKIA 0.00 1.00 0.06
NOC 0.22 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSI, RSKIA and NOC?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Motorola Solutions (MSI) $88.26B, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) $103.88M, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $75.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSI, RSKIA and NOC?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 42.4x, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 10.6x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 27.0x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Motorola Solutions (MSI) +11.4%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +13.9%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) has the highest net margin (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 16.5%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 37.9%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 18.8%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: Motorola Solutions (MSI) +26.1%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +26.0%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -8.9%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) +15.0%/yr, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +10.0%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) has the highest dividend yield: Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 5.88%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 25.1%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 25.3%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.