MSI vs TDY Stock Comparison

Motorola Solutions and Teledyne Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Teledyne Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teledyne Technologies 6, Motorola Solutions 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSITDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.30B $30.34B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 29.5x TDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.4x 24.8x TDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +8.6% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.4% 15.8% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.3% 8.1% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.9x TDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.6% +21.4% TDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +7.4%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 25.6% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 69/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

MSITDY

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

AxisMSITDY
Valuation 48 #53 of 100 65 #36 of 100
Growth 46 #53 of 97 38 #61 of 97
Profitability 99 #2 of 96 83 #17 of 96
Financial Health 20 #84 of 105 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 60 #26 of 64 87 #9 of 64
Overall 55 69
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDY 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

PeriodMSITDYSPY
1 month +6.3%+5.2% -0.8%
3 months +14.6%-1.0% +3.5%
6 months +12.5%-1.5% +7.0%
Year to date +26.7%+26.4% +12.2%
1 year +10.6%+21.4% +13.0%
3 years +78.3%+74.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.3%+20.3% +23.1%
5 years +94.2%+42.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.2%+7.4% +11.0%
10 years +560.0%+508.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.8%+19.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSITDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.121.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-6.6% -1.8%
52-week high $491.32$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $363.83$484.47 $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.

MultipleMSITDY
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 26.8x 29.1xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 15.2x 19.0xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 25.5x 26.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.85median 0.94 -49.04median 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 monthsMSITDY
Revenue $12.24B $6.52B
Gross profit $6.36B $2.84B
Operating income $3.05B $1.30B
Net income $2.14B $1.03B
Free cash flow $2.68B $1.15B
R&D $1.02B $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $12.76 $21.90
Cash & equivalents $710.00M $562.40M
Total debt $9.03B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 167.20M 46.90M
Enterprise value $76.64B $28.57B

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
MetricMSITDY
P/E 37.7x 29.1x
P/FCF 30.0x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 27.0x 23.3x
P/S 6.6x 4.6x
P/B 29.9x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -305.6x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.7x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 29.1x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 4.8x
EV/FCF 33.1x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.85 -49.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSITDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.8% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSITDY
Gross margin 52.0% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 25.3%
Operating margin 24.9% 20.0%
Pretax margin 22.6% 19.4%
Net margin 17.4% 15.8%
FCF margin 21.9% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 19.6%
Return on equity 81.5% 9.3%
Return on assets 11.2% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 20.3% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 22.4% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSITDY
Debt / assets 46.9% 13.0%
Debt / equity 3.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 28.5%
Equity / assets 14.0% 71.5%
Interest coverage 6.9x 26.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.30 5.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSITDY
Dividend yield 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.0% –

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.

ConsensusMSITDY
Forward P/E 26.4xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.41FY2026 $26.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.12BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSITDY
Held by institutions 88.3% 97.2%
Institutions holding 1,466 886
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +2.7%
Institutions buying 639 399
Institutions selling 596 327
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.22

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.

MSITDY
MSI 1.00 0.22
TDY 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSI and TDY?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.30B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSI and TDY?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.6x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) is cheapest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.4x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 24.8x). 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%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teledyne Technologies (TDY) returned the most: Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.6%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +21.4%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.2%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 0.00%. Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do MSI and TDY move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.22, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, MSI and TDY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 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.