Motorola Solutions (MSI) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Motorola Solutions' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.49 in Q2 2026, down 40.0% from 0.81 a year earlier and down 6.0% from the prior quarter.
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Motorola Solutions (MSI) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Motorola Solutions' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.29 through Jul 4, 2026, down 1.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.28, down 7.6% from FY2024.
- FCF Payout Ratio has now declined for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.31 in FY2024 (-6.8%), 0.33 in FY2023 (-2.8%), 0.34 in FY2022 (+11.9%) and 0.30 in FY2021 (-3.2%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has moved between 0.11 (Q4 2022) and 3.70 (Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 259.4%); the worst was Q2 2024 (a decline of 60.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, MSI's FCF Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.52 (Q1 2026), 0.16 (Q4 2025) and 0.25 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 326.51 Bn | 280.28 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 0.17 |
| 2 | Rtx | 261.59 Bn | 233.07 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 0.34 |
| 3 | Boeing | 150.29 Bn | 56.98 Bn | 2.41 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 127.11 Bn | 113.84 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 0.27 |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 92.96 Bn | 80.08 Bn | 2.18 Bn | - |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.29 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 0.10 |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 76.82 Bn | 73.17 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.49 |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 73.88 Bn | 63.12 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.03 Bn | 19.16 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 0.83 |
| 10 | TransDigm | 65.36 Bn | 53.37 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 0.49 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.46 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.70 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.11 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 1.37 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 0.38 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 0.37 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 0.38 |
API Access
Motorola Solutions FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=MSI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "MSI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=MSI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();