Motorola Solutions (MSI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Motorola Solutions' Gross Margin came in at 53.56% for Q2 2026, up 2.46 percentage points from 51.10% a year earlier and up 3.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Motorola Solutions (MSI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, Motorola Solutions reported Gross Margin of 51.99%, up 0.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 51.66%, up 0.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +3.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 50.96% in FY2024 (+1.15 pp), 49.81% in FY2023 (+3.40 pp), 46.41% in FY2022 (-3.03 pp) and 49.44% in FY2021 (+0.78 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.71 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 6.63 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 6.15 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MSI's Gross Margin at 50.18% (Q1 2026), 52.31% (Q4 2025) and 51.65% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 339.47 Bn | 293.47 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 35.03% |
| 2 | Rtx | 255.27 Bn | 228.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 20.77% |
| 3 | Boeing | 156.48 Bn | 63.18 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 9.83% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.91 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.19% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.95 Bn | 88.55 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 37.34% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 91.08 Bn | 78.19 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 15.49% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 75.61 Bn | 71.97 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 53.56% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 72.52 Bn | 61.76 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 19.50% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.37 Bn | 19.81 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 37.59% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 61.72 Bn | 49.81 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 59.39% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 53.56% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 50.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.31% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 51.65% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 51.10% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 51.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 51.44% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 51.36% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 50.95% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 49.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 51.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 50.08% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 49.48% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 48.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 49.91% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 43.45% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 46.26% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 45.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 50.99% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 49.60% |
Motorola Solutions Gross Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "MSI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();