Motorola Solutions (MSI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Motorola Solutions' (MSI) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $691.0 million in Q2 2026, up 3.29% year-on-year from $669.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 10.14% quarter-over-quarter from $769.0 million in Q4 2025.
Motorola Solutions (MSI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Motorola Solutions has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $691.0 million for Q2 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $691.0 million, up 3.29% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $2.9 billion (up 5.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.8 billion, up 6.41% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $691.0 million for Q2 2026 at Motorola Solutions, down from $769.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $769.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $526.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $641.0 million (2023), against an average of $638.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 14.35% in 2024 and climbed 3.29% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Motorola Solutions' Operating Expenses stood at $583.0 million in 2022, then gained by 9.95% to $641.0 million in 2023, then grew by 14.35% to $733.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.91% to $769.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 10.14% to $691.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $691.0 million (Q2 2026), $769.0 million (Q4 2025), and $722.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 56.91 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 209.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 691.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 769.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 722.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 681.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 669.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 733.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 673.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 650.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 615.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 641.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 595.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 605.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 578.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 583.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 575.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 547.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 526.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 557.00 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 534.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 512.00 Mn |