Motorola Solutions (MSI) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Motorola Solutions' (MSI) quarterly Research & Development came in at $252.0 million in Q2 2026, up 8.15% year-on-year from $233.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 6.67% quarter-over-quarter from $270.0 million in Q4 2025.
Motorola Solutions (MSI) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Motorola Solutions has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $252.0 million for Q2 2026.
- Research & Development for Q2 2026 came in at $252.0 million, up 8.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $990.0 million (up 6.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $970.0 million, up 5.78% from the prior year.
- Research & Development came in at $252.0 million for Q2 2026 at Motorola Solutions, down from $270.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $270.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $188.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $218.0 million (2023), against an average of $222.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development climbed 12.84% in 2024 and advanced 1.28% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Motorola Solutions' Research & Development stood at $202.0 million in 2022, then increased by 7.92% to $218.0 million in 2023, then grew by 12.84% to $246.0 million in 2024, then gained by 9.76% to $270.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 6.67% to $252.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $252.0 million (Q2 2026), $270.0 million (Q4 2025), and $237.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 2.38 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 221.46 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 252.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 744.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 90.60 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 51.81 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 7.13 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 25.66 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 165.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 71.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 252.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 270.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 237.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 231.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 233.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 246.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 234.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 220.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 218.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 215.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 215.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 210.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 202.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 197.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 191.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 188.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 189.00 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 183.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 181.00 Mn |