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Motorola Solutions (MSI) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has disclosed Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $270.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 9.76% to $270.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $971.0 million through Dec 2025, up 5.77% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $970.0 million for FY2025, 5.78% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $270.0 million in Q4 2025 for Motorola Solutions, up from $237.0 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 $180.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $212.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $215.0 million in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: increased 12.84% in 2024 and later grew 1.28% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $189.0 million in 2021, then rose by 6.88% to $202.0 million in 2022, then grew by 7.92% to $218.0 million in 2023, then rose by 12.84% to $246.0 million in 2024, then rose by 9.76% to $270.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for MSI at $270.0 million in Q4 2025, $237.0 million in Q3 2025, and $231.0 million in Q2 2025.