Motorola Solutions (MSI) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Motorola Solutions (MSI) reported Research & Development of $252.0 million for Q2 2026, up 8.15% on a YoY basis from $233.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 6.67% sequentially from $270.0 million in Q4 2025.

Motorola Solutions (MSI) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $252.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 8.15% year-over-year to $252.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $990.0 million (up 6.11% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $970.0 million, up 5.78% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $252.0 million in Q2 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $222.2 million and a median of $218.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development climbed 12.84% in 2024 and advanced 1.28% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing MSI's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $202.0 million in 2022, then grew by 7.92% to $218.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 12.84% to $246.0 million in 2024, then rose by 9.76% to $270.0 million in 2025, then fell by 6.67% to $252.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSI's Research & Development at $252.0 million in Q2 2026, $270.0 million in Q4 2025, and $237.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 444.27 Bn 427.63 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 68.42 Bn 67.56 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.57 Bn 58.72 Bn 9.10 Bn 744.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 59.61 Bn 56.43 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
5 Ciena 57.62 Bn 56.33 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
6 Nokia 52.70 Bn 45.22 Bn 9.86 Bn -20.48 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 32.00 Bn 31.63 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
8 AST SpaceMobile 17.20 Bn 17.78 Bn 3.67 Mn 7.13 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 12.59 Bn 12.48 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Viasat 10.14 Bn 8.46 Bn 615.36 Mn 41.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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