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

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

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

Motorola Solutions has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $252.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 8.15% year-over-year to $252.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $990.0 million (up 6.11% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $970.0 million, up 5.78% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $252.0 million in Q2 2026 per MSI's latest filing, from $270.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $270.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development increased 12.84% in 2024, then grew 1.28% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $202.0 million in 2022, then gained by 7.92% to $218.0 million in 2023, then rose by 12.84% to $246.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.76% to $270.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 6.67% to $252.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $252.0 million, $270.0 million, and $237.0 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 440.02 Bn 423.38 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 77.69 Bn 72.40 Bn 3.94 Bn 922.00 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 77.25 Bn 76.56 Bn 1.68 Bn 260.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 66.40 Bn 63.23 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
5 Nokia 61.84 Bn 54.37 Bn 10.09 Bn -20.95 Mn
6 Ciena 60.71 Bn 59.51 Bn 691.55 Mn 237.91 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 34.65 Bn 34.28 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.62 Bn 28.92 Bn 2.58 Bn -1.12 Bn
9 AST SpaceMobile 27.62 Bn 28.12 Bn 9.12 Mn 7.77 Mn
10 Zebra Technologies 17.79 Bn 17.63 Bn 825.00 Mn 184.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 260.00 Mn
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