Motorola Solutions (MSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Motorola Solutions (MSI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 21.43% for Q2 2026, down 6.64% sequentially from 22.96% in Q4 2025, and down 725.0% YoY from 3.43% in Q2 2025.
Motorola Solutions (MSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Motorola Solutions has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 21.43% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 725.0% year-over-year to 21.43% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 21.43% (down 725.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 27.38%, down 279.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 21.43% in Q2 2026 per MSI's latest filing, from 22.96% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 32.08% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 19.28% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 25.15% and a median of 23.92% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed soared 1257 bps in 2023, then slumped 725 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 21.69% in 2022, then surged by 48 bps to 32.08% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 29.26% in 2024, then declined by 22 bps to 22.96% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 21.43% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 21.43%, 22.96%, and 23.92% for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 22.44% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 21.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.96% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 23.92% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 25.54% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.26% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 29.18% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 29.22% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 27.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.85% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 23.21% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 21.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.69% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 19.28% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 20.32% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 20.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.54% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 21.33% |