Motorola Solutions (MSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Motorola Solutions (MSI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 21.43% for Q2 2026, down 725.0% on a YoY basis from 3.43% in Q2 2025, and down 6.64% sequentially from 22.96% in Q4 2025.

Motorola Solutions (MSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 21.43% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 725.0% year-over-year to 21.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 21.43% (down 725.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.38%, down 279.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 21.43% in Q2 2026, from 22.96% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 32.08% in Q4 2023 to a low of 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1257 bps in 2023 and plunged 725 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing MSI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 21.69% in 2022, then surged by 48 bps to 32.08% in 2023, then dropped by 9 bps to 29.26% in 2024, then decreased by 22 bps to 22.96% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 21.43% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSI's Return on Capital Employed at 21.43% in Q2 2026, 22.96% in Q4 2025, and 23.92% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 448.63 Bn 431.99 Bn 10.08 Bn 16.71%
2 Motorola Solutions 70.57 Bn 69.69 Bn 1.36 Bn 21.43%
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 62.96 Bn 58.12 Bn 9.10 Bn -0.78%
4 Ciena 52.39 Bn 51.09 Bn 625.52 Mn 6.63%
5 Lumentum Holdings 50.45 Bn 47.28 Bn 357.00 Mn 11.56%
6 Nokia 48.64 Bn 41.33 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 31.98 Bn 31.61 Bn 370.71 Mn 87.31%
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.75 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.53 Bn 21.27%
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.66 Bn 16.66 Bn 3.67 Mn -8.36%
10 Zebra Technologies 12.90 Bn 12.78 Bn 742.00 Mn 10.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jul 3, 2021 20.74%