Motorola Solutions (MSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Motorola Solutions' (MSI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 21.43% in Q2 2026, down 725.0% year-on-year from 3.43% in Q2 2025, and down 6.64% quarter-over-quarter from 22.96% in Q4 2025.
Motorola Solutions (MSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Motorola Solutions has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 21.43% for Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 21.43%, down 725.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 21.43% (down 725.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 27.38%, down 279.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 21.43% for Q2 2026 at Motorola Solutions, down 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 23.92% (2025), against an average of 25.15%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1257 bps in 2023 and slumped 725 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Motorola Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 21.69% in 2022, then soared by 48 bps to 32.08% in 2023, then declined by 9 bps to 29.26% in 2024, then slipped by 22 bps to 22.96% in 2025, then retreated by 7 bps to 21.43% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 21.43% (Q2 2026), 22.96% (Q4 2025), and 23.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -0.78% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 87.31% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -10.70% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -1.25% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 10.82% |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 2.95% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |