Motorola Solutions (MSI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Motorola Solutions (MSI) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 21.71% in Q3 2026, down 2.21 percentage points from 23.92% a year earlier and down 0.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Motorola Solutions (MSI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Motorola Solutions reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 27.38%, down 2.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +8.35 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 30.17% in FY2024 (-1.09 pp), 31.26% in FY2023 (+10.34 pp), 20.92% in FY2022 (-1.40 pp) and 22.32% in FY2021 (+3.29 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 19.28% in Q3 2022 to 32.08% in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.71 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 12.57 percentage points in Q3 2023, against a drop of 7.25 percentage points in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 22.44% (Q2 2026), 21.43% (Q1 2026) and 22.96% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -19.49% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 10.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.91% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 23.92% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.17% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 21.71% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 24.70% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -7.52% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 68.72 Bn | 56.73 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 19.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 21.71% |
| 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% |
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Motorola Solutions Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MSI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MSI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MSI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();