MSI (Motorola Solutions) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 07, 2026)

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MSI Motorola Solutions Inc MSI
92 GF Score
Price $471.06
GF Value $467.04
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Motorola Solutions  (NYSE:MSI) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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Motorola Solutions Quarterly Data
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MSI vs HPE, LITE, CIEN: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


MSI
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Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Motorola Solutions's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=16.145/333.9520*333.9520
=16.145

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Motorola Solutions Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 -3.971 241.428 -5.493
201612 -5.853 241.432 -8.096
201703 -6.423 243.801 -8.798
201706 -6.074 244.955 -8.281
201709 -5.123 246.819 -6.932
201712 -10.806 246.524 -14.638
201803 -9.585 249.554 -12.827
201806 -9.287 251.989 -12.308
201809 -8.628 252.439 -11.414
201812 -7.908 251.233 -10.512
201903 -6.724 254.202 -8.833
201906 -5.875 256.143 -7.660
201909 -6.439 256.759 -8.375
201912 -4.106 256.974 -5.336
202003 -5.576 258.115 -7.214
202006 -4.885 257.797 -6.328
202009 -4.463 260.280 -5.726
202012 -3.294 260.474 -4.223
202103 -2.923 264.877 -3.685
202106 -2.115 271.696 -2.600
202109 -1.555 274.310 -1.893
202112 -0.237 278.802 -0.284
202203 -1.885 287.504 -2.190
202206 -2.654 296.311 -2.991
202209 -2.436 296.808 -2.741
202212 0.693 296.797 0.780
202303 1.395 301.836 1.543
202306 2.017 305.109 2.208
202309 2.178 307.789 2.363
202312 4.356 306.746 4.742
202403 3.124 312.332 3.340
202406 4.808 314.175 5.111
202409 7.945 315.301 8.415
202412 10.192 315.605 10.784
202503 9.828 319.799 10.263
202506 11.813 322.561 12.230
202509 13.959 324.800 14.352
202512 14.544 324.054 14.988
202603 15.307 330.213 15.480
202606 16.145 333.952 16.145

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Motorola Solutions (MSI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Motorola Solutions stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $471.06 is trading 0.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $467.04. GuruFocus considers Motorola Solutions to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for MSI:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $467.04 vs. price of $471.06 (0.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 92/100 with 3 warning signs

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Motorola Solutions Business Description

Address 500 West Monroe Street, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses. The bulk of the firm's revenue comes from sales of land mobile radios and radio network infrastructure, but the firm also sells surveillance equipment, dispatch software, and other networking capabilities. Most of Motorola's revenue comes from government agencies, while roughly 25% comes from schools and private businesses. Motorola has customers in over 100 countries and in every state in the United States.
92GF Score

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$471.06
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