Motorola Solutions (BUE:MSI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1,128.19 (As of Jun. 2026)

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BUE:MSI Motorola Solutions Inc BUE:MSI
89 GF Score
Price ARS38,520.00
GF Value ARS37,217.80
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Motorola Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Motorola Solutions BUE:MSI +0.57% 89 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1,128.19 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:MSI with a GF Score™ of 89/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS37,217.80 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,058 Hardware companies, Motorola Solutions ranks worse than 55.01% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Motorola Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS1,128.19. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 34.14.


The historical rank and industry rank for Motorola Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:MSI' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.78   Med: 28.7   Max: 59.16
Current: 34.14


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Motorola Solutions was 59.16. The lowest was 13.78. And the median was 28.70.


BUE:MSI's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
55.01% of 1058 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 27.07 vs BUE:MSI: 34.14

Motorola Solutions's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS24,662.03. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS90,527.54. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 0.43.

Motorola Solutions's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS32,660.53. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS117,100.28. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 0.33.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Motorola Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Motorola Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Motorola Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Motorola Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Motorola Solutions Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 790.80 1,015.32 1,078.70 971.22 1,098.25

BUE:MSI vs HPE, LITE, CIEN: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Motorola Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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 Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Motorola Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Motorola Solutions's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Motorola Solutions Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Motorola Solutions's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 3,042,007
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 782,901
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 101,818
Change In Working Capital -248,485
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 33

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Motorola Solutions's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS3,042,007 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Motorola Solutions's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS782,901 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Motorola Solutions's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ARS101,818 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Motorola Solutions's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ARS101,818 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Motorola Solutions's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS-248,485 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Motorola Solutions's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 33.440 Mil.

Motorola Solutions's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 3042007.106 +782901.445+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-101817.78754224+-248484.978)/33.440
=1,128.19

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=38520.00/1,128.19
=34.14

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1,128.19 mean?
Motorola Solutions (BUE:MSI) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1,128.19 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Motorola Solutions. According to the industry distribution chart, Motorola Solutions ranks #582 out of 1058 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 55%.
Is Motorola Solutions' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Motorola Solutions' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1,128.19. The Hardware industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.07. Motorola Solutions' value of 1,128.19 is 4067.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Motorola Solutions ranks #582 out of 1058 companies in the Hardware industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Motorola Solutions has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Motorola Solutions' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to HPE and LITE?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Motorola Solutions ranks #582 out of 1058 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Motorola Solutions in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.07. Motorola Solutions' value of 1,128.19 is 4067.7% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Hardware company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Hardware companies is 27.07, based on 1,058 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Motorola Solutions's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1,128.19 is 4067.7% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Motorola Solutions. For the Hardware industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.07 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Motorola Solutions's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1,128.19. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Motorola Solutions stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Motorola Solutions (BUE:MSI) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS37,217.80, compared to a current price of ARS38,520.00 — trading 3.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1,128.19 and 4067.7% above the Hardware industry median of 27.07. Motorola Solutions' overall GF Score™ is 89/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Motorola Solutions (BUE:MSI), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1,128.19 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Motorola Solutions (BUE:MSI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Motorola Solutions stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ARS38,520.00 is trading 3.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of ARS37,217.80. GuruFocus considers Motorola Solutions to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:MSI:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1,128.19
  • GF Value™: ARS37,217.80 vs. price of ARS38,520.00 (3.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 89/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 4067.7% above the Hardware median (#582 of 1058)

No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:MSI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


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.
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