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Motorola (MSI) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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For the quarter ended September 2025, Motorola (MSI - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.01 billion, up 7.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.06, compared to $3.74 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.58% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.99 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.85, the EPS surprise was +5.45%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Motorola performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Backlog: $14.6 billion compared to the $15.26 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
Net Sales- Software and Services: $1.11 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.15 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.5%.
Net Sales- Products and Systems Integration: $1.9 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.85 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.3%.
Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Total: $2.24 billion versus $2.22 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
Net sales from services: $1.26 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.3% change.
Sales- Video- Software and Services: $235 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $244.15 million.
Sales- Video- Total: $534 million compared to the $553.25 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Sales- Command Center- Software and Services: $234 million compared to the $226.84 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Net sales from products: $1.75 billion versus $1.76 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.9% change.
Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Software and Services: $643 million compared to the $681.07 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Products and Systems Integration: $1.6 billion versus $1.54 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
Sales- Video- Products and Systems Integration: $299 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $309.1 million.
Shares of Motorola have returned -3.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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Motorola (MSI) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
For the quarter ended September 2025, Motorola (MSI - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.01 billion, up 7.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.06, compared to $3.74 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.58% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.99 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.85, the EPS surprise was +5.45%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Motorola performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for Motorola here>>>
Shares of Motorola have returned -3.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.