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Compared to Estimates, Motorola (MSI) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Motorola (MSI - Free Report) reported $3.13 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.3%. EPS of $4.41 for the same period compares to $3.57 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.36% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.86, the EPS surprise was +14.25%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

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:
  • Net Sales- Products and Systems Integration: $1.91 billion compared to the $1.76 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.4% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Software and Services: $1.23 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.2% change.
  • Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Total: $2.28 billion compared to the $2.15 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Software and Services: $713 million versus $708.67 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Products and Systems Integration: $1.57 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.42 billion.
  • Sales- Video- Products and Systems Integration: $341 million compared to the $321.48 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Sales- Command Center- Software and Services: $269 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $275.12 million.
  • Sales- Video- Software and Services: $243 million versus $255.56 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Sales- Video- Total: $584 million compared to the $577.03 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Net sales from products: $1.82 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.69 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.6%.
  • Net sales from services: $1.32 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.31 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.7%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Motorola here>>>

Shares of Motorola have returned +4.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.5% 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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