Motorola Solutions vs Qualcomm
MSI and QCOM side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MSI and QCOM compare
Qualcomm is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Motorola Solutions ($185B against $88.6B).
On earnings, Qualcomm is cheaper: it trades at 13.9× trailing earnings, against 43.1× for Motorola Solutions.
Motorola Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.4% versus −2.6% for Qualcomm).
Qualcomm keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 31.6% compared with 16.5% at Motorola Solutions.
Both pay dividends: Motorola Solutions yields 0.90% and Qualcomm 2.1%.
Motorola Solutions scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 14 for Qualcomm), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MSI | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $88.6B | $185B |
| Share price | $535.22 | $176.57 |
| Change, 1 year | 35.8% | 2.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | −4.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 1.53 |
| Employees | 23K | 57K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 43.1× | 13.9× (better) |
| P/S | 7.0× | 4.3× (better) |
| P/B | 28.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.9× | 18.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 35.0× | 21.4× (better) |
| PEG | 2.51 | 0.54 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.9% | 4.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $356.31 | $193.43 |
| Margin of safety | −50.2% | 8.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.4% (better) | −2.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.5% (better) | 5.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −1.5% | 146% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.32% | 153% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.5% (better) | 10.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.2% | 53.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 24.2% (better) | 20.1% |
| Net margin | 16.5% | 31.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 20.1% (better) | 20.1% |
| Return on equity | 77.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 20.2% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.29 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.57 | 0.72 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 6.7× | 12.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.10 | 1.86 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.24 | 5.67 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.90% | 2.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 37.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | 17 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% (better) | 6.4% |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | 4.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% | 6.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.0% | 80.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.32% | 0.08% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$174M | −$21.4M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.2% | 2.8% |
Go deeper
- MSI stock overview
- MSI income statement
- MSI valuation and score
- QCOM stock overview
- QCOM income statement
- QCOM valuation and score
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