Motorola Solutions Reports $3.4 billion in Revenue, Up 12%
Motorola Solutions reported quarterly results highlighted by sales of $3.4 billion, up 12% versus a year ago, according to its earnings release filed with an 8-K Wednesday.
GAAP earnings per share ("EPS") of $3.06. Non-GAAP EPS* of $4.69. Record ending backlog of $16.6 billion, up 14% versus a year ago, driven by record Q3 orders. Announced $2 billion increase to the share repurchase authorization.
Greg Brown said, "Q3 was another outstanding quarter, with double-digit revenue growth across both segments and all three technologies,"
Results detail
Further figures in the release included Sales $3,376 $3,009 12 %; Operating Earnings $777 $770 1 %; EPS $3.06 $3.33 (8) %; Operating Earnings $1,096 $918 19 %.
The filing is an Item 2.02 results announcement furnished with Exhibit 99.1. Comparisons use the year-earlier period as presented by Motorola Solutions unless the release specifies another baseline. Where both GAAP and non-GAAP metrics appear, both are summarized when the extract includes them.
Segment mix, cash flow and any outlook language in the release are the usual secondary reads after the headline revenue and earnings figures. One-time items—restructuring, impairments, gains on sales or legal settlements—can move GAAP profit without changing the run-rate story, so reconciliations remain essential.
Capital allocation—buybacks, dividends, debt paydown or reinvestment—often decides whether a solid operating quarter becomes a compounding story. If Motorola Solutions disclosed repurchase dollars, dividend actions or guidance changes in the release, those items belong next to the revenue and EPS lines in any retail checklist.
Operating trends in the quarter reflected the mix of volume, pricing and expense items described in the earnings materials. Investors comparing results with consensus estimates should use the same GAAP or adjusted definitions the company uses in its reconciliations, because label differences on EPS and EBITDA are a common source of apparent misses that are really definition gaps.
Cash generation, share count and any balance-sheet moves disclosed alongside the P&L often matter as much as the headline growth rate for multi-year holders. If the release included buyback dollars, dividend declarations, debt actions or capital-expenditure plans, those belong on the same checklist as revenue and earnings.
Why it matters
For retail investors, the Motorola Solutions print is a check on whether growth, margins and cash generation are moving together. The figures above come from the company’s Exhibit 99.1 earnings materials; how they stack up against the prior-year run rate and any guide published with the release will shape the near-term debate.
By the numbers
- Sales of $3.4 billion, up 12% versus a year ago
- GAAP earnings per share ("EPS") of $3.06
- Non-GAAP EPS* of $4.69
- Record ending backlog of $16.6 billion, up 14% versus a year ago, driven by record Q3 orders
- Announced $2 billion increase to the share repurchase authorization
- Sales $3,376 $3,009 12 %
Sources
- Motorola Solutions, Inc. Form 8-K with quarterly financial results, filed 2026-11-04 (accession 0000068505-26-000041)
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