Motorola (MSI) reported $2.71 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.4%. EPS of $3.37 for the same period compares to $3.18 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.53% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.7 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.25, the EPS surprise was +3.64%.
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.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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: $1.56 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.61 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.8%. Net Sales- Software and Services: $1.16 billion compared to the $1.09 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.6% year over year. Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Total: $1.97 billion compared to the $2.01 billion average estimate based on three analysts. Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Software and Services: $680 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $637.5 million. Sales- Mission Critical Networks (MCN)- Products and Systems Integration: $1.29 billion compared to the $1.37 billion average estimate based on three analysts. Sales- Video- Products and Systems Integration: $271 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $243.4 million. Sales- Command Center- Software and Services: $236 million versus $211.45 million estimated by three analysts on average. Sales- Video- Software and Services: $239 million compared to the $236.04 million average estimate based on three analysts. Sales- Video- Total: $510 million versus $479.43 million estimated by three analysts on average. Net sales from products: $1.48 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.53 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.3%. Net sales from services: $1.23 billion compared to the $1.17 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.2% year over year.View all Key Company Metrics for Motorola here>>>
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