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Motorola (MSI) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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For the quarter ended June 2025, Motorola (MSI - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.77 billion, up 5.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.57, compared to $3.24 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.03% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.74 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.36, the EPS surprise was +6.25%.

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- Software and Services: $1.11 billion versus $1.05 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.6% change.
  • Net Sales- Products and Systems Integration: $1.65 billion versus $1.69 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.3% change.
  • Sales- LMR Communications- Products and Systems Integration: $1.36 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.39 billion.
  • Sales- Command Center- Software and Services: $237 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $231.58 million.
  • Sales- LMR Communications- Total: $2.01 billion compared to the $1.99 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Sales- Video- Products and Systems Integration: $297 million compared to the $307.13 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Sales- Video- Software and Services: $226 million versus $214.39 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Sales- Video- Total: $523 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $521.52 million.
  • Net sales from services: $1.23 billion versus $1.12 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.7% change.
  • Net sales from products: $1.53 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.61 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.9%.
  • Sales- LMR Communications- Software and Services: $649 million versus $602.35 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Non-GAAP Operating Earnings- Software and Services: $376 million versus $255.67 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Motorola here>>>

Shares of Motorola have returned +5.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% 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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