Share Buybacks
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Share Buybacks decreased by 44.5% to $121.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 290.3%, from $31.00M to $121.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 23.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Large repurchases signal that management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash with no better internal investment opportunities.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by a company to buy back its own shares from the open market. This reduces the total number of shares out...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech giants often prioritize repurchases over dividends due to tax efficiencies and the impact on EPS.
cf_share_repurchasesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $102.00M | $125.00M | $131.00M | $493.00M | $162.00M | $94.00M | $87.00M | $140.00M | $224.00M | $306.00M | $134.00M | $39.00M | $71.00M | $31.00M | $325.00M | $218.00M | $121.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +22.5% | +4.8% | +276.3% | -67.1% | -42.0% | -7.4% | +60.9% | +60.0% | +36.6% | -56.2% | -70.9% | +82.1% | -56.3% | +948.4% | -32.9% | -44.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +58.8% | -24.8% | -33.6% | -71.6% | +38.3% | +225.5% | +54.0% | -72.1% | -68.3% | -89.9% | +733.3% | +207.0% | +290.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) reported share buybacks of $121.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s share buybacks increased by 290.3% year-over-year, from $31.00M to $121.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s share buybacks has grown at a 23.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $528.00M to $804.00M.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.