Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Stock-Based Comp increased by 9.6% to $80.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 27.0%, from $63.00M to $80.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 22.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $31.00M | $34.00M | $35.00M | $37.00M | $44.00M | $45.00M | $46.00M | $55.00M | $53.00M | $52.00M | $52.00M | $56.00M | $63.00M | $61.00M | $63.00M | $66.00M | $74.00M | $73.00M | $80.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.7% | +2.9% | +5.7% | +18.9% | +2.3% | +2.2% | +19.6% | -3.6% | -1.9% | +0.0% | +7.7% | +12.5% | -3.2% | +3.3% | +4.8% | +12.1% | -1.4% | +9.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +41.9% | +32.4% | +31.4% | +48.6% | +20.5% | +15.6% | +13.0% | +1.8% | +18.9% | +17.3% | +21.2% | +17.9% | +17.5% | +19.7% | +27.0% |
Range$31.00M – $80.00M
CAGR+23.5%
Avg YoY Growth+23.0%
Median YoY Growth+19.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s stock-based comp?
- Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) reported stock-based comp of $80.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s stock-based comp increased by 27.0% year-over-year, from $63.00M to $80.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s stock-based comp has grown at a 22.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $129.00M to $293.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.