Deferred Revenue
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Deferred Revenue increased by 9.2% to $2.27B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.3%, from $2.07B to $2.27B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 7.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong sales of subscription-based services or bundled offerings, providing a predictable pipeline for future revenue recognition.
Detailed definition
Represents cash payments received from customers in advance of the company fulfilling its performance obligations, speci...
Peer comparison
High-growth software and services companies typically maintain larger deferred revenue balances relative to pure hardware manufacturers.
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.42B | $1.54B | $1.65B | $1.59B | $1.56B | $1.55B | $1.86B | $1.79B | $1.76B | $1.90B | $2.04B | $1.89B | $1.85B | $1.94B | $2.07B | $1.98B | $2.02B | $2.07B | $2.27B |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.6% | +7.3% | -3.6% | -2.1% | -0.4% | +20.0% | -3.6% | -1.6% | +7.6% | +7.3% | -7.2% | -2.0% | +4.9% | +6.7% | -4.3% | +1.7% | +2.9% | +9.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.9% | +0.7% | +12.7% | +12.8% | +13.4% | +22.5% | +9.6% | +5.4% | +5.0% | +2.3% | +1.7% | +4.9% | +8.9% | +6.8% | +9.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s deferred revenue?
- Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) reported deferred revenue of $2.27B in Q4 2025.
- How has Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s deferred revenue increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from $2.07B to $2.27B.
- What is the long-term trend for Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s deferred revenue has grown at a 7.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.55B to $2.27B.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money collected from customers for products or services that haven't been delivered yet but will be within a year.