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Motorola Solutions (MSI) Q3 2026 Earnings: Guidance Raised

Q3 2026 (ended Oct 3, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • Motorola Solutions raised its full-year guidance; revenue +12.2% vs a year earlier.

Motorola Solutions's results for Q3 2026 (ended Oct 3, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-11-04. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$3,376 million (+12.2% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$3.06
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$4.69
Full-year guidanceRaised

Guidance

Motorola Solutions raised 2026 revenue guidance to about $13.050 billion and non-GAAP EPS to $17.94–$17.99; operating cash flow outlook raised to $3.050 billion.

Why this label: FY2026 revenue ~$13.050B 'up from its prior guidance of $12.975 billion'; non-GAAP EPS $17.94–$17.99 up from $17.62–$17.72.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
revenueFY2026~$13.050 billion$12.975 billion
non-GAAP EPSFY2026$17.94–$17.99$17.62–$17.72
operating cash flowFY2026$3.050 billionnot stated

Next-quarter outlook:

MetricPeriodRange
revenue growthQ4 2026~13% y/y
non-GAAP EPSQ4 2026$5.47–$5.52

From the release

Revenue: "Net sales · 3,376 · 3,009"

Earnings per share: "GAAP earnings per share ("EPS") of $3.06 • Non-GAAP EPS* of $4.69"

revenue: "The company now expects revenue of approximately $13.050 billion, up from its prior guidance of $12.975 billion"

non-GAAP EPS: "non-GAAP EPS between $17.94 and $17.99 per share, up from its prior guidance of between $17.62 and $17.72 per share"

operating cash flow: "In addition, the company is increasing its operating cash flow expectations to $3.050 billion for the full year."

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Raised 2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance to $17.94–$17.99; record backlog of $16.6 billion.

Source

Motorola Solutions earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0000068505-26-000041, filed 2026-11-04.

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