AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Motorola Solutions (MSI)

Motorola Solutions Q1 sales rise 7%, raises 2026 revenue and EPS outlook

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Motorola Solutions reported first-quarter 2026 sales of $2.7 billion, up 7%, and non-GAAP EPS of $3.37, up 6%, while GAAP EPS fell 14% to $2.18 amid a contingent Silvus earnout charge. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $12.8 billion and its non-GAAP EPS outlook to $16.87 to $16.99, supported by record first-quarter backlog of $15.7 billion.

Key points

  • Q1 2026 sales of $2,714 million, up 7% from $2,528 million a year earlier; Software and Services sales up 18%
  • GAAP operating margin fell to 19.3% from 23.0%, mainly due to an increase in the contingent Silvus earnout
  • Full-year 2026 revenue outlook raised to approximately $12.8 billion from $12.7 billion; non-GAAP EPS outlook raised to $16.87 to $16.99 from $16.70 to $16.85
  • Operating cash flow was $451 million, down from $510 million a year earlier

The filing

CompanyMotorola Solutions (MSI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 7, 2026, 4:14 PM ET
Accession number0000068505-26-000018

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 07, 2026.

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