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MSI (Motorola Solutions) Forward Dividend Yield % : 0.88% (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Motorola Solutions Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-10-31), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Motorola Solutions is 0.88%.

As of today (2024-10-31), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Motorola Solutions is 0.88%.

MSI's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
77.36% of 1356 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 2.195 vs MSI: 0.88

Motorola Solutions's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.98.

During the past 12 months, Motorola Solutions's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Motorola Solutions was 61.40% per year. The lowest was -32.00% per year. And the median was 11.15% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Motorola Solutions's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Motorola Solutions's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Motorola Solutions's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Motorola Solutions's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Motorola Solutions's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.



Motorola Solutions Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Motorola Solutions Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.9800002024-09-132024-09-132024-10-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.9800002024-06-142024-06-142024-07-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.9800002024-03-142024-03-152024-04-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.9800002023-12-142023-12-152024-01-12Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Motorola Solutions's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.92/449.35
=0.87 %

Current Share Price is $449.35.
Motorola Solutions's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.98 * 4 = $3.92.

Motorola Solutions's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.92/449.35
=0.87 %

Current Share Price is $449.35.
Motorola Solutions's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $3.92.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Motorola Solutions  (NYSE:MSI) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Motorola Solutions Business Description

Address
500 West Monroe Street, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses. The bulk of the firm's revenue comes from sales of land mobile radios and radio network infrastructure, but the firm also sells surveillance equipment and dispatch software. Most of Motorola's revenue comes from government agencies, while roughly 25% comes from schools and private businesses. Motorola has customers in over 100 countries and in every state in the United States.
Executives
Cynthia Yazdi officer: SVP, Communications & Brand 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Gregory Q Brown director, officer: Chairman and CEO 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Jason J Winkler officer: EVP and CFO 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James A Niewiara officer: SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
John P Molloy officer: EVP and COO 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Rajan Naik officer: SVP, Strategy & Ventures 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Kenneth D Denman director
Karen E Dunning officer: SVP, Human Resources MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Katherine A Maher officer: CVP and CAO 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Mark S. Hacker officer: EVP, GC & Chief Admin Officer 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Joseph M Tucci director EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Clayton M Jones director 400 COLLINS ROAD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52498
Judy C Lewent director PO BOX 100, WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ 08889
Ayanna Howard director 111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Mahesh Saptharishi officer: EVP and CTO 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661