Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) closed fiscal year 2025 with 166 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 4.48 USD per share.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) closed fiscal year 2025 with 166 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 4.48 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 1.40 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 70.6 %. The dividend per share was 4.48 USD, up 11.2 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 728 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 563M | 330M | 336M | 319M | 276M | 255M | 220M | 174M | 165M | 161M | 164M | 171M | 169M | 169M | 168M | 166M | 167M | 166M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 6.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 2.30M | 7.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.90M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.78 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.41 % | 4.11 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.54 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -1,750M | -233M | 0.00M | -17.5M | -42.7M | -21.6M | -34.7M | -45.5M | -9.60M | -3.50M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.10M | -0.70M | -1.20M | -1.30M | 0.00M | -1.40M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -310.68 % | -70.49 % | 0.00 % | -5.49 % | -15.47 % | -8.49 % | -15.79 % | -26.10 % | -5.83 % | -2.17 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.65 % | -0.41 % | -0.72 % | -0.78 % | 0.00 % | -0.84 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -1,750M | -233M | 6.00M | -17.5M | -42.7M | -21.6M | -34.7M | -45.5M | -9.60M | -3.50M | 2.30M | 7.00M | -1.10M | -0.70M | -1.20M | -1.30M | 0.90M | -1.40M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -310.68 % | -70.49 % | 1.78 % | -5.49 % | -15.47 % | -8.49 % | -15.79 % | -26.10 % | -5.83 % | -2.17 % | 1.41 % | 4.11 % | -0.65 % | -0.41 % | -0.72 % | -0.78 % | 0.54 % | -0.84 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.81 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 1.30 | 1.43 | 1.70 | 1.93 | 2.13 | 2.35 | 2.63 | 2.92 | 3.25 | 3.62 | 4.03 | 4.48 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | — | 0.00 % | 6.22 % | 30.65 % | 26.57 % | 24.48 % | 45.41 % | 50.00 % | — | 34.89 % | 43.66 % | 45.94 % | 38.71 % | 38.88 % | 34.46 % | 41.47 % | 33.80 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | — | — | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 453M | 114M | 0.00M | 72.0M | 270M | 292M | 318M | 277M | 280M | 307M | 337M | 379M | 436M | 482M | 530M | 589M | 654M | 728M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 4.94 % | 1.10 % | 0.00 % | 0.47 % | 1.78 % | 1.69 % | 1.93 % | 2.07 % | 2.05 % | 2.13 % | 1.90 % | 1.46 % | 1.55 % | 1.08 % | 1.28 % | 1.16 % | 0.86 % | 1.19 % |
Figures in USD
