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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) pays a $4.72 annual dividend ($1.21 quarterly), yielding 1.09% at $444.18/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-16. 14 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.09%
Annual Dividend: $4.72 per share
Payout Ratio: 37.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-16
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Technology
Years of Dividend History: 55
Motorola Solutions, Inc. dividend comes from a company that builds mission-critical communications and security systems for police, fire, defense, and enterprise customers worldwide. The current yield is 1.09%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $4.72 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 16, 2026, with the last declared amount at $1.21 per share. MSI's beta of 0.886 points to below-market price swings, which suits investors who prioritize dividend growth over immediate income.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. pays out 37.2% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout is supported by a business model spanning both hardware systems and recurring software and services revenue, including maintenance contracts, cybersecurity services, and software updates for government and public safety networks. Motorola Solutions, Inc. dividend safety faces its most plausible pressure from government budget cycles, since a large share of MSI's customer base consists of public sector agencies whose spending can shift with fiscal conditions.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.6% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.8084 to $4.48 over that span (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 10.0% in 2015, meaning even the slowest year still delivered double-digit growth.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +11.3% | $3.25 (2022) | $4.48 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.2% | $2.63 (2020) | $4.48 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +12.1% | $1.43 (2015) | $4.48 (2025) |
MSI fits growth-and-income investors who want a rising income stream from a company serving public safety and defense markets, and who are not chasing a high current yield. The yield sits at 1.09%, classified as low (below 2%), and it has not moved from that level over the past five years, so the 5-year average yield is also 1.09%. What the stock offers instead is a 10.6% annualized dividend growth rate over 17 years and 14 consecutive years of increases. The trade-off is straightforward: income today is modest, but the per-share payment has more than quintupled since 2008. Investors who accept a low starting yield in exchange for that pace of growth are the natural fit here.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $1.2100 |
| 2026-06-17 | $1.2100 |
| 2026-03-20 | $1.2100 |
| 2025-12-15 | $1.2100 |
| 2025-09-15 | $1.0900 |
| 2025-06-13 | $1.0900 |
| 2025-03-14 | $1.0900 |
| 2024-12-13 | $1.0900 |
| 2024-09-13 | $0.9800 |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.9800 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.6300 |
| 2025 | $4.4800 |
| 2024 | $4.0300 |
| 2023 | $3.6200 |
| 2022 | $3.2500 |
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