Motorola Solutions, Inc.

What does Motorola Solutions own?
It owns the mission-critical radio, video security, and command center software businesses, plus acquired brands Avigilon, Silvus, Pelco, Openpath, and Ava Security. It does not own the Motorola phone brand, which belongs to Lenovo.

Is Motorola Solutions publicly traded?
Yes. It trades on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker MSI and is a member of the S&P 500.

When was Motorola Solutions founded?
The company traces to Galvin Manufacturing, founded in Chicago in 1928, which became Motorola Inc. in 1947. Motorola Solutions as a separate entity formed in the January 2011 split of Motorola Inc.

Who owns Motorola Solutions?
Public shareholders own it. Greg Brown is chairman and CEO. No family or founder group retains control.

What is Motorola Solutions' market position?
It is the dominant provider of mission-critical public safety communications in North America and a top-tier global video security and command center software supplier.

Is Motorola Solutions related to Motorola phones?
Historically yes, but not today. The phone business became Motorola Mobility in 2011, later owned by Google and now Lenovo. Motorola Solutions kept the enterprise and public safety business and the batwing logo.

The company traces to 1928, when Paul and Joseph Galvin founded Galvin Manufacturing in Chicago to make battery eliminators for radios. The Motorola name came from a 1930 car radio, "motor" plus "ola," and became the company name in 1947. Motorola went on to build a century of firsts: the walkie-talkie for WWII troops, pagers, the first commercial cell phone, and semiconductors that powered Apollo missions.

By the 2000s the consumer mobile phone business dominated the company. In January 2011, Motorola Inc. split into two companies: Motorola Mobility (consumer phones, later sold to Google and then Lenovo) and Motorola Solutions (enterprise and government). Greg Brown, CEO since 2008, took the enterprise side.

The rebuilt company focused entirely on public safety. Acquisitions added video security and software depth: Avigilon for about $1.2 billion in 2018, IndigoVision and Pelco in 2020, Openpath in 2021, Ava Security in 2022, and mobile networking specialist Silvus Technologies in 2024 for approximately $4.4 billion, its largest deal ever.

FY2025 produced $11.7 billion in revenue, up 8%, with GAAP EPS of $12.75 and non-GAAP EPS of $15.38. Q3 2026 was a record: sales of $3.38 billion up 12%, an all-time backlog of $16.6 billion, and raised full-year guidance.

As a public safety supplier, the company's ethics profile centers on responsible government technology use rather than consumer-facing certifications. It publishes corporate responsibility reporting covering supply chain standards, data security, and product lifecycle, and has committed to science-aligned emissions targets.

The more material ethical dimension is surveillance: its video and analytics products serve law enforcement, and the company publishes responsible-use policies for facial recognition and AI features. Governance is standard S&P 500.