MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. vs QUALCOMM INC/DE, two Communication Equipment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where MSI and QCOM diverge most: on debt / equity, MSI reads 3.50 and QCOM reads 0.55; on p/b, MSI reads 28.57 and QCOM reads 5.71. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's MSI price has a different growth bar priced in than QCOM (+21.1% implied for MSI vs +20.4% for QCOM); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What MSI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What QCOM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | MSI | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $435.83 | $147.70 |
| Market cap | $73.2B | $157.9B |
| Sector | Communication Equipment | Communication Equipment |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +21.1% | +20.4% |
| P/E | 35.1 | 16.9 |
| P/B | 28.57 | 5.71 |
| P/S | 6.17 | 3.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.8 | 15.9 |
| Revenue growth | +8.2% | +1.9% |
| Gross margin | 50.2% | — |
| Operating margin | 19.3% | 16.4% |
| Net margin | 17.6% | 22.2% |
| Return on equity | 81.5% | 35.4% |
| Return on assets | 10.9% | 17.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.2% | 19.4% |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 2.4% |
| Debt / equity | 3.50 | 0.55 |
| Current ratio | 1.07 | 2.02 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.93 | 4.96 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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