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Arista Networks vs Motorola Solutions

Arista Networks ANET · Motorola Solutions MSI · Communications Equipment

Motorola Solutions reported revenue of $11.7 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Arista Networks' $9.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Arista Networks' revenue grew 28.6% in its latest year, and Motorola Solutions' grew 8.0%. Arista Networks had an operating margin of 42.8%, against 25.6% at Motorola Solutions. Free cash flow was $4.3 billion at Arista Networks and $2.6 billion at Motorola Solutions.

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Arista NetworksMotorola Solutions
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$9.0B$11.7B
Revenue growth28.6%8.0%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years31.2%9.5%
Gross margin64.1%51.7%
Operating margin42.8%25.6%
Net margin39.0%18.4%
Free cash flow$4.3B$2.6B
Free cash flow margin47.2%22.0%
Return on capital—28.6%
Net debt to EBITDA−2.7x2.3x
Dividends and buybacks$1.6B$1.9B
Change in diluted share count−0.4%−1.1%
Last close$177.24$485.62
P/E at the last close55.9×38.2×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $1.5 billionsold $101.5 million
Piotroski F-score4 of 96 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Arista Networks and Motorola Solutions pages.