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Side-by-side financial comparison of ICON PLC (ICLR) and Motorola Solutions (MSI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Motorola Solutions is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($3.4B vs $2.0B, roughly 1.7× ICON PLC). Motorola Solutions runs the higher net margin — 19.2% vs 0.1%, a 19.1% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Motorola Solutions posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (12.3% vs 0.6%). Motorola Solutions produced more free cash flow last quarter ($1.1B vs $333.9M). Over the past eight quarters, Motorola Solutions's revenue compounded faster (18.9% CAGR vs 0.6%).

ICON plc is an Irish headquartered multinational healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. As of February 2025 had approximately 41,900 employees in 55 countries.

Motorola Solutions, Inc., is an American technology company that provides safety and security products and services. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company provides critical communications, video security, and command center technologies, used by public safety agencies and enterprises. It was formed in 2011 by the division of Motorola, Inc.

ICLR vs MSI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
MSI
MSI
1.7× larger
MSI
$3.4B
$2.0B
ICLR
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
MSI
MSI
+11.7% gap
MSI
12.3%
0.6%
ICLR
Higher net margin
MSI
MSI
19.1% more per $
MSI
19.2%
0.1%
ICLR
More free cash flow
MSI
MSI
$808.1M more FCF
MSI
$1.1B
$333.9M
ICLR
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
MSI
MSI
Annualised
MSI
18.9%
0.6%
ICLR

Income Statement — Q3 FY2025 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Revenue
$2.0B
$3.4B
Net Profit
$2.4M
$649.0M
Gross Margin
52.3%
Operating Margin
4.2%
27.9%
Net Margin
0.1%
19.2%
Revenue YoY
0.6%
12.3%
Net Profit YoY
-98.8%
6.2%
EPS (diluted)
$0.03
$3.85

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
$3.4B
Q3 25
$2.0B
$3.0B
Q2 25
$2.0B
$2.8B
Q1 25
$2.0B
$2.5B
Q4 24
$3.0B
Q3 24
$2.0B
$2.8B
Q2 24
$2.1B
$2.6B
Q1 24
$2.1B
$2.4B
Net Profit
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
$649.0M
Q3 25
$2.4M
$562.0M
Q2 25
$183.0M
$513.0M
Q1 25
$154.2M
$430.0M
Q4 24
$611.0M
Q3 24
$197.1M
$562.0M
Q2 24
$146.9M
$443.0M
Q1 24
$187.4M
$-39.0M
Gross Margin
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
52.3%
Q3 25
51.6%
Q2 25
51.1%
Q1 25
51.4%
Q4 24
51.4%
Q3 24
51.4%
Q2 24
51.0%
Q1 24
49.9%
Operating Margin
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
27.9%
Q3 25
4.2%
25.6%
Q2 25
10.4%
25.0%
Q1 25
11.0%
23.0%
Q4 24
27.0%
Q3 24
14.1%
25.5%
Q2 24
10.8%
24.5%
Q1 24
13.7%
21.7%
Net Margin
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
19.2%
Q3 25
0.1%
18.7%
Q2 25
9.1%
18.6%
Q1 25
7.7%
17.0%
Q4 24
20.3%
Q3 24
9.7%
20.1%
Q2 24
6.9%
16.9%
Q1 24
9.0%
-1.6%
EPS (diluted)
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
$3.85
Q3 25
$0.03
$3.33
Q2 25
$2.30
$3.04
Q1 25
$1.90
$2.53
Q4 24
$3.57
Q3 24
$2.36
$3.29
Q2 24
$1.76
$2.60
Q1 24
$2.25
$-0.23

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$468.9M
$1.2B
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$9.3B
$2.4B
Total Assets
$16.5B
$19.4B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
$1.2B
Q3 25
$468.9M
$894.0M
Q2 25
$390.4M
$3.2B
Q1 25
$526.7M
$1.6B
Q4 24
$2.1B
Q3 24
$695.5M
$1.4B
Q2 24
$506.6M
$1.4B
Q1 24
$396.1M
$1.5B
Stockholders' Equity
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
$2.4B
Q3 25
$9.3B
$2.3B
Q2 25
$9.6B
$2.0B
Q1 25
$9.5B
$1.6B
Q4 24
$1.7B
Q3 24
$9.8B
$1.3B
Q2 24
$9.6B
$802.0M
Q1 24
$9.4B
$521.0M
Total Assets
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
$19.4B
Q3 25
$16.5B
$18.8B
Q2 25
$16.6B
$16.4B
Q1 25
$16.7B
$14.4B
Q4 24
$14.6B
Q3 24
$17.2B
$13.9B
Q2 24
$17.0B
$13.3B
Q1 24
$17.0B
$13.3B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$387.6M
$1.3B
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$333.9M
$1.1B
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
16.3%
33.8%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
2.6%
3.4%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
164.59×
1.94×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$1.0B
$2.6B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
$1.3B
Q3 25
$387.6M
$798.0M
Q2 25
$146.2M
$273.0M
Q1 25
$268.2M
$510.0M
Q4 24
$1.1B
Q3 24
$402.7M
$759.0M
Q2 24
$218.6M
$180.0M
Q1 24
$327.1M
$382.0M
Free Cash Flow
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
$1.1B
Q3 25
$333.9M
$732.0M
Q2 25
$113.9M
$225.0M
Q1 25
$239.3M
$473.0M
Q4 24
$984.0M
Q3 24
$359.3M
$702.0M
Q2 24
$182.3M
$112.0M
Q1 24
$299.9M
$336.0M
FCF Margin
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
33.8%
Q3 25
16.3%
24.3%
Q2 25
5.6%
8.1%
Q1 25
12.0%
18.7%
Q4 24
32.7%
Q3 24
17.7%
25.2%
Q2 24
8.6%
4.3%
Q1 24
14.3%
14.1%
Capex Intensity
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
3.4%
Q3 25
2.6%
2.2%
Q2 25
1.6%
1.7%
Q1 25
1.4%
1.5%
Q4 24
2.9%
Q3 24
2.1%
2.0%
Q2 24
1.7%
2.6%
Q1 24
1.3%
1.9%
Cash Conversion
ICLR
ICLR
MSI
MSI
Q4 25
1.94×
Q3 25
164.59×
1.42×
Q2 25
0.80×
0.53×
Q1 25
1.74×
1.19×
Q4 24
1.75×
Q3 24
2.04×
1.35×
Q2 24
1.49×
0.41×
Q1 24
1.74×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

ICLR
ICLR

Other Customers$681.3M33%
Clients1125$549.4M27%
Clients15$503.3M25%
Clients610$308.8M15%

MSI
MSI

Product And Systems Integration Segment$1.5B45%
Services And Software Segment$833.0M25%
Sales Channel Through Intermediary$772.0M23%
Command Center Software$258.0M8%

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