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RTXRTX

Aerospace & Defense · Waltham, Massachusetts · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$199.80+0.20%After hours: $199.50 (−0.15%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 13.3% over 1 year
RTX over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$180$220Nov2026MarMayJulSep$199.80$175$225NovMarJul$199.80
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$270B
Price to earnings32.5x
Forward P/E26.8x
Dividend yield1.46%
Year to date+8.9%
One year+13.3%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$168.02$225.49

Quality and valuation

How RTX compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

RTX and 7 aerospace & defense peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among industrials companies, priced above most of them.

RTX trades at 26.8 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +11.6% vs +8.2%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 11.8% vs 17.5%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 9.9% vs 13.1%
RTX trades at 26.8x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Aerospace & Defense peers
NOC19.3xLMT20.6xGD21.3xTDG24.6xRTX26.8xHWM33.6xGE35.7xSector median 21.4xNOC19.3xLMT20.6xGD21.3xTDG24.6xRTX26.8xHWM33.6xGE35.7xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 32.4x earnings, RTX is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
35x40xAverage 36.5x2025202632.4x35x40xAverage 36.5x2025202632.4x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From RTX's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 11.1% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$10bn$20bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$25.0bnQ3 ’26$0bn$10bn$20bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$25.0bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +11.1% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2511.1%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2511.1%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 13.4% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2513.4%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2513.4%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $9.5 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$2.1bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$2.1bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsRTXSector median
Revenue growth+11.6%+8.2%
Operating margin11.8%17.5%
Free cash flow margin9.9%13.1%
Price to earnings32.5x25.8x

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Similar companies

Aerospace & Defense, by market value.

CompanyPriceTodayYTDValue
GEGE Aerospace$301.80−3.59%−2.0%$312B
LMTLockheed Martin$636.95−1.03%+31.7%$147B
BABoeing$171.55−0.64%−21.0%$136B
GDGeneral Dynamics$372.59+0.48%+10.7%$101B
HWMHowmet Aerospace$199.22−3.26%−2.8%$79.45B
NOCNorthrop Grumman$557.54−0.86%−2.2%$79.21B
TDGTransDigm Group$1,146.81−2.47%−13.8%$63.39B
LHXL3Harris$277.61−0.29%−5.4%$51.70B