RTX Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

RTX has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23%, while the Aerospace & Defense industry saw earnings growing at 15.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.9% per year. RTX's return on equity is 7.8%, and it has net margins of 6%.

Key information

23.0%

Earnings growth rate

14.3%

EPS growth rate

Aerospace & Defense Industry Growth36.3%
Revenue growth rate8.9%
Return on equity7.8%
Net Margin6.0%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How RTX makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:RTX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2479,0424,7184,1832,883
30 Jun 2472,4172,2624,0302,844
31 Mar 2471,0113,4784,0702,867
31 Dec 2368,9203,1953,9812,805
30 Sep 2367,0863,1913,8152,764
30 Jun 2370,5735,5623,7782,714
31 Mar 2368,5725,5393,6602,683
31 Dec 2267,0745,2163,7302,711
30 Sep 2266,0254,4793,6902,805
30 Jun 2265,2874,4923,6412,819
31 Mar 2264,8534,2283,5512,778
31 Dec 2164,3883,8973,1302,732
30 Sep 2163,7633,3583,4972,632
30 Jun 2162,2972,1093,8502,598
31 Mar 2160,478-2,7754,4452,636
31 Dec 2056,587-3,1094,4742,582
30 Sep 2051,862-2,5984,3552,540
30 Jun 2048,488-1,7913,8462,490
31 Mar 2045,7563,2363,0442,400
31 Dec 1945,3493,5102,9802,452
30 Sep 1951,6993,5393,6712,517
30 Jun 1956,8363,8194,5302,511
31 Mar 1962,2124,6845,3752,495
31 Dec 1834,7011,2162,0931,878
30 Sep 1864,1374,9806,0362,359
30 Jun 1862,6895,0726,0152,365
31 Mar 1861,2644,4635,9322,395
31 Dec 1759,8374,5525,8562,427
30 Sep 1758,8165,1796,1852,423
30 Jun 1758,1085,2926,1242,413
31 Mar 1757,7025,2796,1112,382
31 Dec 1657,2445,0656,0072,376
30 Sep 1656,8853,7855,8292,322
30 Jun 1656,3193,7695,7982,286
31 Mar 1656,1353,8045,7732,256
31 Dec 1556,0983,9965,8862,279
30 Sep 1556,7785,5305,8812,292
30 Jun 1557,6035,8586,0232,386
31 Mar 1556,4756,2176,0522,415
31 Dec 1457,9006,0666,1722,475
30 Sep 1459,6796,2376,2732,509
30 Jun 1460,5285,8976,4052,499
31 Mar 1462,9725,6296,6872,543
31 Dec 1356,6005,2656,3642,342

Quality Earnings: RTX has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RTX's current net profit margins (6%) are higher than last year (4.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RTX's earnings have grown significantly by 23% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: RTX's earnings growth over the past year (47.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (23% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: RTX earnings growth over the past year (47.9%) exceeded the Aerospace & Defense industry 17.3%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: RTX's Return on Equity (7.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 04:18
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

RTX Corporation is covered by 44 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Peter ArmentBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research