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The Motley Fool8/19/2026Positive
RTX
RTX CorporationNYSEINDUSTRIALSAEROSPACE & DEFENSE
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$298.72B
P/E Ratio
39.23
EPS
$5.65
Beta
0.29
52W High
$226.13
52W Low
$148.41
50-Day MA
$199.53
200-Day MA
$190.54
Dividend Yield
1.24%
Profit Margin
8.28%
Forward P/E
30.77
PEG Ratio
2.77
About RTX Corporation
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is one of the largest aerospace, intelligence services providers, and defense manufacturers in the world by revenue and market capitalization. Raytheon Technologies (RTX) researches, develops, and manufactures advanced technology products in the aerospace and defense industry, including aircraft engines, avionics, aerostructures, cybersecurity, guided missiles, air defense systems, satellites, and drones.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $93.50B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $19.02B |
| EBITDA | $15.89B |
| Operating Margin | 12.70% |
| Return on Equity | 12.30% |
| Return on Assets | 4.21% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $69.43 |
| Book Value | $49.25 |
| Price-to-Book | 4.53 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 3.19 |
| EV/Revenue | 3.541 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.58 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 28.70% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.50% |
| Shares Outstanding | $1.35B |
| Float | $1.25B |
| % Insiders | 0.09% |
| % Institutions | 81.72% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
16.50%
HV 20-Day
28.84%
HV 30-Day
27.10%
HV 60-Day
28.53%
HV Rank
60.7%
Volatility is currently contracting
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($232.27 target)
4
Strong Buy11
Buy8
HoldLatest News
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Zacks Investment Research8/18/2026Positive
RTX Stock Gets a Radar Lock on a $23B Navy Win
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MarketBeat8/18/2026Positive
Tomahawk Missile Production Is Surging—and These Stocks Could Benefit
RTX won a $22.9 billion Navy contract aimed at dramatically increasing Tomahawk missile production. L3Harris, General Dynamics, and other defense companies could benefit from the ramp-up.
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Zacks Investment Research8/17/2026Positive
The US military is paying RTX's Raytheon big for more Tomahawk missiles. It burned through many of them fighting Iran.
The US awarded a massive contract to defense firm RTX to boost Tomahawk missile production. The $22.9 billion contract will see annual production rise to more than 1,000 missiles.
Business Insider8/17/2026Positive
RTX's Raytheon awarded seven-year contract for Tomahawk cruise missiles
Contract accelerates production of critical precision-strike weapon TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, will dramatically accelerate the production of Tomahawk cruise missiles for the U.S. Navy over the multi-year period under the terms of an unprecedented $22.9 billion contract, awarded as part of the Department of War's Arsenal of Freedom.
PRNewsWire8/17/2026Neutral
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24/7 Wall Street8/14/2026Positive
Is RTX Strengthening Its Position in the Global Missile Market?
RTX is expanding missile production and investing in advanced defense technologies as U.S. and allied demand for precision weapons grows.
Zacks Investment Research8/14/2026Positive
Pentagon signs deals with Boeing, RTX to boost missile interceptor component production
The Pentagon on Friday announced framework agreements with Boeing and RTX to increase production of components of SM-3 Block IIA and SM-3 Block IB munitions.
Reuters8/14/2026Positive
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